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SINGER: Joni Mitchell
SONG: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, drinkin' 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 round 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 i'm 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 pleasin' 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 your loaded i was raised on robbery
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