Lyrics:

I met him in Seattle, bellied up to a bottle
Telling lies in the Blue Moon Bar
His face was hard and traveled, and as the lines unraveled
I saw a man who could laugh about his scars
He said I got Shanghaied in Vegas by a painted woman
I got hog-tied by a hooker in Ohio
I got derailed by a dancer down in Dallas
He said, 'Women gonna be the death of me, but what a way to go'
He said a girl named Nancy once tickled his fancy
And backed it up with a hundred-dollar smile
He laughed about that Madam Rue, sh? was into Voodoo
A little weird, but she always drov? him wild
He said I got tongue-tied by a teacher in Tallahassee
I got french-fried by a waitress in Idaho
I got waylaid by a widow in Wyoming
He said, 'Women gonna be the death of me, but what a way to go'
He said I got Shanghaied in Vegas by a painted woman
I got hog-tied by a hooker in Ohio
I got derailed by a dancer down in Dallas
He said, 'Women gonna be the death of me, but what a way to go'
He said, 'Women gonna be the death of me, but what a way to go'