Tattoo

PETER DENNIS BLANDFOR TOWNSHEND

Me and my brother were talking 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

Radio London reminds you, go to the church of your choice!

Trivia about the song Tattoo by The Who

On which albums was the song “Tattoo” released by The Who?
The Who released the song on the albums “A Quick One” in 1966, “The Who Sell Out” in 1967, “Live at Leeds” in 1970, “Thirty Years of Maximum R&B” in 1994, “View From a Backstage Pass” in 2007, and “Live at the Fillmore East” in 2018.
Who composed the song “Tattoo” by The Who?
The song “Tattoo” by The Who was composed by PETER DENNIS BLANDFOR TOWNSHEND.

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