[Intro]
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[Strophe]
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Johnny's in the basement mixing up the medicine 
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I'm on the pavement thinking about the government 
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The man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off 
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Says he's got a bad cough, wants to get it paid off 
D7 
Look out kid, it's something you did 
A7                         A 
God knows when, but you're doing it again 
           A7                      A 
You better duck down the alleyway, looking for a new friend 
    E7 
The man in the coonskin cap in the pig pen 
      A7                       A 
Wants eleven dollar bills, but you only got ten
[Strophe]
A7                       A 
Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot 
A7                       A 
Talking that the heat put plants in the bed but 
A7                       A 
The phone's tapped anyway, Maggie says that many say 
A7                       A 
They must bust in early May, orders from the D.A. 
D7 
Look out kid, don't matter what you did 
A7                         A 
Walk on your tip toes, don't try No Doz 
A7                         A 
Better stay away from those that carry around a fire hose 
E7 
Keep a clean nose, watch the plain clothes 
A7                         A 
You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows 
A7                         A 
Ah, get sick, get well, hang around the Ink Well 
A7                         A 
Ring a bell, hard to tell if anything is going to sell 
A7                         A 
Try hard, get barred, get back, write braille 
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Get jailed, jump bail, join the army, if you fail 
D7 
Look out kid, you're gonna get hit 
A7                         A 
But losers, cheaters, six-time users 
A7                         A 
Hanging 'round the theaters 
E7 
Girl by the whirlpool's looking for a new fool 
A7                         A 
Don't follow leaders, and watch your parking meters 
A7                         A 
Ah get born, keep warm, short pants, romance, learn to dance 
A7                         A 
Get dressed, get blessed, try to be a success 
A7                         A 
Please her, please him, buy gifts, don't steal, don't lift 
A7                         A 
Twenty years of schooling and they put you on the day shift 
D7 
Look out kid, they keep it all hid 
A7                         A 
Better jump down a manhole, light yourself a candle 
A7                         A 
Don't wear sandals, try to avoid the scandals 
E7 
Don't wanna be a bum, you better chew gum 
A7                         A 
The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handle