True Story of Rock & Roll in Detroit City

                                Rock & Roll

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, FL

February 2015

The darkness settled over the city

  The bright lights came aglow

On the bandstand the band was hammering

  Out the sounds of old time rock & roll

At the bar whiskey and cocaine began to flow

  The crowd whooped it up

Then yelled for more

  A man carrying a bag of money

With a knife stuck in his back

  Walked in the door

Fell dead upon the dnce room floor

  A fat lady stood him up

And danced him off the dance floor

  Propped him up on a barstool

And walked the bag of money over

  To the bartender who was no fool

He was a little man, bug black 'stache

  Usually covered with drool

Some white powder too

  He whirled around and hollered

Drinks are on the house

  And let's start with that hooch

Up there on the top shelf

  And doubles for the band

And let's all go to rock & roll land

  The band out of Mobile

Was named "Aunt Flow"

  The band hit it hard and began to play

The building trembled

  "Aunt Flow" was flowin'

Rock & roll was rollin'

 

Every time the barkeep

  Hollered "Set 'em up on the house"

He would reach in the bag of money

  Transfer the money to the register

A man of honesty

  After about five or six hours

The bag of money went empty

  The barkeep looked around

Seeing the stiff propped up on the stool

  Is the only thing he found

The barman hollered "Throw him out!

  He ain't spent a cent all night

We don't allow brokes to take up space"

  Two big "heavies" came over, picked

The stiff up

  And threw him out into the street

A big eighteen-wheeler came by

  And ran over his feet

An old rusty car ran over his hand

  Smashed his wedding band

The sun was starting to come up

  Daylight was slowly coming to the city

Hookers were running so not to get

  Daylight on them, rats were close behind

"Aunt Flow" was heading for the door

  Rock & roll wasn't playin' any more

Another fun night in thye city

  Was passing by

But if you ever get a chance

  To hear the band "Aunt Flow"

They are a hell of a band

  Don't miss them

See you, gotta go

Rock & Roll