Hangdog Hotel Room lyrics

I go in for singin',

I do it for my pay

But the kind of gig

I can really dig

Is swiggin' at the break of day

With a few good friends and neighbors

Into playin' the nighttime tunes

So pass the jar and that old guitar

In this hangdog hotel room

Oh Lord, it feels so good

To play a nighttime tune

So pass the jar and that old guitar

In this hangdog hotel room

I believe in magic,

A little monkeyshines

But the kind of row I can really hoe

Is playin' in tune on time

The rhythm is all around us

We're like weavers at the loom

So pass the jar and that old guitar

In this hangdog hotel room

Oh Lord, it feels so good

To play a nighttime tune

So pass the jar and that old guitar

In this hangdog hotel room

When it comes to mornin'

And goin' out at night

Well the kind of test that I like the best

Is rubbin' the wrong girl right

And a few good friends and neighbors

Into playin' the nighttime tunes

So pass the jar and that old guitar

In this hangdog hotel room

Oh Lord, it feels so good

To play a nighttime tune

So pass the jar and that old guitar

In this hangdog hotel room

The rhythm is all around us

We're like weavers at the loom

So pass the jar and that old guitar

In this hangdog hotel room

• Artist:Gordon Lightfoot
• Album:Endless Wire (1978)