Steely Dan Database
He / used to work here / in her garden / but he don't no more Spellbound / by his pansies / he caressed them / on the greenhouse floor She / was the lady / on the outside / [?searching, elegant, finally] He / was the [?lowball] Cocker Spaniard / that we all ignore Mister Sam don't look so good no more I've never seen him cry out loud before One / lovely evening / left abandoned / by her China man She / on the rebound / she amazed him / with her sleight of hand Smoking / fragrant opium / wild gambling / all the signs of a lifetime of Leisure / with no worries / all the details / so precisely planned Mister Sam don't look so good no more I've never seen him cry out loud before Long / past midnight / in the half light / just before the dawn Broken / sorry animal / by the greenhouse / on the southeast lawn Standing / almost human / crying please / and the screams could be heard we are Told / by a neighbor / who is wakened / by his tuneless song Mister Sam don't look so good no more I've never seen him cry out loud before