Key: G
Introduction: G C G G C G
G
The ice cream man he's a hillbilly fan
He's got seventy-eights by Hank Snow
C
Walks down the street, shufflin' his feet
G
To the rhythm that only he knows
Bm C
And I've seen him in so many places
Bm F D
I saw him on the night I was born
D G
In a Bourbon Street bar, I received my first scar
D C G
From an old man so tattered and torn
C
And the wino and I know the pain of street singin'
G
Like the door-to-door salesman
G
Knows the pains of bell ringin'
D C
Strange situation, wild occupation
G
Livin' my life like a song
The coffee is strong at the Cafe du Monde
D C G
Sweet sen~orita won't you please come with me
D C G
Back to the island honey, back to the sea
D C D
Back to the only place that I want to be
And the wino and I know the joy of the ocean