Raised On Robbery
(专辑: Court And Spark - 1974)
He was sitting in the
lounge of the
Empire Hotel He was drinking for diversion, he was thinking for himself A
little money riding on the
Maple Leafs Along comes a
lady in lacy sleeves She says, let me sit down, you know drinking alone's a
shame, it's a
shame, it's a
crying shame Look at those jokers glued to that damn hockey game Hey honey, you've got lots of cash Bring us down a
bottle and we'll have some laughs Gin's what I'm drinking, I
was raised on robbery I'm a
pretty good cook, sitting on my groceries Come up to my kitchen, I'll show you my best recipe I
try and I
try but I
can't save a
cent I'm up after midnight cooking, trying to make my rent I'm rough but I'm pleasing, I
was raised on robbery We had a
little money once, they were pushing through a
four-lane highway Government gave us three thousand dollars, you should have seen it fly away First he bought a
'57 Biscayne, he put it in the
ditch He drunk up all the
rest, that son of a
bitch His blood's bad whiskey, I
was raised on robbery You know you ain't bad looking, I
like the
way you hold your drinks Come home with me honey, I
ain't asking for no full-length mink Hey, where you going, don't go yet Your glass ain't empty and we just met You're mean when you're loaded, I
was raised on robbery