The Big House - Stephen Bishop

He’d been young

And abused

But all he felt

Was amused

Here in the Big House

You give before you take

It’s just another mistake

that you make

Cellmate Rudy

Came from Japan

Where they taught him

How to kill with his hands

Now he’s in the Big House

'Cause he found his girl

With her Johnny cake

It’s just another mistake

that you make

No mistake

Christmas comes just one time a year

That’s the breaks

And you know why

Let me out

And I will be your basic citizen

Set me free

You’ll know where to find me

You’ll know where to find me

He sits alone in his cell

With his two parakeets

Named 'em «Amos and Andy»

Ain’t that sweet?

You wind up in the Big House

If you got what it takes

To make another mistake

It’s just another mistake

It’s just another mistake