My Steely Dan Lyric Thread, Feel free to change some of the words to fit your post.

And don't forget to post the link to the Song..

While the poor people sleepin'
With the shade on the light
While the poor people sleepin'
All the TIGERE come out at night
After closing time
At the Guernsey Fair
I detect the El TIGERE
From the room at the top of the stairs
Well I've been around the world
And I've been in the Washington Zoo
And in all my travels
As the facts unravel
I've found this to be true

They got the house on the corner
With the SANCOCHO inside.
They got the booze they need
All that money can buy
They got the shapely bods
They got the Steely Dan T-shirt
And for the coup-de-gras
They're outrageous

Steely Dan Showbiz Kids 1973 - YouTube

Here is another great Lyric from Steely.

Charlie Freak had but one thing to call his own
Three weight ounce pure golden ring no precious stone
Five nights without a bite
No place to lay his head
And if nobody takes him in
He'll soon be dead
On the street he spied my face I heard him hail
In our plot of frozen space he told his tale
Poor man, he showed his hand
So righteous was his need
And me so wise I bought his prize
For chicken feed

Newfound cash soon begs to smash a state of mind
Close inspection fast revealed his favorite kind
Poor kid, he overdid
Embraced the spreading haze
And while he sighed his body died
In fifteen ways

When I heard I grabbed a cab to where he lay
'Round his arm the plastic tag read D.O.A.
Yes Jack, I gave it back
The ring I could not own
Now come my friend I'll take your hand
And lead you home



steely dan - charlie freak - YouTube

and one more classic.. "Kid Charlemagne"

"On the hill the stuff was laced with kerosene
But yours was kitchen clean
Everyone stopped to stare at your technicolor motor home
Every A-Frame had your number on the wall
You must have had it all
You'd go to L.A. on a dare
And you'd go it alone
Could you live forever
Could you see the day
Could you feel your whole world fall apart and fade away"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGr6knsm8t0

and what about "Doctor WU"

"dont seem right I've been strung out in the Malecon all night"

Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1975) Full Album - YouTube