Blackpatch

Invitations to my party

send Jones an inviting card

he got his meanstreak from the gutter

got his kindness from God



Now tugboats paint the river

carry coal to the city

and white-deck liners

happiness on the uptown side

at my party in the morningtide

ooh la la la blackpatch



clothespins on wash ropes

window to window tie

socks and bells and nightgowns

Tassels in the morning sky



Womanchild on the sidestreet

flashin' in blackpatch

lipstick on her reefer

waiting for a match...