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Subterranean Homesick Blues
By Reckless Kelly
AJohnny's in the basement mixing up the medicine
AI'm on the pavement thinking about the government
AThe man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off
ASays he's got a bad cough and wants to get it paid off
DLook out kid, it's somethin' you did
AGod knows when but you're doin' it again
AYou better duck down the alley way, lookin' for a new friend
EThe man in the coon-skin cap, in the big pen
Wants Aeleven dollar bills, you only got ten
AMaggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot
ATalkin' that the heat put plants in the bed but
AThe phone's tapped anyway, Maggie says that many say
AThey must bust in early, may orders from the D.A.
DLook out kid, don't matter what you did
AWalk on your tip toes, don't try "NoDoz"
ABetter stay away from those that carry around a fire hose
EKeep a clean nose, watch the plain clothes
You Adon't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows
AGet sick, get well, hang around a ink well
ARing bell, hard to tell, if anything is goin' to sell
ATry hard, get barred, get back, write Braille
AGet jailed, jump bail, join the army, if you fail
DLook out kid, you're gonna get hit
ABut losers, cheaters, six-time users
AHang around the theaters 
EGirl by the whirlpool, lookin' for a new fool 
ADon't follow leaders, watch the parkin' meters
AAh get born, keep warm, short pants, romance, learn to dance 
AGet dressed, get blessed, try to be a success
APlease her, please him, buy gifts, don't steal, don't lift 
ATwenty years of schoolin' and they put you on the day shift
DLook out kid no matter what you did
AJump down a manhole, light yourself a candle
ADon't wear sandals, try to avoid the scandals
EDon't wanna be a bum, you better chew gum
AThe pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handles

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Subterranean Homesick Blues

By Reckless Kelly

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 out, laid off

Says he's got a bad cough and 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 "NoDoz"

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 sick, get well, hang around a ink well

Ring bell, hard to tell, if anything is goin' to 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

But losers, cheaters, six-time users

Hang around the theaters

Girl by the whirlpool, lookin' for a new fool

Don't follow leaders, 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

Twenty 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

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