I go in for singing, I do it for my pay,
but the kind of gig I can really dig is swinging at the break of day
with a few good friends and neighbors into playing the nighttime tunes.
So pass the jar and that old guitar in this hangdog hotel room.

I believe in magic, a little monkeyshines.
But the kind of row I can really hoe is playing in tune on time
with rhythms all around us we're like weavers at the loom.
So pass the jar and that old guitar in this hangdog hotel room,
oh Lord, it feels so good to play a nighttime tune.
So pass the jar and that old guitar in this hangdog hotel room.

When it comes to morning and going out at night,
well, the kind of test that I like the best is rubbing the wrong girl right.
And a few good friends and neighbors in to playing the nighttime tunes,
so pass the jar and that old guitar in this hangdog hotel room,
oh Lord, it feels so good to play a nighttime tune.
So pass the jar and that old guitar in this hangdog hotel room.
With rhythms all around us we're like weavers at the loom,
so pass the jar and that old guitar in this hangdog hotel room.