Joni Mitchell – Raised On Robbery Lyrics  Share

From Joni Mitchell's album: Court And Spark

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^,
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I was raised on robbery

We had a little money once
They were pushing through a four Iane 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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