Lyrics: Jones, Strummer
Music: Jones, Strummer
A new song played by the New Riders of the Purple Sage in 2009.
ChorusThe original version by The Clash had several more verses:
Well my daddy was a bank robber
But he never hurt nobody
He just loved to live that way
And you know he loved to steal your money
Some are rich and some are poor
That's the way the world is
But he never believed in lying back
Saying how bad his luck is
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You know Daddy spoke up one time in the bar
He said, you know I spent some time in prison
But [a lifetime serving one machine]
Well that was ten times worse than prison
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Daddy used to love and come and drag me up
Never left [?] sorrow
He broke his back, he earned his pay
Still he had to borrow
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My daddy was a bank robber
But he never hurt nobody
He just loved to live that way
And he love to steal your money
Some is rich, and some is poor
That's the way the world is
But I don't believe in lying back
Saying how bad your luck is
So we came to jazz it up
We never loved a shovel
Break your back to earn your pay
And don't forget to grovel
The old man spoke up in a bar
Said I've never been in prison
A lifetime time on one machine
Is ten times worse then prison
Imagine if all the boys in jail
Could get out now together
What do you think they'd want to say to us
While we were being clever
Some day you'll meet your rocking chair
'Cause that's where we're spinning
There no point to want to comb your hair
When it's grey and thinning
Run rabbit run
Strike out boys for the hills
I can't find that hole in the wall
And I know that they never will