Sally, you opened out your arms to all those young men And girl you had room for every one of them You're the only girl on Barry and Third Sure as hell you're the only one who cared
So put your hands together for Sally She saved all those young men Put your hands together for Sally She's the one who cared for them
She's doing our dirty work She's the only one who cares Doing our dirty work Thirsty world, one angry day in New York
Take a look at Dave he was once seventeen Zoot suit and shinny shoes, he ran around town And threw his metholated laughter Most of his memories drowned
But he remembers what his mommy used to shout She used to shout, one day surely son The streets are gonna tire you out
So put your hands together for Sally She's the one who cared for him Put your hands together for Sally She was there when his luck was running thin
She's doing our dirty work She's the only one who cares Doing our dirty work Thirsty world, one angry day in New York
Tommy had a wife and family But the needle came between the love and the hard times Thank God for Sally, she was there through the misery Just a place to lay his head, just about better off than dead
She's doing our dirty work She's the only one who cares Doing our dirty work Thirsty world, one angry day
Vince came up from the country Couldn't even find himself a room Thinking about his babies That's further away than the moon
With no money but his pride in his pocket There's really no way he can go home There's a picture of his woman in his locket Most of all he doesn't want to be alone
Put your hands together for Sally She's the one who cared for him Put your hands together for Sally She was there when his luck was running thin
She's doing our dirty work She's the only one who cares Doing our dirty work Thirsty world, one angry day in New York