Steely Dan — Throw Back the Little Ones

[Verse 1] Lost in the barrio, I walk like an injun So Carlo won't suspect That something's wrong here I dance in place and paint my face And act like I belong here [Chorus] Throw back the little ones And pan fry the big ones Use tact, poise and reason And gently squeeze them [Verse 2] Hot licks and rhetoric Don't count much for nothing Be glad if you can use what you borrow So I pawn my crown for a ride uptown And buy it back tomorrow [Chorus] Throw back the little ones And pan fry the big ones Use tact, poise and reason And gently squeeze them [Instrumental break 1:23-2:15] [Verse 3] Done like a matador, I pray for the weekend And hope the little girls still throw roses Else I'll change my bait and move upstate Before the season closes [Outro] Throw back the little ones And pan fry the big ones Use tact, poise and reason And gently squeeze them