In the sweet old country where I come from 
Nobody ever works 
Yeah nothing gets done 
We hang fire, we hang fire 

You know marrying money is a full time job 
I don`t need the aggravation 
I`m a lazy slob 
I hang fire, I hang fire 
Hang fire, put it on the wire 

We`ve got nothing to eat 
We got nowhere to work 
Nothing to drink 
We just lost our shirts 
I`m on the dole 
We ain`t for hire 
Say what the hell 
Say what the hell, hang fire 
Hang fire, hang fire, put it on the wire 
Doo doo doo 

Take a thousand dollars go have some fun 
Put it all on at a hundred to one 
Hang fire, hang fire, put it on the wire