Honor Amongst Thieves

Having first left the tavern laid a tie upone the door knob
 Little john awoke at noon and went to find a day job
 Stumbling home much later through the evening just before
 Samuel Clemens saw that tie was dangling from the door
 And he said I better find another place where I can sleep
 Just one more hiding hole to put a secret I can keep
 You know there's a certain honor amongst, an certain honor amongst thieves
 There's a certain honor amongst, an certain honor amongst thieves
 Discombobulated as a boxer on her last leg
 Lovely Lucy lamented that she'd hate to have to beg
 And though she wouldn't neccesarily mind just one simple burglary
 She'd have to check if Sam was sold, he almost certainly Would be
 Little John might balk at first but then he would believe
 You know that rascal always had a shotgun hidden up his sleeve
 Oh there's a certain honor amongst, an certain honor amongst thieves
 There's a certain honor amongst, an certain honor amongst thieves
 Sometimes when they journeymen would drop by unannounced
 They'd crash upon the hallway floor, get drunk and make sad sounds
 They swear upon their mothers grave the next time they'd pay rent
 It might have been different had they even been friends
 But what can you expect in a tenement building of ill repute
 Plus see Lu, She had thing for one she dubbed to cute to make leave
 There's that certain something again, that certain something amongst thieves
 There's that certain something again, that certain something amongst thieves
 Oh so watchout Samuel Clemens here comes Johnny with his jack knife
 Having just left the tavern determined to take the live life
 It might as well be yours you know exactly what I mean man
 I don't know what he heard, oh but I sure now what he's seen man
 You got to run him 'round till he's tired he'll forget she even cheats
 And though he dont really mean it he is just a little peeved
 And there are certain honors amongst, some certain honors amongst thieves
 There are certain honors amongst, some certain honors amongst thieves
 You may now be wondering what my part in all this mess is
 You prefer your puzzle piece together I think that's precious