E7EE7E
Johnny's in the basement mixing up the medicine
E7E
I'm on the pavement thinking about the government
E7E
The man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off
E7E
Says he's got a bad cough, wants to get it paid off
A7
Look out kid, it's something you did
E7E
God knows when, but you're doing it again
E7E
You better duck down the alleyway, looking for a new friend
B7
The man in the coonskin cap in the pig pen
E7E
Wants eleven dollar bills, but you only got ten
E7E
Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot
E7E
Talking that the heat put plants in the bed but
E7E
The phone's tapped anyway, Maggie says that many say
E7E
They must bust in early May, orders from the D.A.
A7
Look out kid, don't matter what you did
E7E
Walk on your tip toes, don't try No Doz
E7E
Better stay away from those that carry around a fire hose
B7
Keep a clean nose, watch the plain clothes
E7E
You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows
E7E
Ah, get sick, get well, hang around the Ink Well
E7E
Ring a bell, hard to tell if anything is going to sell
E7E
Try hard, get barred, get back, write braille
E7E
Get jailed, jump bail, join the army, if you fail
A7
Look out kid, you're gonna get hit
E7E
But losers, cheaters, six-time users
E7E
Hanging 'round the theaters
B7
Girl by the whirlpool's looking for a new fool
E7E
Don't follow leaders, and watch your parking meters
E7E
Ah get born, keep warm, short pants, romance, learn to dance
E7E
Get dressed, get blessed, try to be a success
E7E
Please her, please him, buy gifts, don't steal, don't lift
E7E
Twenty years of schooling and they put you on the day shift
A7
Look out kid, they keep it all hid
E7E
Better jump down a manhole, light yourself a candle
E7E
Don't wear sandals, try to avoid the scandals
E7E
Don't wanna be a bum, you better chew gum
B7
The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handle