In the sweet old country

Where I come from

Nobody ever works

Nothing ever 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 hand fire



I hang fire, hang fire, hang

Put it on the wire, baby

I hang fire, hang fire

Put it on the wire, baby

I hang fire



We got nothing to eat

We go nowhere to work

Nothing to drink

We just lost our shirt



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 baby



Hang fire, hang fire, hang fire

Hang fire, hang fire, hang fire

Put it on the wire baby



Hang fire, hang fire, hang fire

Hang fire, hang fire, hang fire

Put it on the wire baby



Yeah, take a thousand dollars

Go and have some fun

Put it all on at a hundred to one

Hang fire, I hang fire, hang fire

Put it on the wire baby



Hang fire, hang fire, put it on the wire baby

Hang fire, hang fire, hang fire, hang fire

Put it on the wire baby

Put it on the wire baby