The Who - Tattoo lyrics

TATTOO

The Who

Me and my brother were talking to each other

Me and my brother were talking to each other

?bout what makes a man a man

?bout what makes a man a man

Was it brain or brawn, or the month you were born

Was it brain or brawn, or the month you were born

We just couldn?t understand

We just couldn?t understand

Our old man didn?t like our appearance

Our old man didn?t like our appearance

He said that only women wear long hair

He said that only women wear long hair

So me and my brother borrowed money from mother

So me and my brother borrowed money from mother

We knew what we had to do

We knew what we had to do

We went downstairs, past the barber and gymnasium

We went downstairs, past the barber and gymnasium

And got our arms tattooed

And got our arms tattooed

Welcome to my life, tattoo

Welcome to my life, tattoo

I?m a man now, thanks to you

I?m a man now, thanks to you

I expect I?ll regret you

I expect I?ll regret you

But the skin graft man won?t get you

But the skin graft man won?t get you

You?l be there when I die

You?l be there when I die

Tattoo

Tattoo

My dad beat me ?cause mine said ?mother?

My dad beat me ?cause mine said mother

But my mother naturally liked it and beat my brother

But my mother naturally liked it and beat my brother

?cause his tattoo was of a lady in the nude

?cause his tattoo was of a lady in the nude

And my mother thought that was extremely rude

And my mother thought that was extremely rude

Welcome to my life, tattoo

Welcome to my life, tattoo

We?ve a long time together, me and you

We?ve a long time together, me and you

I expect I?ll regret you

I expect I?ll regret you

But the skin graft man won?t get you

But the skin graft man won?t get you

You?ll be there when I die

You?ll be there when I die

Tattoo

Tattoo

Now I?m older, I?m tattooed all over

Now I?m older, I?m tattooed all over

My wife is tattooed too

My wife is tattooed too

A rooty-toot-toot, rooty-tooty-toot-toot

A rooty-toot-toot, rooty-tooty-toot-toot

Rooty-toot-toot tattoo too

Rooty-toot-toot tattoo too

To you

To you