Scarlet Begonias

B E B As I was walking down rubadub square E B Not a chill to the weather but a nip to the air A E A E From another direction she was caught in my eye A E A E It could be an illusion, but I might as well try B Might as well try E B She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes E B And I knew without asking she was into the blues A E A E She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls A E A E I knew right away, she was not like other girls B (Like other girls) F# Well, I ain't never been right, as I ain't never been wrong B E It seldom works out the way it does in this song (hey) F# 'Cause once in a while you get shown in the light B E In the strangest of places if you look at it right F# A B Rap Verse A It was the summer of love, and I thank the stars above B Because the woman took the lovin' over me A And just to gain her trust, I bought a microbus B Because I sold up all my personal property A E A tight tie-dyed dress, she was a psychedelic mess A E We toured to the north, south, east and west A E We sold some mushroom tea, we sold some ecstasy A E We sold nitrous, opium, acid, heroin and PCP B And now I hear the police coming after me B Yes, now I hear the police coming after me B The one Scarlet, with the flowers in her hair B She's got the police coming after me E B Well, there ain't nothing wrong with the way she moves E B All scarlet begonias and a touch of the blues A E A E And there ain't nothin' wrong with the love that's in her eye A E A E I had to learn the hard way just to let her pass by B Let her pass by B B Oh, just to let her pass by B