Pick It Up (And Put It In Your Pocket)
๐ต 1597 characters
โฑ๏ธ 4:33 duration
๐ ID: 305094
๐ Lyrics
A signal swings and the lights turn off
And a missing man begins to cough
And no one knows the lost ones from the found
And lady luck, well, she can't explain
To a hardened coin or a bill, the game
It seems everything changes hands when it hits the ground
They said it's dog eat dog, cat eat mouse
And mouse eat cheese and the cheese just smells
The warning systems ring but help won't come.
And all the calling cards and the walking sticks
And the hidden punches and the coward's kicks
Say we got a big mouthful now
Chorus:
Pick it up and put it in your pocket
Or somebody else will
Pick it up and put it in your pocket
Or somebody else just will
Repeat as necessary
Now the world's a road and for miles around
On every inch of unclaimed ground, hide rewards for some but all the rest
Spin a creepy wheel or they trip the stair
While the new school boys just can't play fair
In a place that leaves its money in its mess
Chorus repeat
Now an old man with a paper bag
And a list so long on a dirty rag
Checks each item that he will throw or keep
But he'll never thank the coin that's bent
Or a greenback bill that a stranger sent
But he'll pick 'em just the same
And then he'll thank the street
He turns and says it's dog eat dog
And cat eat mouse
And mouse eat cheese
And the cheese just smells
Now I don't wanna seem to say
That the time ahead won't be okay
But the scale is loaded down
With the weight of sixteen tons
And the ones that have
Tell the ones that don't
To tell the ones that can't
About the ones who won't
And there's no place left here
'Round to run
Chorus repeat endlessly
And a missing man begins to cough
And no one knows the lost ones from the found
And lady luck, well, she can't explain
To a hardened coin or a bill, the game
It seems everything changes hands when it hits the ground
They said it's dog eat dog, cat eat mouse
And mouse eat cheese and the cheese just smells
The warning systems ring but help won't come.
And all the calling cards and the walking sticks
And the hidden punches and the coward's kicks
Say we got a big mouthful now
Chorus:
Pick it up and put it in your pocket
Or somebody else will
Pick it up and put it in your pocket
Or somebody else just will
Repeat as necessary
Now the world's a road and for miles around
On every inch of unclaimed ground, hide rewards for some but all the rest
Spin a creepy wheel or they trip the stair
While the new school boys just can't play fair
In a place that leaves its money in its mess
Chorus repeat
Now an old man with a paper bag
And a list so long on a dirty rag
Checks each item that he will throw or keep
But he'll never thank the coin that's bent
Or a greenback bill that a stranger sent
But he'll pick 'em just the same
And then he'll thank the street
He turns and says it's dog eat dog
And cat eat mouse
And mouse eat cheese
And the cheese just smells
Now I don't wanna seem to say
That the time ahead won't be okay
But the scale is loaded down
With the weight of sixteen tons
And the ones that have
Tell the ones that don't
To tell the ones that can't
About the ones who won't
And there's no place left here
'Round to run
Chorus repeat endlessly
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:23.28] A signal swings and the lights turn off
[00:26.57] And a missing man begins to cough
[00:29.09] And no one knows the lost ones from the found
[00:32.01] And lady luck, well, she can't explain
[00:37.00] To a hardened coin or a bill, the game
[00:39.72] It seems everything changes hands when it hits the ground
[00:52.79] They said it's dog eat dog, cat eat mouse
[00:56.66] And mouse eat cheese and the cheese just smells
[01:00.42] The warning systems ring but help won't come.
[01:05.24] And all the calling cards and the walking sticks
[01:08.55] And the hidden punches and the coward's kicks
[01:11.50] Say we got a big mouthful now
[01:13.52] Chorus:
[01:14.44] Pick it up and put it in your pocket
[01:15.80] Or somebody else will
[01:19.04] Pick it up and put it in your pocket
[01:21.52] Or somebody else just will
[01:26.17] Repeat as necessary
[01:32.11] Now the world's a road and for miles around
[01:36.13] On every inch of unclaimed ground, hide rewards for some but all the rest
[01:41.62] Spin a creepy wheel or they trip the stair
[01:44.33] While the new school boys just can't play fair
[01:47.21] In a place that leaves its money in its mess
[01:49.94] Chorus repeat
[02:18.58] Now an old man with a paper bag
[02:21.10] And a list so long on a dirty rag
[02:24.48] Checks each item that he will throw or keep
[02:29.48] But he'll never thank the coin that's bent
[02:32.35] Or a greenback bill that a stranger sent
[02:35.14] But he'll pick 'em just the same
[02:37.19] And then he'll thank the street
[02:45.14] He turns and says it's dog eat dog
[02:49.31] And cat eat mouse
[02:51.89] And mouse eat cheese
[02:54.95] And the cheese just smells
[03:08.92] Now I don't wanna seem to say
[03:11.62] That the time ahead won't be okay
[03:15.24] But the scale is loaded down
[03:17.38] With the weight of sixteen tons
[03:20.04] And the ones that have
[03:21.28] Tell the ones that don't
[03:22.54] To tell the ones that can't
[03:23.74] About the ones who won't
[03:25.69] And there's no place left here
[03:26.99] 'Round to run
[03:28.35] Chorus repeat endlessly
[04:25.84]
[00:26.57] And a missing man begins to cough
[00:29.09] And no one knows the lost ones from the found
[00:32.01] And lady luck, well, she can't explain
[00:37.00] To a hardened coin or a bill, the game
[00:39.72] It seems everything changes hands when it hits the ground
[00:52.79] They said it's dog eat dog, cat eat mouse
[00:56.66] And mouse eat cheese and the cheese just smells
[01:00.42] The warning systems ring but help won't come.
[01:05.24] And all the calling cards and the walking sticks
[01:08.55] And the hidden punches and the coward's kicks
[01:11.50] Say we got a big mouthful now
[01:13.52] Chorus:
[01:14.44] Pick it up and put it in your pocket
[01:15.80] Or somebody else will
[01:19.04] Pick it up and put it in your pocket
[01:21.52] Or somebody else just will
[01:26.17] Repeat as necessary
[01:32.11] Now the world's a road and for miles around
[01:36.13] On every inch of unclaimed ground, hide rewards for some but all the rest
[01:41.62] Spin a creepy wheel or they trip the stair
[01:44.33] While the new school boys just can't play fair
[01:47.21] In a place that leaves its money in its mess
[01:49.94] Chorus repeat
[02:18.58] Now an old man with a paper bag
[02:21.10] And a list so long on a dirty rag
[02:24.48] Checks each item that he will throw or keep
[02:29.48] But he'll never thank the coin that's bent
[02:32.35] Or a greenback bill that a stranger sent
[02:35.14] But he'll pick 'em just the same
[02:37.19] And then he'll thank the street
[02:45.14] He turns and says it's dog eat dog
[02:49.31] And cat eat mouse
[02:51.89] And mouse eat cheese
[02:54.95] And the cheese just smells
[03:08.92] Now I don't wanna seem to say
[03:11.62] That the time ahead won't be okay
[03:15.24] But the scale is loaded down
[03:17.38] With the weight of sixteen tons
[03:20.04] And the ones that have
[03:21.28] Tell the ones that don't
[03:22.54] To tell the ones that can't
[03:23.74] About the ones who won't
[03:25.69] And there's no place left here
[03:26.99] 'Round to run
[03:28.35] Chorus repeat endlessly
[04:25.84]