I remember it was plain as day Although it happend in the dark of the night I was strolling through the streets of Paris And it was cold it was starting to rain And then I heard a piercing scream And I rushed to the scene of the crime But all I found was the butchered remains Of two girls lay side by side
Murders in the Rue Morgue Someone call the gendarmes Murders in the Rue Morgue Vite before the killers go free
There's some people coming down the street At last there's someone heard my call I can't understand why they're pointing at me I never done nothing at all But I must have got some blood on my hands Because everyon's shouting at me I can't speak French so I couldn't explain And like a fool I started running away
Murders in the Rue Morgue Running from the gendarmes Murders in the Rue Morgue Running from the arms of the law
And now I gotta get away From the arms of the law All of France is looking for me And I just gotta find my way across the border for sure Down the south to Italy
Murders in the Rue Morgue Running from the gendarmes Murders in the Rue Morgue Am I ever gonna be free
Murders in the Rue Morgue Running from the gendarmes Murders in the Rue Morgue Running from the arms of the law
It took so long and I'm getting so tired I'm running out of places to hide Should I return to the scene of the crime Where the two young victims died If I could go to somebody for help It'd get me out of trouble for sure But I know that it's on my mind That my doctor said I've done it before
Murders in the Rue Morgue Running from the gendarmes Murders in the Rue Morgue I'm never going home