John is in the basement mixing up the medicine
I'm on the pavement thinking about the government
The man in a trench coat badge outlaid off
Says he's got a bad cough,
wants to get it paid off
Look out, kid, it's something you did
God knows when, but you're doing it again
You better duck down the alleyway looking for a new friend
The man in a coon skin cap and a pig pen wants eleven dollar bills,
but you only got ten
Maggie comes fleet foot,
face full of black soot Talking that the heat put plants in the
bed,
but the phone's tapped anyway Maggie
says the men they say they must bust
an early man, orders from the D.A.
Look out,
kid,
don't matter what you did Walk on your tiptoes,
don't tie no bows
Better stay away from those that carry around a fire hose
Keep a clean nose and watch the plain clothes
You don't need a weatherman to know which way
the wind blows
Get sick,
get well,
hang around the inkwell,
hang and bail
Hard to tell if anything is gonna sell Try hard,
get bought,
get back,
write braille
Get jailed,
jump,
fail,
join the army if you fail
Look out,
kid,
you're gonna get hit by losers,
cheaters,
six-time users
Hanging around the theaters,
girl,
by the whirlpools Looking for a new fool,
don't follow leaders
Watch your parking meter
Get barn,
keep warm,
short pants,
roll mat Learn to dance,
get dressed,
get blessed
Copy success,
please her,
please him Buy gifts,
don't steal,
don't lift
Twenty years of schooling and they put you on a day shift
Look out, kid, they keep it all hid
Better jump down the manhole,
light yourself a candle
Don't wear sandals and 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