“Walking in Park Slope” - by Tony Bock (an interpolation of “Walking in Memphis”)
————————————————————————————————————————-
Put on some cowboy boots
And I boarded the train
Touched down in the land of the White Woman’s Blues
In the middle of a driving rain
Basquiat — won’t you look down over me
Yeah I got an unlimited Metro Card
But I’m as green as a boy can be
————————————————————————————————————————-
Then I’m walking in Park Slope
Was walking with my feet ten feet off of Fifth
Walking in Park Slope
But did I really leave Manhattan for this?
————————————————————————————————————————-
Saw the ghost of Ledger
On Union Street
Followed him up to the gates of Loki
Then I watched him walk right through
Now the bouncer did not see him
He was distracted by a boom
But there’s chopped up white lines
Waiting for The Joker
Down in the stockroom
————————————————————————————————————————-
When I was walking in Park Slope
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Fifth
Walking in Park Slope
But did I really leave Manhattan for this?
————————————————————————————————————————-
They’ve got mielie pap wrapped in nori on the table
They’ve got Bat for Lashes in the air
And a super hot chick will act glad to see you
When you notice her armpit hair
‘Cause boy there’s a shit-ton of lesbians in Park Slope
————————————————————————————————————————-
Now Sasha bartends
Every Friday at Bar Reis
And they brought me down to see her
And they asked me if I would –
Try a little number
And I drank with all my might
She said –
“Tell me did you like that concoction?”
And I said “Ma’am…it was a’ight.”
————————————————————————————————————————-
Walking in Park Slope
Was walking with my feet ten feet off of Fifth
Walking in Park Slope
But did I really leave Manhattan for this?
————————————————————————————————————————-
Put on my cowboy boots
And I boarded the train
Touched down in the land of the White Woman’s Blues
In the middle of a driving rain
Touched down in the land of the Stroller Mom Blues
In the middle of a driving rain
