Subterranean Blues

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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 and wants 
to get it paid off
D
Look out kid, it's somethin' you did
A
God knows when but you're doin' it 
again
A
You better duck down the alley way, 
lookin' for a new friend
E
The man in the coon-skin cap, in the
 big pen
      A
Wants eleven dollar bills, you only 
got ten

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Maggie comes fleet foot, face full 
of black soot
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Talkin' that the heat put plants in 
the bed but
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The phone's tapped anyway, Maggie 
says that many say
Continues after the ad
A
They must bust in early, may orders 
from the D.A.
D
Look out kid, don't matter what you 
did
A
Walk on your tip toes, don't try 
"NoDoz"
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Better stay away from those that 
carry around a fire hose
E
Keep a clean nose, watch the plain 
clothes
    A
You don't need a weather man to know
 which way the wind blows

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Get sick, get well, hang around a 
ink well
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Ring bell, hard to tell, if anything
 is goin' to sell
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Try hard, get barred, get back, 
write Braille
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Get jailed, jump bail, join the 
army, if you fail
D
Look out kid, you're gonna get hit
A
But losers, cheaters, six-time users
A
Hang around the theaters
E
Girl by the whirlpool, lookin' for a
 new fool
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Don't follow leaders, watch the 
parkin' meters

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Ah get born, keep warm, short pants,
 romance, learn to dance
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Get dressed, get blessed, try to be 
a success
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Please her, please him, buy gifts, 
don't steal, don't lift
A
Twenty years of schoolin' and they 
put you on the day shift
D
Look out kid no matter what you did
A
Jump down a manhole, light yourself 
a candle
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Don't wear sandals, try to avoid the
 scandals
E
Don't wanna be a bum, you better 
chew gum
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The pump don't work 'cause the 
vandals took the handles