[Intro]
Dime, dime, penny, dime

[Verse 1]
Well I make a little money playing rock and roll
It's something I can do within the terms of my parole
It’s not good times 'cause times are tough
I can rock around the block, but it's not enough
I see an old lady walking down the street
I’m hungry for crime and it's time to eat
No cause for alarm, no need for alert
'Cause when I do it right, nobody gets hurt

[Pre-Chorus 1]
A little bit of hunger
A little bit of need
But mostly 'cause of my fancy
You gotta take what you're due, even if it don't belong to you

[Chorus]
It was dime dime penny dime
Only thirty-one cents for the trouble of the crime
If I go before the judge, I won't be doing any time, 'cause it’s
Dime dime penny dime
C’mon!
[Verse 2]
It's a minor setback, I ain’t giving up
But the beggars beg while I fill my cup
I've got a poker face, I'm a pretty good liar
I'm doing that which I desire
It’s a pretty good living, it's an honest trade
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It's a horn of plenty, and bills of green
With better odds than a slot machine

I see another mark, here she goes
Ain't she carrying 'pressive sums
But damned if it ain't true, she said
"I barely got nothing here for you"

[Chorus]
Yeah, she only had dime dime penny dime
Only thirty-one cents for the trouble of the crime
If I go before the judge, I won't be doing any time, cause it's
Dime dime penny dime
Dime dime dime penny dime
Dime dime dime penny dime
C'mon!

[Verse 3]
I'm all burning up with this bad luck
I used to be in big, but now I suck
Those debt collectors, man, they can't wait
I can't even talk about going straight
Now hold on a minute, what's that I see?
It's a high-ball dusty coming towards me
See my fortune's gonna turn
She looks like she's got money to burn
Come up from behind, snatch away
Looks like it's finally my day
But I can't believe my eyes
By now it really shouldn't come as a surprise
[Chorus]
It was dime dime penny dime
Only thirty-one cents for the trouble of the crime
If I go before the judge, I won't be doing any time, cause it's
Dime dime penny dime

[Outro]
Dime dime penny dime
If I had three pennies, that's a quarter of a dime
I'd be doing just fine with sixty-nine, 'cause it's
Dime dime penny dime
Dime dime dime penny dime
Dime dime dime penny dime