Well, either closing your eyes To a situation you do now to acknowledge Or you are not aware of the caliber of indicated By the of a pool table in your community. Ya got trouble, my friend, here, I say, trouble right here in City. Why I'm a billiard player, mighty proud I say I'm always proud to say it. I consider that the hours I With a cue in my are golden. Help you cultivate sense And a cool and a keen eye. Never take and try to An iron-clad leave to From a three-reail billiard But as I say, It judgement, brains, and maturity to score In a game, I say that any b___ kin And a ball in a pocket. And call that sloth. The first big step on the To the depths of I say, first, medicinal wine a teaspoon, beer from a bottle. An' the thing ya know, Your son is playin' for In a suit. And list'nin to some big out-a-town him tell about horse-race gamblin'. Not a wholesome race, no! But a race where set down right on the horse! to see some stuck-up jockey'boy Sittin' on Dan Patch? Make your boil? Well, I say. Friends, lemme tell you I mean. Ya got one, two, three, four, five, six in a table. Pockets mark the diff'rence Between a and a b__, With a "B," And rhymes with "P" and that stands for pool! And all week your River City be frittern away, I say your men'll be frittern! Frittern away their noontime, suppertime, too! Get the in the pocket, mind gittin' Dandelions pulled Or the screen door or the beefsteak pounded. Never mind any water your parents are caught with the Cistern empty On a Saturday and that's trouble, Oh, yes we got lots and a' trouble. I'm thinkin' of the in the knickerbockers, Shirt-tail ones, peekin' in the pool window after school, look, folks! Right here in City. with a capital "T" And rhymes with "P" and that stands for pool! Now, I know all you are the right kinda parents. I'm be perfectly frank. Would ya like to know what conversation goes On while they're around that Hall? tryin' out Bevo, tryin' out cubebs, Tryin' out Tailor Mades Cigarette Feends! And braggin' all How they're gonna up a tell-tale breath with Sen-Sen. One fine night, they leave the hall, for the dance at the Arm'ry! Libertine men and women! And Rag-time, music That'll grab son and your daughter With the arms of a animal instink! Mass-staria! Friends, the brain is the devil's playground!
Trouble, oh we got trouble, Right in River City! a capital "T" That rhymes "P" And stands for Pool, That for pool. We've got trouble! Right here in City, here! Gotta out a way To keep the ones moral after school! Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble...
Mothers of City! Heed the before it's too late! Watch for the sign of corruption! The moment son leaves the house, Does he rebuckle his knickerbockers below the Is there a nicotine on his index finger? A dime novel hidden in the corn Is he starting to jokes from Capt. Whiz Bang? Are certain creeping into his conversation? Words 'swell?" And your old man?" Well, if so my friends, Ya got trouble, Right here in city! With a "T" And that rhymes "P" And that for Pool. surely got trouble! Right in River City! Remember the Maine, Plymouth and the Golden Rule! Oh, got trouble. We're in terrible, trouble. That game with the fifteen numbered is a devil's tool! Oh yes we got trouble, trouble, trouble! With a "T"! Gotta rhyme it "P"! And that for Pool!!!