Lyrics They Held Me Down - Shel Silverstein
"This
next
song
is
dedicated
to
all
the
cop
outs
in
The
world.
My
friends
mostly,
including
me."
It
was
Sat
night
at
the
slammer
The
gavel
was
falling
like
a
hammer
As
they
dragged
in
every
freak
From
off
the
road
One
by
one
they
entered
the
cell
And
the
stories
that
they
had
to
tell
Were
all
different
But
all
seemed
to
end
on
the
very
same
note
"They
held
me
down
and
they
put
it
on
my
nose
They
even
sprinkled
a
little
bit
on
my
clothes
Yeahâ?¦
I
know
what
you're
thinkin
But
I
ain't
one
of
those
Noâ?¦
they
held
me
down
and
put
it
in
my
nose."
This
wino
in
the
corner
got
up
and
shook
himself
outâ?¦.
He
said,
"Well
they
held
me
down
and
poured
it
down
my
throat
That's
what
they
did.
They
even
planted
the
bottle
in
my
coat
Anybody
want
some?
Yeahâ?¦
the
reason
why
my
pants
so
wet
Is
they
pushed
me
off
the
boat
After
they
held
me
down
and
poured
it
down
my
throat."
And
this
chick
in
the
next
cellâ?¦
She
said,
"I
heard
you
guys
talking
And
let
me
tell
you
somethingâ?¦
He
held
me
down
and
he
put
it
you
know
where
Ohhhhâ?¦
I
told
him
I
was
a
virgin
But
he
didn't
care
Nooooâ?¦
the
pig!
Ahhhhâ?¦
you
see
his
wallet's
in
my
purse.
What's
it
doing
there?
He
held
me
down
and
put
it
you
know
where."
And
then
this
cat
got
up.
Wellâ?¦
he
half
got
up.
He
lifted
his
head
and,
He
said,
"Hey,
manâ?¦
hey
held
me
down
and
they
put
it
in
my
vein.
They
even
held
a
pistol
to
my
brain
Or
I
wouldn'ta
done
it
Ohhh.
these
scars
on
my
arms
are
where
I
crashed
through
The
window
paneâ?¦
Tryin'
to
get
awaaaaaaaaay
When
they
held
me
down
and
put
it
in
my
vein."
And
then
this
cat.
a
rollie-eyed
cat
in
a
raincoat,
and
shoes
And
the
bottom
of
his
pants
were
cut
off
at
the
knees
He
said,
"She
held
me
down
and
put
it
in
my
face.
Oh,
the
disgrace.
And
that's
the
fact
on
which
I'm
gonna
base
my
case.
She
was
overweight
and
underage.
And
we
was
at
my
place.
But
she
held
me
down
and
put
it
in
my
face."
They
held
me
down
and
made
me
write
this
song...
1 The Father Of A Boy Named Sue
2 Peanut-Butter Sandwich
3 The Cat And Rat
4 Goodnight Little House Plant
5 Show It On The Beach
6 Diet Song
7 Sure Hit Songwriter's Pen
8 The Smoke Off
9 They Held Me Down
10 Scum Of The Earth
11 Never Bite a Married Woman On the Thigh
12 Someone Ate The Baby
13 Paranoid
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