When The Whip Comes Down Lyrics - The Rolling Stones

1 Yeah, mama and papa told me

2 I was crazy to stay

3 I was gay in New York

4 A fag in L. A

5 So I saved my money

6 And I took a plane

7 Wherever I go they treat me the same

8 When the whip comes down

9 When the whip comes down

10 When the whip comes down

11 When the whip comes down

12 I'm going down fifty-third street

13 And they're spitting in my face

14 I'm learning the ropes

15 Yeah I'm learning a trade

16 The east river truckers

17 Are churning with trash

18 I make so much money

19 That I'm spending so fast

20 When the whip comes down

21 When the whip comes down

22 When the whip comes down

23 When the whip comes down

24 When the shit hits the fan

25 I'll be sitting on the can

26 When the whip comes down

27 Yeah, some called me garbage

28 When I was sleeping on the street

29 I never roll

30 And I never cheat

31 I'm filling a need

32 I'm plugging a hole

33 My mama's so glad

34 I ain't on the dole

35 When the whip comes down

36 When the whip comes down

37 When the whip comes down

38 When the whip comes down

39 (Yeah, go ahead check it out)

40 Yeah, baby, when the whip comes down

41 When the whip comes down

42 (I'll be running this town, I'll tell you)

43 When the shit hits the fan

44 I'll be sittin on the can