oh oh oh oh oh      penny pitching on the walk   waiting for the bus to arrive   me and Davy playing sport   watching for the cops to go by      spider man and the human torch   they cover Barney's newsstand   morning crowds start to gather round   fast finger steals what he can      morning leaves for the afternoon   the boys show up on time   in the streets near the people's store   below the electrical sign      catch a glimpse of a passing car   raced and ready to drag   then the skirts start to tantalize   the boys how they boast and they brag      oh the earl of Roseland   oh the earl of Roseland      where has he gone?   a memory at dawn   you're just a bit of the past      [guitar solo]      oh oh oh oh   oh the earl of Roseland   oh the earl of Roseland      me and Davy gazing back   see ourselves as we were   how we laugh when we think of things   that we did yesteryear      I can see Charlie on the porch   Johnny clicking his sticks   and two boys I don't even know   rehearsing electric string tricks   ya ya ya ya ya ya      oh the earl of Roseland   [Repeat and fade]