Joni Mitchell - 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
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

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