Moon Over Soho The Tiger Lillies

As the moon shines over Soho
The thieves all settle down
And a corpse is floating downstream
Well I wonder, how it drowned

And the moon shines on a body
And that body oozes blood;
Is it Macky, with his switchblade
Or is it an act of God?

Well, the moon shines over Shoreditch
And the bells of bow did shine
And an old dog sucks the marrow from a bone
The human kind

Well, the moon shines on a corpse
And a body is unearthed;
Was it Macky, with his switchblade
Or was plague or cholera the curse?

Well, the moon shines in the gutter
And a rich man's stomach floats
And the rich man's purse is empty
Was it Macky that made him croak?

As the moon shines over Soho
And the thieves all settle down
And a corpse is floating downstream
Well I wonder, how it drowned