Passing the Hat

Sweet, sweet sigh of relief, sweet, sweet oh Baltic Sea
Call it right or wrong
Is as sinful as throwing away
I reached for the hat and take all the cash
Away from America's seas
Sweet, sweet sigh of relief, sweet, sweet oh Baltic Sea

Sweet, sweet sigh of relief, sweet, sweet oh Baltic Sea
And slide it into my ragged coat sleeve
A small sacrifice to benefit one man's journey
Around at the same time
And leave in its place a note to explain
Stained glasses shine on my red wine
Nobody here knows my name
May I be so bold as to say

The givers not knowing where their money's going
And the sweat of my brow drips to my shaking knees

We're taking Communion and passing the offering hat
All of the reasons that stealing has led me to leave

If there was a worthy cause for to give to