he hit the dance hall round about mid nine gin and juice and he s a feelin fine come the morning all the sounds went up police the man said the joint was shut all the brothers gettin busted outside undercover officer readin them their rights a one way ticket boy you re prison bound the night the lights in dowlais went down so how long we gotta wait until we get the keys to the mansion on the hill the meek ain t gonna inherit shh i want to know right now how long we gotta waste our time boardin a bus that s bound for the welfare line the meek ain t gonna inherit shh i want to know right now she shakes the blues off then she tries her luck makes a little bet hopes her horse comes up pickin pockets for some easy money cause she blew the goddamn lot on the national lottery steals a paper to check the front page headlines read the dance hall can t be saved how can they open up an opera house on the night the lights in dowlais went down yeah so how long we gotta wait until we get the keys to the mansion on the hill the meek ain t gonna inherit shh i want to know right now how long we gotta waste our time boardin a bus that s bound for the welfare line the meek ain t gonna inherit shh i want to know right now i tell you now tweak freak tony on the four to eight special branch sting right time wrong place columbian connections in the corridors of power mean the man on the money ain t ever goin down lord lucky takes his lady to the magic flute a little taste of toot and now he s bullet proof tony tunes to underground radio on the night the lights in dowlias went down so how long we gotta wait until we get the keys to the mansion on the hill the meek ain t gonna inherit shh i want to know right now i want to know right now how long we gotta waste our time boardin a bus that s bound for the welfare line the meek ain t gonna inherit shh i want to know right now yeah sing it now how long we gotta wait until we get the keys to the mansion on the hill the meek ain t gonna inherit shh i want to know right now how long we gotta waste our time boardin a bus that s bound for the welfare line the meek ain t gonna inherit shh i want to know right now