The Who - Tattoo lyrics
[The Who - Tattoo lyrics]
Me and my brother were talking to each other
About what makes a man a man
Was it brain or brawn
Or the month you were born?
We just couldn't understand
Our old man didn't like our appearance
He said that only women wear long hair
So me and my brother
Borrowed money from Mother
We knew what we had to do
We went downstairs
Past the barber and gymnasium
And got our arms tattooed
Welcome to my life, tattoo
I'm a man now, thanks to you
I expect I'll regret you
But the skin graft man won't get you
You'll be there when I die tattoo
My dad beat me because mine said "Mother"
But my mother naturally liked it
And beat my brother
Cause his tattoo was of a lady in the nude
And my mother thought that was extremely rude
Welcome to my life, tattoo
We've a long time together, me and you
I expect I'll regret you
But the skin graft man won't get you
You'll be there when I die tattoo
Now I'm older, I'm tattooed all over
My wife is tattooed, too
A-rooty doot-toot, rooty-tooty-toot-toot
Rooty-tootle-tootle tattoo, too
To you
About what makes a man a man
Was it brain or brawn
Or the month you were born?
We just couldn't understand
Our old man didn't like our appearance
He said that only women wear long hair
So me and my brother
Borrowed money from Mother
We knew what we had to do
We went downstairs
Past the barber and gymnasium
And got our arms tattooed
Welcome to my life, tattoo
I'm a man now, thanks to you
I expect I'll regret you
But the skin graft man won't get you
You'll be there when I die tattoo
My dad beat me because mine said "Mother"
But my mother naturally liked it
And beat my brother
Cause his tattoo was of a lady in the nude
And my mother thought that was extremely rude
Welcome to my life, tattoo
We've a long time together, me and you
I expect I'll regret you
But the skin graft man won't get you
You'll be there when I die tattoo
Now I'm older, I'm tattooed all over
My wife is tattooed, too
A-rooty doot-toot, rooty-tooty-toot-toot
Rooty-tootle-tootle tattoo, too
To you