The Madame's Shift

Verse 1

Madame in red

From the bordello

Gone

Stone dead

But she stays busy

Busy

Busy

Busy

Working

At the house in New Orleans

Open since 1918

Clocking in

Clocking out

Working

Working

Pre-Chorus

She saw the truth in your bones

She saw the truth in your skin

She pulled down the pants

She pulled down the skirts

When she finished the job

She pushed them out the door

Chorus

And they would cry

They would cry out

They would cry

Crying out

Crying out

Crying out

Verse 2

St. Anne

The ghost

The madame

Doing what she can

Doing

Doing

Doing

Working

Holding a master plan

Right there in her cold hand

Moving the furniture

Moving the people

Working

Working

Pre-Chorus

She sees the truth in your bones

She sees the truth in your skin

She pulls down the cotton

She pulls down the silk

She never explains the method

She never explains the mess

Chorus

She just works

She keeps on working

She just works

She keeps on working

Working

Working

Working

Bridge

No goodbye

No wave

Just the time

The time comes

You are there

Right there

By her side

By her side

Waiting for the shift to start

Outro

Full house

The bordello is gonna be full

The bordello is gonna be full

Full house

The bordello is gonna be full

The bordello is gonna be full

Packed in

Full

Full

Full

Working

Working

Working