(Dennis DeYoung)
oh oh oh oh oh


penny pitching on the walk
waiting for the bus to arrive
me and Davy playing sport

watching for the cops to go by

spider man and the human torch

they cover Barney's newsstand
morning crowds start to gather round
fast finger steals what he can


morning leaves for the afternoon
the boys show up on time

in the streets near the people's store
below the electrical sign


catch a glimpse of a passing car
raced and ready to drag
then the skirts start to tantalize

the boys how they boast and they brag

oh the earl of Roseland

oh the earl of Roseland

where has he gone?

a memory at dawn
you're just a bit of the past


[guitar solo]

oh oh oh oh

oh the earl of Roseland
oh the earl of Roseland


me and Davy gazing back
see ourselves as we were
how we laugh when we think of things

that we did yesteryear

I can see Charlie on the porch

Johnny clicking his sticks
and two boys I don't even know
rehearsing electric string tricks

ya ya ya ya ya ya

oh the earl of Roseland

oh the earl of Roseland
oh the earl of Roseland
oh the earl of Roseland

oh the earl of Roseland
oh the earl of Roseland
oh the earl of Roseland

oh the earl of Roseland