It's a beggars life, said the Queen of Spain   But don't tell it to a poor man   'Cause he's got to kill for every thrill   The best he can   Everywhere around me   I see jealousy and mayhem   Because no men have all their peace of mind   To carry them      Well I don't really care   If it's wrong or if it's right   But until my ship comes in   I'll live night by night      When the joker tried to tell me   I could cut it in this rube town   When he tried to hang that sign on me   I said Take it down   When the dawn patrol got to tell you twice   They're gonna do it with a shotgun   Yes, I'm cashing in this ten-cent life   For another one      Well I ain't got the heart   To lose another fight   So until my ship comes in   I'll live night by night      Well I don't really care   If it's wrong or if it's right   But until my ship comes in   I'll live night by night