The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - 1/2/2008 lyrics

Can you remember The school in the slums? Can you hear the trombone The guitar and the drums? Sure you remember And you know which one You went to the one my son That's run by the nun's Hey Sister Mary Can you teach me the song? While they drag him out of there In scandal and shame And Mr. Cosmic the slide Will you play along? The man in the street He couldn't handle the fame Can you remember When you left the school? Half the world seemed wonderful The other half seemed cruel Pardon me sir You were half out of your mind The magic you'd make And then the fame you would find Hey Sister Mary Can you teach me the song? While they drag him out of there In scandal and shame And Mr. Cosmic the slide Will you play along? The man in the street He couldn't handle the fame On the Eastern Standard Time The teardrops in the rain Sweet Anita Margarita She was crying out in pain Sister Mary cannot save you now You might as well admit You left your trombone all alone And she held on to it Hey Sister Mary Can you teach me the song? While they drag him out of there In scandal and shame And Mr. Cosmic the slide Will you play along? The man in the street He couldn't handle the fame Hey Sister Mary Can you teach me the song? While they drag him out of there In scandal and shame And Mr. Cosmic the slide Will you play along? The man in the street He couldn't handle the fame Hey Sister Mary [x4]