Subterranean Homesick Blues - Live

Here's a nice little sing-a-long for ya

Johnny's in the basement mixing up the medicine
I'm on the pavement thinking 'bout the government
The man in the trench coat, badge out, laid 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 11 dollar bills, but 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 DA

Look out kid, keep it all hid
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

Ah, get sick, get well, hang around the ink well
Ring bell, hard to tell if anything is gonna sell
Try hard, get barred, get back, write braille
Get jailed, jump bail, join the army if you fail

Look out kid, you're gonna get hit
By losers, cheaters, six-time users hang around the theater
Girl by the whirlpool lookin' for a new fool
Don't follow leaders and watch the parkin' meters

Ah, get born, keep warm, short pants, romance
Learn to dance, get dressed, get blessed, try to be a success
Please her, please him, buy gifts, don't steal, don't lift
20 years of schoolin' and they put you on the day shift

Look out kid, no matter what you did
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

Thank you
Thanks a lot