Raised on Robbery

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
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 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