Johnny s in the basement
Mixing up the medicine
I m on the pavement
Thinking about the government
The man in the trench coat
Badge outlaid off
Says he s got a bad cough
Wants to get it paid off
Look out kid
It s somethin you did
God knows when
But you re doin it again
You better duck down the alley way
Lookin for a new friend
The man in the coon-skin cap
In the big pen
Wants eleven dollar bills
You only got ten
Maggie comes fleet foot
Face full of black soot
Talkin that the heat put
Plants in the bed but
The phone s tapped anyway
Maggie says that many say
They must bust in early May
Orders from the D. A.
Look out kid
Don t matter what you did
Walk on your tip toes
Don t try "No Doz"
Better stay away from those
That carry around a fire hose
Keep a clean nose
Watch the plain clothes
You don t need a weather man
To know which way the wind blows
Get sickget well
Hang around a ink well
Ring bellhard to tell
If anything is goin to sell
Try hardget barred
Get backwrite braille
Get jailedjump bail
Join the armyif you fail
Look out kid
You re gonna get hit
But userscheaters
Six-time losers
Hang around the theaters
Girl by the whirlpool
Lookin for a new fool
Don t follow leaders
Watch the parkin meters
Ah get bornkeep warm
Short pantsromancelearn to dance
Get dressedget blessed
Try to be a success
Please herplease himbuy gifts
Don t stealdon t lift
Twenty years of schoolin
And they put you on the day shift
Look out kid
They keep it all hid
Better jump down a manhole
Light yourself a candle
Don t wear sandals
Try to avoid the scandals
Don t wanna be a bum
You better chew gum
The pump don t work
Cause the vandals took the handles

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