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,

I expect I'll regret you
But the skin graft man won't get you
You'l 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