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Me and my brother were talking to each other / 'bout what makes a man a man
Was it brain or brawn, or the month you were born / we just couldn't understand
...our old man didn't like our appearance / he said that only women wear long hair
so me and my brother borrowed money from Mother / we knew what we had to do
We went downstairs, past the barber and gymnasium / and got our arms tattooed
...Welcome to my life, tattoo / I'm a man now, thanks to you
I expect I'll regret you / But the skin graft man won't get you
You'll be there when I die...Tattoo
...My dad beat me 'cause mine said "Mother" / But my mother naturally liked it and beat my brother
'Cause his tattoo was of a lady in the nude / And my mother thought that was extremely rude
...Welcome to my life, tattoo / We've a long time together, me and you
I expect I'll regret you / But the skin graft man won't get you
You'll be there when I die...Tattoo
...Now I'm older, I'm tattooed all over / My wife is tattooed too
A rooty-toot-toot, rooty-tooty-toot-toot / Rooty-toot-toot tattoo too
To you