He was agin the rich He was agin the rich He was agin the poor He was agin the poor He was agin the rich He was agin the poor He was agin the rich He was against all trepidation He was agin the rich On the loose again He was agin the rich
There's a new fiend on the loose On the back of the exhaust clip Clipped on rich and poor alike Come to roost again once more
Ol' Nick doesn't go from digs to digs no more Hit him on the head with a two-by-four Nowadays he has a Georgian glazed porch
He was agin the rich He was agin the rich (poor) He was agin the poor He was agin the poor
There's a new fiend on the loose On the back of the exhaust clip Clipped on rich and poor alike Come to roost again once more
He said hit him on the head with a two-by-four He said hit him on the head with a two-by-four
He was agin the rich He was agin the poor He was agin the poor Used table leg to club son-in-law
New fiend again in your home my friend New fiend in your home again Two-by-four New friend in your home my fiend
He said show me my quarters and glasses He said show me my quarters and glasses
There's a new fiend on the loose Jolting in his tradition It's a fear of the obtuse He's got patents on the moaning
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