I remember it as plain as day Although it happened 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 Flee before the killers go free
There's some people coming down the street At last someone's 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 everyone'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 Someone call the gendarmes Murders in the Rue Morgue Am I ever gonna be free?
And now I've gotta get away from the arms of the law All the France is looking for me I've gotta find my way across the border for sure Down the south to Italy
Murders in the Rue Morgue Running from the the gendarmes Murders in the Rue Morgue I'm never going home
Well, I made it to the border at last But I can't erase the scene from my mind Anytime somebody stares at me Well, I just start running blind
Well, I'm moving through the shadows at night Away from the staring eyes Anyday they'll be looking for me 'Cause I know I show the signs of
Murders in the Rue Morgue I'm running from the Gendarmes Murders in the Rue Morgue Running from the arms of the law
Murders in the Rue Morgue Running from the gendarmes Murders in the Rue Morgue Am I ever gonna be free?
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 They're never gonna find me Murders in the Rue Morgue I'm never going home