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Garbageman Lyrics
You ain't no punk, you punk
You wanna talk about the real junk?
If I ever slip, I'll be banned
Because I'm your garbageman
Well you can't dig me you can't dig nothin'
Do you want the real thing, or are you just talkin'?
Do you understand?
I'm your garbageman
Yeah, somethin' from the garage and down the driveway
Now get outta your mind and get outta my way
Now do you understand?
Do you understand?
Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie
The bird's the word and do you know why?
You gotta beat it with a stick
You gotta beat it 'til it's thick
You gotta live until you're dead
You gotta rock 'til you see red
Now do you understand?
Do you understand?
I'm a garbageman, aw, jump on and ride
Yeah it's just what you need when you're down in the dumps
One half hillbilly and one half punk
Big long legs and one big mouth
The hottest thing from the north to come out of the south
Do you understand?
Do you understand?
Woo, I can't lose with the stuff I use
And you don't choose no substitutes
So stick out your can
Because I'm your garbageman
Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie
The bird's the word and do you know why?
You gotta beat it with a stick
You gotta beat it 'til it's thick
You gotta live until you're dead
You gotta rock 'til you see red
Now do you understand?
Do you understand?
Do you understand?
All right, hop off
You wanna talk about the real junk?
If I ever slip, I'll be banned
Because I'm your garbageman
Well you can't dig me you can't dig nothin'
Do you want the real thing, or are you just talkin'?
Do you understand?
I'm your garbageman
Yeah, somethin' from the garage and down the driveway
Now get outta your mind and get outta my way
Now do you understand?
Do you understand?
Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie
The bird's the word and do you know why?
You gotta beat it with a stick
You gotta beat it 'til it's thick
You gotta live until you're dead
You gotta rock 'til you see red
Do you understand?
I'm a garbageman, aw, jump on and ride
Yeah it's just what you need when you're down in the dumps
One half hillbilly and one half punk
Big long legs and one big mouth
The hottest thing from the north to come out of the south
Do you understand?
Do you understand?
Woo, I can't lose with the stuff I use
And you don't choose no substitutes
So stick out your can
Because I'm your garbageman
Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie
The bird's the word and do you know why?
You gotta beat it with a stick
You gotta beat it 'til it's thick
You gotta live until you're dead
You gotta rock 'til you see red
Now do you understand?
Do you understand?
Do you understand?
All right, hop off
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YOU PEOPLE NOT ONLY GOT THE LYRICS WRONG, THE SONG IS ABOUT A SPEED DEALER DUMMY. YOU AINT NO PUNK YOU PUNK IS MEANT FOR EVERYONEWHO DOESNT UNDERSTAND, LIKE LUX REPEATS OVER AND OVER DO YOU UNDERSTAND. THE GARBAGEMAN IS TO SPEED LIKE WHAT A JUNK DEALER IS TO HEROIN. HELLO ITS SOMETHNG THAT DRIVES YOU DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. DO YOU WANT THE REAL SPEED OR ARE YOU JUST A WANNABE
Cramps are real rock n rolL!!
"To live an unfettered life-- THAT should be what it makes you want to do!" -- Lux Interior
The Cramps seem to have written this song as their manifesto-- a deadly warning to poseurs and a war cry to rock'n'rollers.
It may also be about how the original music is the most real, a view held by Lux Interior to all accounts. There are references to 1960s band The Trashmen and the classic rock song "Louie Louie" ["Louie Louie Louie Lou-eye/ The bird's the word and do you know why"] Phrases like "You ain't no punk, you punk!" "You gotta live until you're dead/ You got to rock till you see red now" and "You can't dig me, you can't dig NOTHIN'" are further evidences of the general intent.
@LEnfer I like how you got this completely wrong. You are the punk in this scenario because you don,t understand the lyrics. He clearly talks about dealing drugs none of this has anything to do with posers.
@LEnfer I like how you got this completely wrong. You are the punk in this scenario because you don,t understand the lyrics. He clearly talks about dealing drugs none of this has anything to do with posers.
@chronict Even if he interpreted the meaning wrong (which he did) there's no need to be a dick about it. Unless the song writer is a child and every line is literal, most are very open to interpretation so mistakes can be made. So get off your high horse and stop being a dick.
@chronict Even if he interpreted the meaning wrong (which he did) there's no need to be a dick about it. Unless the song writer is a child and every line is literal, most are very open to interpretation so mistakes can be made. So get off your high horse and stop being a dick.