This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Who let you get on my train?
Who let you pick up the blame?
Who let the dogs out?
Who's gonna clean up your mess?
Fuck you
You fucking fuck
You ain't got nothing
Bad, bad luck
Bad luck, bad luck
Bad luck, bad luck
Bad luck you got in my ring
You dance like you've got
An unenviable case of ring sting
Who let you get in my face?
I ain't gonna clean up your mess (bad luck)
Who told you you could get on this stage?
All dressed up like you're in some kind of rage
All dressed up like you're from some other age
Bet you thought you'd get away
Didn't ya, didn't ya?
Bet you thought you'd get away?
Didn't ya, didn't ya?
Bet you thought you'd hide from me?
Didn't ya, didn't ya?
Bet you thought you'd hide from me?
Didn't ya, didn't ya?
(bet you thought you'd get away
Didn't ya, didn't ya?...)
(bad luck, bad luck...)
Who let you pick up the blame?
Who let the dogs out?
Who's gonna clean up your mess?
Fuck you
You fucking fuck
You ain't got nothing
Bad, bad luck
Bad luck, bad luck
Bad luck, bad luck
Bad luck you got in my ring
You dance like you've got
An unenviable case of ring sting
Who let you get in my face?
I ain't gonna clean up your mess (bad luck)
Who told you you could get on this stage?
All dressed up like you're in some kind of rage
All dressed up like you're from some other age
Bet you thought you'd get away
Didn't ya, didn't ya?
Bet you thought you'd get away?
Didn't ya, didn't ya?
Bet you thought you'd hide from me?
Didn't ya, didn't ya?
Bet you thought you'd hide from me?
Didn't ya, didn't ya?
(bet you thought you'd get away
Didn't ya, didn't ya?...)
(bad luck, bad luck...)
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