Rainwater Ferguson is back in town

To be sung by a rasping old man sitting at a damaged upright piano. Slow, heavily syncopated melody with blues-chord harmonies to be played along with vocals. Should sound something like a combination of Dr. John, Fats Waller, and Tom Waits' collaborative recordings with Chuck E. Weiss.

Chorus:
Rainwater Ferguson is back in town,
Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.
tell your freinds and your neighbors and spread it all around.
'cause Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.
He's got a brand new walk and a brand new talk
and Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.

Well he just got back from the upstate pen,
he's packin' heat and he's drinkin' gin.
You know he ain't gonna stand for no foolin' 'roun'.
You best watch out if your deal goes down,
'cause Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.

Chorus:
Rainwater Ferguson is back in town,
Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.
tell your freinds and your neighbors and spread it all around.
'cause Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.
He's got a brand new walk and a brand new talk
and Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.

He picked up some wheels at a used car lot,
He tells ever'body that he likes 'em a lot.
A shiny red Buick with suicide doors,
she's got a fireball six and she purrs and snores.
Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.

Chorus:
Rainwater Ferguson is back in town,
Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.
tell your freinds and your neighbors and spread it all around.
'cause Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.
He's got a brand new walk and a brand new talk
and Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.

He's got him a room at the Conquistador Hotel
down on 29th street and it looks like hell.
He won't let nobody in 'cause he says its too small,
But we all know it's 'cause of the writing on the wall.
Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.

Chorus:
Rainwater Ferguson is back in town,
Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.
tell your freinds and your neighbors and spread it all around.
'cause Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.
He's got a brand new walk and a brand new talk
and Rainwater Ferguson is back in town.


More verses to come later after I find the sketchbook I originally wrote this in...