You threw me out
 
 The night before last
 
 And now you want me back
 
 In your arms again
 
 You think I'm a fool,
 
 You treat me like dirt,
 
 You pull the string and
 
 Hope I will be your friend
 
 But I know what's
 
 On your mind,
 
 And I'd rather be
 
 Out in the street,
 
 Without a dime
 
  
  And I'd rather Beg, Borrow and Steal,
 
 I'd rather Beg Borrow and Steal,
 
 I'd rather Beg, Borrow and Steal,
 
 Than go back to you, go back to you,
 
 Than go back to you, go back to you,
 
 Than go back to you, go back to you...
  
 
 How long 'dja think
 
 I'd hang around
 
 Pretending not to see
 
 The tricks you pulled on me
 
 There's only so much
 
 A man can take before
 
 His life turns
 
 Into a tragedy
 
 So I'm gettin' out now
 
 While I can,
 
 Cause I don't want to crawl
 
 I want to walk out like a man...
  
 
 And I'd rather Beg, Borrow and Steal,
 
 I'd rather Beg Borrow and Steal,
 
 I'd rather Beg, Borrow and Steal,
 
 Than go back to you, go back to you,
 
 Than go back to you, go back to you,
 
 Than go back to you, go back to you...