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I Took Money From A Dead Man    (click on the title to hear an excerpt)

I took money from the pocket
Of a dead man on the street
I took money from the pocket
Of a dead man on the street
I could tell that he'd been murdered
But it meant nothin’ to me

I went a few blocks away
And I bought myself a drink
I went a few blocks away
And I bought myself a drink
I bought drinks for everybody
And everybody respected me

I called up my old lady
I said, “Baby, give me one more chance”
I called up my old lady
I said, “Baby give me one more chance”
I got money in my pocket
I want to take you out to dance

Well, when I got to her place
There was a sheriff at the door
When I got to her place
There was a sheriff at the door
He said, “I'm arresting you for murder, boy,
You won't need your dancin’ shoes no more”

Well, the dead man on the street,
He was the son of the mayor
Well, the dead man on the street,
He was the son of the mayor
Some lady from her window
Said she saw me standin’ there

I said, “I never killed nobody,
I'm just a two bit-thief”
I said, “I never killed nobody,
I'm just a two-bit thief”
But even my own mother
Won't come and visit me

I took money from the pocket
Of a dead man on the street
I took money from the pocket
Of a dead man on the street
I could tell that he'd been murdered
But it meant nothin’ to me