Tattoo'd Lady - Rory Gallagher

Tattoo’d lady, bearded baby, they’re my family

When I was lonely, something told me where I could always be

Where I could wish for pennies, if we had any

You’d meet me down at the shooting gallery

Yes, I’m a fair ground baby, wonder what made me

Fall for the Pearly Queen

I spent my youth under canvas roof

As I roamed from town to town

I’m not fooling when I say I got no schoolin'

Never like the school bell sound

From the caravan, I hear the fairground band

Sounding good as they can be

You know I can’t be found

If you look around, tomorrow we’ll be gone by dawn, alright

Now hear it on the loud speaker say

The fire eater is a real fine sight to see

Yeah, he’s a death cheater, some kind of central heater

Be sure to save a seat for me, hey

Let me tell you 'bout wicked Sadie

She’s no baby, the law came and tried to close her sideshow down

But soon she had the, the cheering

The police chief wearing her garter for a crown

I spent my youth under canvas roof

As I roamed from town to town

Not fooling when I say I got no schoolin'

Never like the school bell sound

From the caravan, I hear the fairground band

Sounding good as they can be

You know I can’t be found

If you look around, tomorrow we’ll be gone by dawn, yeah, yeah

Tattoo’d lady, bearded baby, they’re my family

When I was lonely, something told me where I could always be

Where I could wish for pennies, if we had any

You’d meet me down at the shooting gallery

Tattoo’d lady