Electric Six - Dime, Dime, Penny Dime lyrics

Dime, dime, penny, dime
Well I make a little money
Playing rock and roll
It's something I can do within
The terms of my parole
It’s not good times 'cause times are tough
I can rock around the block
But, it's not enough
I see an old lady walking down the street
I’m hungry for crime and it's time to eat
No cause for alarm, no need for alert
'Cause when I do it right, nobody gets hurt

A little bit of hunger a little bit of need
But mostly 'cause of my fancy
You gotta take what you're due
Even if it don't belong to you

It was dime dime penny dime
Only thirty-one cents for the
Trouble of the crime
If I go before the judge, I
Won't be doing any time, 'cause it’s
Dime dime penny dime c’mon!

It's a minor setback, I ain’t giving up
But the beggars beg while I fill my cup
I've got a poker face, I'm a pretty good liar
I'm doing that which I desire
It’s a pretty good living
It's an honest trade

It's a horn of plenty, and bills of green
With better odds than a slot machine
I see another mark, here she goes
Ain't she carrying 'pressive sums
But damned if it ain't true, she said
"I barely got nothing here for you"

Yeah, she only had dime dime penny dime
Only thirty-one cents for the
Trouble of the crime
If I go before the judge, I
Won't be doing any time, cause it's
Dime dime penny dime
Dime dime dime penny dime
Dime dime dime penny dime c'mon!

I'm all burning up with this bad luck
I used to be in big, but now I suck
Those debt collectors, man, they can't wait
I can't even talk about going straight
Now hold on a minute, what's that I see?
It's a high ball dusty coming towards me
See my fortune's gonna turn
She looks like she's got money to burn
Come up from behind, snatch 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

It was dime dime penny dime
Only thirty-one cents for the
Trouble of the crime
If I go before the judge, I
Won't be doing any time, cause it's
Dime dime penny dime

Dime dime penny dime if I had three pennies
That's a quarter of a dime
I'd be doing just fine with sixty-nine
'cause it's dime dime penny dime
Dime dime dime penny dime
Dime dime dime penny dime