Tip Your Way - The Felice Brothers

Tip the maid a dollar in the hat

Tip the waitress feed her cocaine habit

Tip the man with the gun

Tip at least everyone

Tip your way into heaven’s gate

Tip the grocery girl if you want

Tip the religious man on the (yard?)

Tip the women who wait,

on the white magistrate

Tip your way into heaven’s gate

Tip the butler, the boy at the bar

Tip the one in the feathers (in cars??)

Tip the fool in the aisle

Tip the most ugly child

Tip your way into heaven’s gate

Tip the corner bum everyday

Tip the New York whore in the sleigh

Tip the carosel girls,

and monkey in curls

Tip your way into heaven’s gate

Tip the girls embroidered in red

Tip the cannons that blew off the head

Tip the firing ships,

and banners they rip

Tip your way into heaven’s gate

Tip the bride, a knife in the back

An' tip your (longarmed?) lawyer in black

Tip the saint on the phone,

he’s a long ways from home

Tip your way into heaven’s gate

Tip the calvalry officer’s son

Tip the streetcar children at (home?)

Tip the man with the sickle,

tip him a nickle

Tip your way into heaven’s gate

Tip the drummer boy in the fog

Tip the children that pet the wolf dog

Tip me a ring,

if you like how I sing

Tip your way into heaven’s gate

Tip the judge, tip the innocent man

Tip the 'lectric chair guard if you can

Tip the old prison priest,

he ain’t slept in weeks

Tip your way into heaven’s gate

Tip the stadium crowd in the sun

Tip away a life with a gun

Tip father time,

but keep him (a fine?)

Tip your way into heaven’s gate

Tip all the boys in the band

Tip a piece of your life in her hand

When the barn starts to burn,

give your lover a turn

Dance your way into heaven’s gate

Dance 'em all, dance a merry old (tune?)

Dance a butterfly’s death in (the rain?)

Dance the cold night air,

to a Johnny Cash

Dance your way into heaven’s gate

Tip your own true love in the rain

Leave her there where the saxaphones play

Boy, you’re young as can be,

you got country to see

You’re a long ways from heaven’s gate