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Having first left the tavern laid a tie upone the door knobLittle john awoke at noon and went to find a day jobStumbling home much later through the evening just beforeSamuel Clemens saw that tie was dangling from the doorAnd he said I better find another place where I can sleepJust one more hiding hole to put a secret I can keepYou know there's a certain honor amongst, an certain honor amongst thievesThere's a certain honor amongst, an certain honor amongst thievesDiscombobulated as a boxer on her last legLovely Lucy lamented that she'd hate to have to begAnd though she wouldn't neccesarily mind just one simple burglaryShe'd have to check if Sam was sold, he almost certainly Would be Little John might balk at first but then he would believeYou know that rascal always had a shotgun hidden up his sleeveOh there's a certain honor amongst, an certain honor amongst thievesThere's a certain honor amongst, an certain honor amongst thievesSometimes when they journeymen would drop by unannouncedThey'd crash upon the hallway floor, get drunk and make sad soundsThey swear upon their mothers grave the next time they'd pay rentIt might have been different had they even been friendsBut what can you expect in a tenement building of ill reputePlus see Lu, She had thing for one she dubbed to cute to make leaveThere's that certain something again, that certain something amongst thievesThere's that certain something again, that certain something amongst thievesSongtexteOh so watchout Samuel Clemens here comes Johnny with his jack knifeHaving just left the tavern determined to take the live lifeIt might as well be yours you know exactly what I mean manI don't know what he heard, oh but I sure now what he's seen manYou got to run him 'round till he's tired he'll forget she even cheatsAnd though he dont really mean it he is just a little peevedAnd there are certain honors amongst, some certain honors amongst thievesThere are certain honors amongst, some certain honors amongst thievesYou may now be wondering what my part in all this mess isYou prefer your puzzle piece together I think that's precious Aus Songtexte Mania