Sally Took the Ivory Songtext
von Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou

Sally took the ivory off of every piano key
Sold it to the ragman, for five pounds and three pennies
And she strikes those black keys loud

Bobby heard her playing, through the thin and brittle walls
Heard her mother′s singing voice, hollering words he'd never heard


She sang, ′I can't believe you are here, wearing your Papa's overcoat
I can′t believe you stayed here after everything you know
Honey, play those black keys loud′

Sally's gone to the city, to find her ragman out
She′s been looking for her ivory for three long winters now
And Bobby strikes those black keys loud

Now everyone has gone from here, they followed Sally out
And Mother's hands are ivory, and she plays her piano loud

She sings, ′I can't believe he was here, wearing his Papa′s overcoat
I can't believe, he stayed here after everything he knows'