Raised On Robbery-Joni Mitchell

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[00:00.00]Raised On Robbery - Joni Mitchell
[00:06.85]He was sitting in the lounge of the empire hotel
[00:10.05]He was drinking for diversion
[00:11.71]He was thinking for himself
[00:13.73]A little money riding on the maple leafs
[00:17.06]Along comes a lady in lacy sleeves
[00:20.21]She says
[00:20.96]Let me sit down
[00:21.92]You know drinkin' alone's a shame
[00:24.56]It's a shame it's a crying shame
[00:27.52]Look at those jokers
[00:28.91]Glued to that damn hockey game
[00:34.50]Hey honey-you've got lots of cash
[00:37.45]Bring us round a bottle
[00:38.72]And we'll have some laughs
[00:40.87]Gin's what i'm drinking
[00:42.14]I was raised on robbery
[01:00.38]I'm a pretty good cook
[01:02.25]I'm sitting on my groceries
[01:07.15]Come up to my kitchen
[01:08.79]I'll show you my best recipe
[01:14.10]I try and i try but i can't save a cent
[01:17.40]I'm up after midnight cooking
[01:19.09]Trying to make my rent
[01:20.73]I'm rough but i'm pleasin'
[01:22.31]I was raised on robbery
[01:41.10]We had a little money once
[01:42.63]They were pushing through a four iane highway
[01:47.11]Government gave us three thousand dollars
[01:49.46]You should have seen it fly away
[01:53.84]First he bought a '57 biscayne
[01:55.50]He put it in the ditch
[01:57.63]He drunk up all the rest
[01:59.45]That son of a bh
[02:01.11]His blood's bad whiskey
[02:02.93]I was raised on robbery
[02:21.32]You know you ain't bad looking
[02:23.07]I like the way you hold your drinks
[02:27.71]Come home with me honey
[02:29.72]I ain't asking for no full length mink
[02:35.27]Hey where you going
[02:36.90]Don't go yet
[02:38.38]Your glass ain't empty and we just met
[02:41.07]You're mean when you're loaded-
[02:42.80]I was raised on robbery