Subterranean Homesick Blues Lyrics

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Johnny's in the basement mixing up the medicine
I'm in the pavement thinking about the government
The man in the trench coat, badge out,laid off
Says he's got a bad cough; wants to get it paid off
Pay him off

God knows when but you're doin' it again
You better duck down the alleyway lookin'for a new friend
The man in the coon-skip cap in the big pen
Wants eleven dollar bills
You only got ten
So look out kid

Look out kid
Because it's something that you did kid
Look out kid
Because they keep it all hid
Lookout

Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot
Talkin'that the the heat put plants in the bed but
The phone's tapped anyway,Maggie says that many say
They must but in early May
Orders from the D.A.
The double D.A.

Walk on your tip toes, don't try "No Doz"
You better stay away from those that carry around a fire hose
Keep a clean nose, and an eye on the plain clothes
'Cause you don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows
Look out kid

Look out kid
Because it's something that you did kid
Look out kid
Because they keep it all hid

Looks to me like you did
A little to much hittin'kid
You should've took it to the bridge
Before you started to skid
Look out kid

The good god willin', we'll bebop to Bob Dylan
Chillin'em, thrillin'em and red hot killin'em
Killin'em, I said killin'em
Come on, come on

Get sick, get well,'hang around an ink well
Ring bell, hard to tell if anything is goin'to sell
Try hard, get barred, jump back, write braille
Get jailed, jump bail, jump the army, if you fail

But users, cheaters,six-time-losers
Hang around the theaters
Girl by the whirlpool lookin'for a new fool
Don't follow leaders, watch the parkin'meters
Look out kid

Look out kid
Because it's something thst you did kid
Look out kid
Because they keep it all hid
Look out kid
Because it's something that you did kid
Look out kid
Because they keep it all hid
Lookout