Townshend)



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'l 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-tooty-toot

Rooty-toodle-toodle tattoo too

To you