Lyric

He tipped that silk hat low

On the edge of my glass

Moon fell on the tables

And the whole room held fast

His shadow crossed my elbow

Like a secret in lace

I laughed into my lipstick

Then I lost my place

One step, then two

In the corner glow

My heart kept time

With the staccato snow

He smiled like trouble

Wrapped in gold

And the band went soft

Then it swung and rolled

Shadow of the silk hat

Shadow of the silk hat

Dance me where it fades at

Shadow of the silk hat

Hey, silk hat

I'm gone in your sway

Shadow of the silk hat

Take me away

The accordion teased me

With a jealous sigh

Clarinet climbed the rafters

Like a broken alibi

He spun me by the doorway

On a heel and a dare

His glove brushed my shoulder

And I stayed right there

One step, then two

Let the danger bloom

Piano kept a grin

In the smoky room

He whispered sweet chaos

With a painted bow

And my knees turned moonlight

In the afterglow

Shadow of the silk hat

Shadow of the silk hat

Dance me where it fades at

Shadow of the silk hat

Hey, silk hat

I'm gone in your sway

Shadow of the silk hat

Take me away

Now the room turns slower

Like a clock in pearls

His shadow on the wallpaper

Stirs the whole old world

I should know better

Than to follow that sign

But the hat keeps drifting

And it steals my mind

Shadow of the silk hat

Shadow of the silk hat

Dance me where it fades at

Shadow of the silk hat

Hey, silk hat

I'm gone in your sway

Shadow of the silk hat

Take me away

Ooh, that hat

Ooh, that sway

Shadow of the silk hat

Lead me away