'you can't cheat an honest man'

'you can't cheat an honest man'
never drank nothing stronger than beer 'til I was twelve
Made up my mind what to do, then I went out, and done it
i never listened to nobody, about anything silly at all
I'd be my own man, ridin' the tail of my own comet

don't drink nothing stronger than gin, before breakfast
Martinis go down as easy, as the sunrise in the east
I strive to exceed my limits, each and every chance that I get
So what if it ain't a fit night out, for neither man nor beast

There's very little luck in the world, you better think out anything you wanna do
If you know when to stop, then you can drink 'til you drop
'coz anyway you look at it . . . there's some who win and some who lose

* Never Give A Sucker An Even Break,
Not when you know Larceny's somewhere at hand
It's A Gift -- so start counting the take
Who says you can't cheat an honest man?

I don't believe in dining on an empty stomach
I'll have a few drinks between drinks, while I wait
If I drink while I drive, and if I'm the last to arrive
It's that I started without me, just 'coz I knew that I'd be late

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(© parr/sample wreckreation media 2005)