Tattoo Lyrics - Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out - Petra Haden

Me and my brother were talkin' to each other 

'Bout what makes a man, a man 

Was it brain or brawn, or the month you were born 

We just couldn't understand 

Our old man didn't like our appearance 

He said that only women wear long hair 

So me and my brother borrowed money from mother 

We knew what we had to do 

We went downstairs, past the barber and gymnasium 

And got our arms tattooed 

Welcome to my life, tattoo 

I'm a man now, thanks to you 

I expect, I'll regret you 

But the skin graft man won't get you 

You'll be there when I die, tattoo 

My dad beat me 'cause mine said "Mother" 

But my mother naturally liked it and beat my brother 

'Cause his tattoo was of a lady in the nude 

And my mother thought that was extremely rude 

Welcome to my life, tattoo 

We've a long time together, me and you 

I expect I'll regret you 

But the skin graft man won't get you 

You'll be there when I die, tattoo 

Now I'm older, I'm tattooed all over 

My wife is tattooed too 

A rooty-toot-toot, rooty-tooty-toot-toot 

Rooty-toot-toot tattoo too 

To you