As I was walkin' down rubadub square

Not a chill to the wind, but a nip to the air

From another direction, she was caught in my eye

It could be an illusion, but I might as well try

I might as well try...



She had rings on her fingers, and bells on her shoes

And I knew without asking she was into the blues

She wore scarlet begonias, tucked into her curls

I knew right away she was not like other girls

Like other girls...



Well I ain't never been right, as I ain't never been wrong

'Cause heaven works out the way it does in this song

'Cause once in awhile, you get shown the light

In the strangest of places, if you look at it right



It was the summer of love, and I thank the stars above

Because a woman took her lovin' over me

Snd just to gain her trust, I bought a microbus

Because I sold off all my personal property



A tight tye-dye dress, she was a psychadelic mess

We toured to the north, south, east, and west

We sold some mushroom tea, we sold some ecstacy

We sold nitrous, opium, acid, heroin, and pcp



And now I hear the police comin' after me

Yes now I hear the police comin' after me

The one scarlet with the flowers in her hair

She's got the police comin' after me



But there ain't nothin' wrong with the way she moves

All scarlet begonias and a touch of the blues

And there ain't nothin' wrong with the love that's in her eye

I had to learn the hard way just to let her pass by

Let it pass by

Oh, just let her pass by...