(alan toussaint) Sneakin' sally through the alley Sneakin' sally through the alley Sneakin' sally through the alley Trying to keep her out of sight Sneakin' sally through the alley When up pops the wife I said, ah I can't find nothing wrong with being friends cos sometimes She lets me use the car She said if you can't find nothing wrong with your mind You'd better find something wrong with her, her So I began to explain ah that it wasn't just ah what she thought I'd better find something to do with my time The fact is I've just been caught Sneakin' sally through the alley Sneakin' sally through the alley Trying to get away clean Sneakin' sally through the alley When up pops the queen Trying to double talk, get myself in trouble talk, catching myself in lies Catching myself in lies Mama just looked at me as if I was, ah, crazy And didn't even bat an eye So I began to try to explain, ah that it just wasn't what she thought I'd better find something to do with my time The fact is ah just been caught, just been caught, Sneakin, sneakin, sneakin, Trying to talk doubletalk, get myself in trouble talk Catching myself in lies, catching myself in lies Mama just looked at me as if I was crazy She didn't even bat an eye Sneakin' sally through the alley with sally Sneakin' sally through the alley with sally Sneakin sally through the alley Sneakin sally through the alley Sneakin sally through the alley