Well, ya got trouble, my friend, here, I say, right here in River City. Why sure I'm a player, Certainly mighty I say I'm always proud to say it. I consider that the hours I With a cue in my are golden. you cultivate horse sense And a head and a keen eye. Did ya ever and try to give An iron-clad to yourself From a billiard shot? But as I say, It takes judgement, brains, and maturity to In a line game, I say that any kin take And a ball in a pocket. And call that sloth. The first big step on the To the of deg-ra-Day-- I say, first, medicinal wine a teaspoon, Then from a bottle. An' the thing ya know, son is playin' for money In a suit. And list'nin to some big out-a-town Hearin' him tell horse-race gamblin'. Not a wholesome race, no! But a race where they set right on the horse! to see some stuck-up jockey'boy Sittin' on Dan Patch? Make blood boil? Well, I say. Friends, let me tell you I mean. You got one, two, three, four, five, six in a table. Pockets that the diff'rence a gentlemen and a bum, With a "B," And that rhymes with "P" and stands for pool! And all week your River City be frittern away, I say your young be frittern! away their noontime, suppertime, choretime too! Get the in the pocket, Never mind gittin' pulled Or the screen door patched or the pounded. Never pumpin' any water your parents are caught with the Cistern empty On a night and that's trouble, Oh, yes we got lots and a' trouble. I'm thinkin' of the in the knickerbockers, Shirt-tail young ones, in the pool window after school, ya got trouble, folks! Right here in City. Trouble a capital "T" And that rhymes with "P" and that for pool! Now, I all you folks are the right kinda parents. I'm be perfectly frank. Would ya like to know what kinda conversation On while they're loafin' around that They're out Bevo, tryin' out cubebs, Tryin' out Mades like Cigarette Fiends! And all about How they're gonna cover up a tell-tale with Sen-Sen. One fine night, they the pool hall, for the dance at the Arm'ry! Libertine men and women! And Rag-time, shameless grab your son and your daughter With the arms of a jungle instinct! Mass-steria! Friends, the idle is the devil's playground!
Trouble, oh we got trouble, Right in River City! a capital "T" That rhymes "P" And that for Pool, That for pool. We've got trouble! Right here in City, here! Gotta out a way To keep the young ones after school! Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble...
Mothers of City! Heed that warning it's too late! Watch for the sign of corruption! The your son leaves the house, Does he rebuckle his knickerbockers the knee? Is there a stain on his index finger? A dime hidden in the corn crib? Is he to memorize jokes from Capt. Billy's Bang? Are words creeping into his conversation? Words like, 'swell?" And your old man?" Well, if so my friends, Ya got trouble, Right here in city! a capital "T" And that rhymes "P" And that for Pool. We've got trouble! Right in River City! the Maine, Plymouth Rock and the Golden Rule! Oh, got trouble. We're in terrible, trouble. That game with the fifteen balls is a devil's tool! Oh yes we got trouble, trouble, trouble! With a "T"! Gotta rhyme it "P"! And that for Pool!!!