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If another guy just gives me a nod
Right away he goes for his rod
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He tips his hat and yessiree!
It's time for some "rififi"
:24:10
I step in, but he don't give a damn
He points me out and says: Scram!
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And when he's back after a while
He's got this nasty little smile
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And sure as sure can be
I'm next in line for "rififi"
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You look like
you don't have a clue
:24:33
Like no one ever spoke to you
:24:37
'Bout "rififi"
:24:43
It's not a word that people use
:24:47
Among the swells,
the Who's Who's
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"Rififi"
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It's the lingo of the streetwise
The battle cry of real tough guys
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"Rififi"
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So don't fry your brain and grumble
All it means is "rough n' tumble"
:25:18
"Rififi"
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When I'm done workin' the beat
He takes me to the movies as a treat
:25:30
He don't care what flick we see
So long as it's got "rififi"
:25:36
In love, he can be kinda rough
He don't go for sentimental stuff
:25:41
A chick, he keeps telling me,
Gets her kicks on "rififi"
:25:46
And when he really lets himself go
I get a cuff just for the show
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And when I'm lying by his side
I'm nothing, I got no pride
:25:55
In paradise I wanna be
I'll pay the price in "rififi"