Having first left the tavern laid a tie upone the door knob   Little john awoke at noon and went to find a day job   Stumbling home much later through the evening just before   Samuel Clemens saw that tie was dangling from the door   And he said I better find another place where I can sleep   Just one more hiding hole to put a secret I can keep   You know there's a certain honor amongst, an certain honor amongst thieves   There's a certain honor amongst, an certain honor amongst thieves      Discombobulated as a boxer on her last leg   Lovely Lucy lamented that she'd hate to have to beg   And though she wouldn't neccesarily mind just one simple burglary   She'd have to check if Sam was sold, he almost certainly Would be    Little John might balk at first but then he would believe   You know that rascal always had a shotgun hidden up his sleeve   Oh there's a certain honor amongst, an certain honor amongst thieves   There's a certain honor amongst, an certain honor amongst thieves      Sometimes when they journeymen would drop by unannounced   They'd crash upon the hallway floor, get drunk and make sad sounds   They swear upon their mothers grave the next time they'd pay rent   It might have been different had they even been friends   But what can you expect in a tenement building of ill repute   Plus see Lu, She had thing for one she dubbed to cute to make leave   There's that certain something again, that certain something amongst thieves   There's that certain something again, that certain something amongst thieves      Oh so watchout Samuel Clemens here comes Johnny with his jack knife   Having just left the tavern determined to take the live life   It might as well be yours you know exactly what I mean man   I don't know what he heard, oh but I sure now what he's seen man   You got to run him 'round till he's tired he'll forget she even cheats   And though he dont really mean it he is just a little peeved   And there are certain honors amongst, some certain honors amongst thieves   There are certain honors amongst, some certain honors amongst thieves      You may now be wondering what my part in all this mess is   You prefer your puzzle piece together I think that's precious