raised on robbery

he was sitting in the lounge of the empire hotel

he was drinking for diversion

he was thinking for himself

a little money riding on the maple leafs

along comes a lady in lacy sleeves

she says

let me sit down

you know drinking alone's a shame

it's a shame

it's a crying shame

look at those jokers glued to that damn hockey game

hey honey

you've got lots of cash

bring us down a bottle and we'll have some laughs

gin's what i'm drinking

i was raised on robbery

i'm a pretty good cook

sitting on my groceries

come up to my kitchen

i'll show you my best recipe

i try and i try but i can't save a cent

i'm up after midnight cooking

trying to make my rent

i'm rough but i'm pleasing

i was raised on robbery

we had a little money once

they were pushing through a four lane highway

government gave us three thousand dollars

you should have seen it fly away

first he bought a '57 biscayne

he put it in the ditch

he drunk up all the rest

that son of a bitch

his blood's bad whiskey

i was raised on robbery

you know you ain't bad looking

i like the way you hold your drinks

come home with me honey

i ain't asking for no full-length mink

hey

where you going

don't go yet

your glass ain't empty and we just met

you're mean when you're loaded

i was raised on robbery