Dime, Dime, Penny, Dime

Track eight from Bitch, Don’t Let Me Die!.

Lyrics

Dime Dime Penny Dime

Well i make a little money playing rock and roll
Its something i can do within the terms of my parole
It’s an uphill climb cause times are tough
I can rock around the clock but it’s not enough
I see an old lady walking down the street
I’m hungry for crime when its time to eat
No cause for alarm, no need for alert
‘Cause when i do it right nobody gets hurt

It’s a little bit of hunger
A little bit of need
But mostly ‘cause I’m a bad seed
You gotta take what you’re due
Even if it don’t belong to you

It was dime, dime, penny, dime
Only 31 cents for the trouble of a crime
And if I go before the judge, I won’t be doing any time
‘Cause its dime, dime, penny, dime
Come on!

It’s a minor setback – i ain’t giving up
But the beggars banquet I fill my cup
I’ve got a poker face, i’m a pretty good liar
I’m due to that which I desire
It’s a pretty good living, it’s an honest trade
Inside each bag that I invade
It’s a horn of plenty and bills of green
With better odds than a slot machine

I see another mark, here she comes
Ain’t she carryin’ princely sums
But damned if it ain’t true
She said “I barely got nothing here for you”

And she only had
Dime, dime, penny, dime
Only 31 cents for the trouble of a crime
And if I go before the judge, I won’t be doing any time
‘Cause its dime, dime, penny, dime
dime, dime, dime, penny, dime
dime, dime, dime, penny, dime
Come on
Woo!

I’m on a run of luck but it’s bad luck
I used to win big but now I suck
But the debt collectors, man, they can wait
I ain’t even thought about going straight
Now hold on a minute, what’s that I see?
It’s a hobbled dusty coming across me
I see my fortunes gonna turn
She look like she got money to burn

Come up from behind, snatched away
Looks like it’s finally my day
But I can’t believe my eyes
By now, it really shouldn’t come as a surprise…
Woo

It was dime, dime, penny, dime!
Only 31 cents for the trouble of a crime
And a couple for the liquor, won’t be doing any time
Cause its dime, dime, penny, dime

Dime, dime, penny, dime
And if i had three pennies, that’s a quarter of a dime
I’d be doing just fine with sixty-nine
‘Cause that’s dime, dime, penny, dime, dime, dime, dime, penny, dime, dime, dime, dime, penny, dime!

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