Thompson Street

Boss Hall's house was a gathering place
Twenty men standing in the yard
Every afternoon there was something going on
Nobody was working too hard
Governor won't let an old man be
City tore the boss house down
Now it's gravel and grass, no trespass
Bottle caps on the ground on Thompson Street

Thompson Street

Boss Hall lived on Thompson Street
Blues man walked with an old guitar
Singing 'bout greasy greens
Playing for the women and the quarters in the gin
Stirring up the neighborhood scene on Thompson Street

Thompson Street

Pink Anderson played on Thompson Street

Take a right off Main
Chickens walking in the road
Kids waiting on the bus
Shivering in the cold
Go to school to learn
What the world's all about
Go back to Thompson Street
When school lets out

You got your good fried chicken at the Woodward's Café
Good fish at the Hamburg Delight
And the white folks come in the middle of the day
But they stay away at night from Thompson Street

Thompson Street
Hell it gets a little rough on Thompson Street

Thompson Street
Thompson Street

Pink Anderson played on Thompson Street
Thompson Street

Thompson Street
Boss Hall lived on Thompson Street