| I used to be as poor as a church mouse
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| I used to have my hiding place on the soil floor
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| then one summer i was afraid
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| the world slaps you, so give it back
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| If you don't want to give it to me, I'll take it myself
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| the lock goes easily and I know the address
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| gold like gold, a dollar or a franc
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| so I went to the National Bank for it
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| They come after me come come come
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| they have a photo of me on every corner
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| if they caught me, it would be a ring
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| pitch black is in Sing-Sing's cells
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| The state of Iowa has been quiet since the cops
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| the poor widow offered me an apartment
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| yo she was beautiful i had money
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| that's how the TV love began
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| However, half a year later she told me enough
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| you ran out of patience honey
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| pack your few plums and go wherever you want
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| so I'm on the road and poor as hell
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| They come after me come come come
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| they have a photo of me on every corner
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| if they caught me, it would be a ring
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| pitch black is in Sing-Sing's cells
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| Jeweler Smith lied to my face
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| two slaps of slime and he gave me everything
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| and then I put my feet on my shoulders
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| the one who doesn't have talents means nothing
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| Now I live contentedly in the state of Utah
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| I'm a tightrope walker and avoid women
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| yo they set traps for me and snares in the traps
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| I just make them angry
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| They come after me come come come
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| they have a photo of me on the bedside tables
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| if they slapped me it would be a ring
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| being under the slipper is worse than being in Sing-Sing |