well your railroad gate you know i just cant jump it sometimes it gets so hard you see i just sitting here beating on my trumpet with all these promises you left for me oh but where are you tonight sweet marie well i waited for you when i was half sick yes i waited for you when you hated me i waited here for you inside of the frozen traffic when you knew i had some other place to be oh but where are you tonight sweet marie well anybody can be just like me obviously but then now again not all can be like you fortunately six white horses that you did promise we re finally delivered down to the penitentiary but to live outside the law you must be honest i know you always say that you agree alright so where are you tonight sweet marie i dont know how it happened but the riverboat captain he knows my fate but everybody else even yourself is just gonna have to wait i have the fever down in my pockets whoo the persian drunkard he follows me i can take him to your house but i cant unlock it you see you forgot to leave me with the key  oh where are you tonight sweet marie 