Hey, funky, funky North Philly
That's where I used to live

There's a street in North Philly
Name of the street
Is funky, funky Diamond Street
Hey, funky, funky Diamond Street

On down the street
There's an apartment building
Name of the apartment building
I

World, I'm writing you this letter
And I'm not the kind of guy
Who likes to complain but this morning
Private Grover Henson really felt forgotten
And you couldn't have picked a worse time
To drop that lonely morning rain

There's mail call again this morning and
I ju

Here I am
I'm having quite the fun
Drinking wine
Got the chicks on the run

And just as I'm about
To make a little sin
The door's kicked open
And guess who walked in

Hey, hooray for
The Salvation Army Band
You know I love em
But they just don't unde

A little ole' man was sittin' on a step
And a tear trickled own his cheek.
I said "What's the matter?"
He said "A train just ran over me."
I said "Hmm. How often does this happen?"
He said "Everyday about this time."
I said "Well, why do you just sit out here then?"
H

Right on, baby
Let me ask you a question, darling
Last night, I had thirty-five
Dollars in my pocket

Did you go through my pockets
(Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes...)
Right on, right on
That's what I thought happened

(Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes...)
I'm gonna ask you