We used to call it Sin City. now it's gone way past that.. Painting the town. and then burning it down.. And even that's old hat.. Now there' a choir of angles. and the fall of Rome. singing "Ave Maria". or "Home Sweet Home". Chorus:. It's just a heathen town. I hear only evil. as my tongue is tightened.. I used to be god-fearing. now I'm so frightened. 'cause the devil will drag you under. by the sharp tailfin. of your checquered cab (?). Now I can't sit down. I'm going overboard. in this heathen town.. Starts as an a flirtation. and ends up as an expensive habit.. With one eye on her place in debtor's. And the other on a girl. dressed as a rabbit.. Now you can live forever. in your fits and starts. The only stake you cannot raise. Is the one driven through your heart.. Chorus. The people all said sit down. sit down you're rocking the boat.. The people all said sit down. sit down you're rocking the boat.. 'cause the devil will drag you under. by the sharp lapels of your checkered coat.. Sit down sit down sit down sit down.