Raised On Robbery Lyrics - Hits - Joni Mitchell

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 drinking 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 down a bottle and we'll have some laughs 

Gin's what I'm drinking, I was raised on robbery 

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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 half the night 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 

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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 you're loaded, I was raised on robbery