Ben In The Pen — текст песни (Stompin Tom)

They call me Ben, here in the pen, where ya takes the guff & ya suffer
But I`ll be free when II`m 53, and I`ll bet I`ll be a whole lot tougher
I bet I`ll be a whole lot tougher..
When I was a lad I was really bad It wasn`t smart to be good
I beat up my dog & I choked my frog & acted just as mean as I could.
I hit all the girls and put gum in their curls, cuz I liked to hear em cry & bleed
I`d punch the little boys and steal all their toys cuz I new they weren`t smarter than me
Yeah they call me Ben here in the pen where ya take the guff & ya suffer...
When I was sixteen I was really mean I could scrap at the toss of a coin
I`s leader of a gang rough rangytangs and ya had to be a good thief ta join
Yeah we had the black jackets and the motor bikes
And we forced all the girls ta SKIP SCHOOL....
And the cops they`d all try ta sympathize when we told em how our parents were so
cruel...
Chorus:
When I turned 21 I had to have a gun cuz I planned me a robbery one day....
And the girlfreind said, I rather be dead than to hang around a guy like me.
Well I granted her wish, and dumped her in with the fish,& then I went ta meet Frank-
Yeah thats the same day I shot and killed me the cop, he didn`t wanna let me into the
bank
Chorus:
I hope I`ll be a whole lot tougher
Aw, what`s the use?- I guess I ain`t a very good lover...
back to the hammerin man...