Welfare Boogie

Album: The Complete Sessions 1971-72 (1972)
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  • Collection on Friday,
    Collection on Friday!
    The treasury keeper will drop me a line
    We'll spend it by Monday,
    Tommorow's a fun-day
    and head out on the road if the weather is fine!

    Come and sing the welfare boogie
    Come with me, oh you know that it will fare me well

    I'll find me a lady,
    I'll find me a lady!
    She'll cheat on the bottle and we'll double our pay
    We'll save up our coupons,
    We'll save up our coupons
    Trade them in for genuine mexican pay

    Come and sing the welfare boogie
    Come with me, oh you know that it will fare me well

    Well my friend, You can plainly see
    The welfare boogie's doin' fine by me!

    I got me a problem,
    A real social problem!
    I can't find employment for more than a week
    You might think I'm sleazy,
    but you know it ain't easy
    Findin' employment's a job for a freak!

    Come and sing the welfare boogie
    Come with me, oh you know that it will fare me well
    Well!
    (Guitar Solo)

    But now I been busted,
    The wrong guy I trusted!
    Well they put me in jail,
    and they threw way the key!
    Things could have been better,
    but there's no regret later
    But my bread and my board
    And they took them from me!

    Come and sing the welfare boogie
    Come with me, oh you know that it will fare me well
    Well!
    (End)



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