I wish I could not say Then I wouldn't have to lie But it's gonna be okay I met more honest men inside But I never met a cop Who didn't like his jackets straight Never met a jailer who wasn't on the take Yeah, but I'd rather be a bum than a b**h I'd rather catch a dog than a switch I'd rather get a meal than a kiss but I I wouldn't mind both You're just a belly rubber with the right last name Boarding house boss you better lower that cane And when it all falls out we'll be halfway to the horn Thank the gandy dancers for a path well worn Yeah, but I'd rather be a bum than a b**h I'd rather pull the pin than the switch I'd rather be a coke than a kid but I I wouldn't mind both We are sold to the highest bidder We are down to our very last crumb May we invite ourselves to dinner 'Cause we might just have to make a run Dreaming of their wives and dreaming of their soap I traded all the coin for the faro and the dope Looking for high heels in the crowbar hotel Just an Angelina and a n'er do well Yeah, but I'd rather be a bum than a b**h I'd rather catch a dog than a switch I'd rather get a meal than a kiss but I wouldn't mind both We are sold to the highest bidder We are down to our very last crumb May we invite ourselves to dinner 'Cause we might just have to make a run We are sold to the highest bidder We are down to our very last crumb May we invite ourselves to dinner 'Cause we might just have to make a run We are sold to the highest bidder We are down to our very last crumb May we invite ourselves to dinner And then we're down and on the run Yeah, down and on the run