No Gideon Bibles

There are no Gideon Bibles at The Chelsea Hotel. Many a famous artist Seems to know it well. Bob Dylan wrote a song there Dylan Thomas lived his poems Ginsberg and Kerouac Stayed there So did Janis Joplin and Leonard Cohen Thomas Wolfe wrote a novel there William Burroughs shot his dope Diego Rivera cheated on Frieda Sid Vicious cut Nancy's throat There's always a vacancy at the Chelsea Get a room without a phone Drinking Mad Dog in the lobby Or get drunk in your room alone If the manager doesn't like you He'll kick your ass out the door If you're broke and you look alright You can sleep on the hallway floor There are no Gideon Bibles at the Chelsea Hotel When I get back to New York City Gonna stay there and raise some hell Inspired by an unfinished song by Dennis Veeder. Collaboration with Judge Santiago Burdon ©1998