There's a house on the street where I live, yeah The people there advertise what they give you I'm not gonna hang around Oh, I'm gonna keep off that awful ground, ah ha ha ha ha ha There's a place in the town Where the people put you down They won't let you away They're gonna get you someday They're gonna get you someday Mother used to say to me "It's not a very, very nice place to be" Don't tag around, don't bring disgrace Oh, keep away from that awful place You gotta keep away from that place People there like to cut you down Oh yeah, they take your money but they don't like you Hangin' around Hangin' around People won't know where you been They won't know you, you look so clean Oh, walk on by, don't you dare stop Oh, please keep away from that barber shop There's a place in the town Where the people put you down They won't let you away They're gonna get you someday They're gonna get you someday