When the Whip Comes Down lyrics

Yeah, mama and papa told me

I was crazy to stay

I was gay in New York

Just a fag in L.A.

So I saved my money

And I took a plane

Wherever I go they treat me the same

When the whip comes down

When the whip comes down

When the whip comes down

When the whip comes down, yeah

Yeah I'm going down fifty-third street

And they spit in my face

I'm learning the ropes

Yeah I'm learning a trade

The East River truckers

Are churning with trash

I've got so much money

That I spend so fast

When the whip comes down, yeah

When the whip comes down

When the whip comes down

When the whip comes down

When the shit hits the fan

I'll be sitting on the can

When the whip comes down

Yeah, some called me garbage

When I was sleeping on the street

I never roll

Oh I never cheat

And I'm filling a need, yeah

I'm plugging a hole

My mama's so glad

I ain't on the dole

When the whip comes down, yeah

When the whip comes down, yeah

When the shit hits the fan

I'll be sitting on the can

When the whip comes down

When the whip comes down

When the whip comes down

When the whip comes down

When the whip comes down

When the whip comes down

Yeah, baby, when the whip comes down

When the whip comes down, yeah

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

When the shit hits the fan

I'll be sittin on the can

When the whip comes down, yeah

Yeah when the whip comes down

When the whip comes down

When the whip comes down, yeah

• Artist:The Rolling Stones
• Album:Some Girls (1978)