Once I Was A Thief Lyrics - The Independent - Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers

Aaay-Oh! Aaay-Oh! 

Once I was a thief, now I'm getting robbed 

Yesterday a rebel, today I'm just a snob 

Last night I was king of gypsies, this morning I'm a slob 

Once I was a thief, now I'm getting robbed 

But hey, did you get lucky on the inside? 

Hey Hey! Did you get lucky on the inside? 

Aaay-Oh! Aaay-Oh! 

Once a cool heretic 'til I turned orthodox 

Came to cure the lepers, and caught the chicken pox 

I went to sea a buccaneer and I washed ashore a swab 

Once I was a theif, now I'm getting robbed 

But hey, did you get lucky on the inside? 

Hey Hey! Did I get lucky on the inside too? 

Instead of waiting in the long, long queue after a ride so brief 

Once I was thief, Once I was a thief 

I used to steal so many hearts, now I'm just watching stocks 

Swore I'd die with boots on, now I'd settle for my socks. 

Took the road less travelled, but I got trampled by the mob 

Once I was a thief, now I'm getting robbed 

Once I as a thief, now I'm getting robbed 

But hey, did you get lucky on the inside? 

Hey Hey! Can we get luck on the inside? 

Hey! Could I get lucky on the inside too? 

Instead of waiting in the long, long queue after a ride so brief 

Once I was thief, Once I was a thief, Once I was a thief.