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,
Earthbound child (x2)
Come up with the shit I'm the earthbound child (x6)
Lock onto the shit 'cause you're the earthbound child
Earthbound child (x2)
Lock onto the shit 'cause you're the earthbound child
What goes up
They say is coming down
I got my head in the sky
And my roots in the ground
I'm not patriotic man
For what it's worth
I pledge allegiance to this land
And my Mother Earth
What I am
I said is what I be
I be damned if you cut down all those trees
Clearfelling all this good land
I do see
We'll all be damned if you cut down all those trees
What I am
I said is what I am
I be damned if I stone cold kill a man
In the name of a flag
A patriotic game
You got blood on your hands it ain't me to blame
Earthbound child (x2)
Come up with the shit I'm the earthbound child
Earthbound child (x2)
Come up with the shit
Everybody crying
But they don't know why
Well don't look up now there's a hole in the sky
And if we don't change soon everybody gonna die
You better jump ship now you better hope you can fly
Over population say we gotta face
You're gonna send us all away out to outerspace
Singing yippie hurray for the human race
I don't wanna live my life in no outer space
Earthbound child (x2)
Come up with the shit I'm the earthbound child, earthbound child (x3)
Come up with the shit I'm the earthbound child
I got six white candles
You know they're too hot to handle
You know I'm lighting them up
‘Cause you know I'm a vandal
Sticking them up all around my room
‘Cause ya know what I'm into
Oh ya the voodoo
Yes I go hard
Yes I go the full mile
Yes I go hard
I'm going full with style
Yes I go hard
You know I'm wick a wild
You know what they call me I'm the earthbound child
Earthbound child (x2)
Come up with the shit I'm the earthbound child
Earthbound child (x2)
Lock onto the shit ‘cause you're the earthbound child
Earthbound child (x2)
Come up with the shit I'm the earthbound child
Earthbound child (x2)
Come up with the shit, lock onto the shit (x2)
Come up with the shit I'm the earthbound child (x6)
Lock onto the shit 'cause you're the earthbound child
Earthbound child (x2)
Lock onto the shit 'cause you're the earthbound child
What goes up
They say is coming down
I got my head in the sky
And my roots in the ground
I'm not patriotic man
For what it's worth
I pledge allegiance to this land
And my Mother Earth
What I am
I said is what I be
I be damned if you cut down all those trees
Clearfelling all this good land
I do see
We'll all be damned if you cut down all those trees
What I am
I said is what I am
I be damned if I stone cold kill a man
In the name of a flag
A patriotic game
You got blood on your hands it ain't me to blame
Earthbound child (x2)
Come up with the shit I'm the earthbound child
Earthbound child (x2)
Come up with the shit
Everybody crying
But they don't know why
Well don't look up now there's a hole in the sky
And if we don't change soon everybody gonna die
You better jump ship now you better hope you can fly
Over population say we gotta face
You're gonna send us all away out to outerspace
Singing yippie hurray for the human race
I don't wanna live my life in no outer space
Earthbound child (x2)
Come up with the shit I'm the earthbound child, earthbound child (x3)
Come up with the shit I'm the earthbound child
I got six white candles
You know they're too hot to handle
You know I'm lighting them up
‘Cause you know I'm a vandal
Sticking them up all around my room
‘Cause ya know what I'm into
Oh ya the voodoo
Yes I go hard
Yes I go the full mile
Yes I go hard
I'm going full with style
Yes I go hard
You know I'm wick a wild
You know what they call me I'm the earthbound child
Earthbound child (x2)
Come up with the shit I'm the earthbound child
Earthbound child (x2)
Lock onto the shit ‘cause you're the earthbound child
Earthbound child (x2)
Come up with the shit I'm the earthbound child
Earthbound child (x2)
Come up with the shit, lock onto the shit (x2)
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Earthbound Child Lyrics as written by John Charles Wiltshire Butler
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Downtown Music Publishing
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