As I was walkin' down Rubadub Square
Winter 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, might as well try
Rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes
Knew, without asking, she was into the blues
She had 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
It seldom works out the way it does in this song
Once in a while you get shown in the light
In the strangest of places if you look at it right

Well
It was the summer of love and I thank the Lord above
Because the woman took a lovin' over me
Yes, and just to gain her trust, I bought a microbus
'Cause I sold off all my personal property
A tight, tie-dye dress, she was a psychedelic mess
We toured through the north, south, east and west
We bought some mushroom tea, we sold some ecstasy
Nitrous, opium acid, heroin and PCP
And now I hear the police comin' after me
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
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 eyes
I had to learn the hard way just to let her pass by
Let that bitch pass by
Just to let her pass by