Black Patch

People, are you ready? (Ready, ready!)
People, are you trying?
Ready, ready (ready!)
Ready, ready (ready!)

Invitations to my party, send Jones an inviting card
He got his mean streak from the gutter
Got his kindness from God

Tugboats paint the river, carry coal to the city in white dock liners
Happiness on the uptown side at my party in the morning tide

Morning, morning, uhh!
La, la, la, black patch
Uhh, la, la, la, black patch
Uhh, la, la, la, black patch
In patch, in patch

Clothespins on wash ropes
Window to window tie
Socks and bells and nightgowns
Tassels in the morning, tassels in the morning
Tassels in the morning sky!

People, are you ready? (Ready, ready)
People, are you trying?
Ready, ready (ready!)
Ready, ready (ready!)
Are you ready? (I'm ready)
I am ready, I am ready! (I've been bleeding, ye-ah)

Woman child on the side street
Flashing in black patch
Lipstick on her reefer, waiting for a match