Sunday, May 25, 2008

"El Paso" from 1959 by Marty Robbins.
The line is actually "Rose's Cantina."

Rosie's Cantina
by Bryce Martin

Nothing much happens in my hometown of Galena
Midnight you could find me at Rosie's Cantina
After a few beers down the way at the Mile-A-Way
Time for some black coffee and a pinball game

The jukebox is playing Lonnie Irving's "Pinball Machine"
Charlie Brown brings me my coffee and its steaming mean
Soon the place starts filling up with drunks of the night
Someone called "Nasty" is ambling the room for a fight

Plates fly past of eggs over easy and bacon fried up crisp
Silverware clatters on tables, in the corner someone gets kissed
Quarters are placed on the glass of my pinball machine
Meaning others are wanting me to concede the use of the thing

Sorry I say but I'll keep on drinking my mud and playing pinball
I might just play forever as long as I'm winning and all
I'm at Rosie's Cantina located just off main after midnight again
Lighting up the room as I give another pinball a spin

Well, ole Nasty I guess he sees this as his chance
He stands up across my way and gives me his best death glance
I act as if I hardly notice and wouldn't care if I had
He cowers back down and falls asleep on a chef's salad

Plates fly past of eggs over easy and bacon fried up crisp
Silverware clatters on tables, in the corner someone gets kissed
Quarters are placed on the glass of my pinball machine
Meaning others are wanting me to concede the use of the thing

Sorry I say but I'll keep on drinking my mud and playing pinball
I might just play forever as long as I'm winning and all
I'm at Rosie's Cantina located just off main after midnight again
Lighting up the room as I give another pinball a spin

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