Mudcat is truly dangerous! Whatever I planned to do this afternoon, I'm now off on a search for John Wilcox's song "The Bowry," which I can't find in the MC database.
    The first line is "If you ever take a walk down the Bowry streets where broken glass litters the way . . ."   It muses on the "Why's" behind some of the broken-down individuals with their brown paper bags, bottles, and cardboard shelters on The Sidewalks of New York.
    "The Bowry's" melody is reminiscent of East Side, West Side, and ends with an instrumental interlude of the original song's melody.
    I will post the lyrics here when I find it. M.