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Tattoo

Written by Pete Townshend

Lyrics

Me and my brother were talking to each other
Bout what makes a man a man
Was it brain or brawn, the month you were born
We just couldn't understand

Our old man didn't like our appearance
He said that only women wear long hair

So me and my brother borrowed money from Mother
We knew what we had to do
We went downstairs, past the barber and gymnasium
And got our arms tattooed

Welcome to my life, tattoo
I'm a man now, thanks to you
I expect I'll regret you
But the skin graft man won't get you
You'l be there when I die
Tattoo

My dad beat me 'cause mine said Mother
But my mother naturally liked it and beat my brother
'Cause his tattoo was of a lady in the nude
And my mother thought that was extremely rude

Welcome to my life, tattoo
We've a long time together, me and you
I expect I'll regret you
But the skin graft man won't get you
You'll be there when I die
Tattoo

Now I'm older, I'm tattooed all over
My wife is tattooed too
A rooty doot toot, rooty tooty toot toot
Rooty toodle toodle
Tattoo too to you

Cover

Song Info

Taken from: The Who Sell Out
Released: 1967

  • Concerts: 104
  • First played: Mon, 08. Jan 1968
  • Last played: Sat, 29. Feb 2020
  • Live Records: 87

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