Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
We're professional punkers we come from the suburbs
After 15 years we're still having fun
Now we're over 30 still looking so purty at least we got a beat up accordian
That's Erik our drummer his father's a plumber
He drank enough booze to get Rhode Island drunk
Now he's straight but still smelly he's got one big belly
From livin the good life provided by punk
Singin singin singin
Buy me a Becks beer or pass me a bong
Gimme some Bushmills I'll sing you this song
Open another big box of cheap wine we're over 30 we're doing just fine
El Hefe is not satanic he's one hip hispanic
He grew up with one dozen cousins and kin
He wears baggy pants he knows how to break dance
You've seen him do every impersonation
That's Melvin on six string "Some tell me I can't sing"
Oh I think you can just don't do it round me
Stick with what you know
Playing guitar solo with Hetson and Watt in punk karaoke
Singin singin singin
Buy me a Becks beer or pass me a bong
Gimme some Bushmills I'll sing you this song
Open another big box of cheap wine we're over 30 we're doing just fine
My name is Fat Mike I'm obsessed with big lesbians
I've been a punk rocker for most of my life
I sing kinda flat I'm not really so fat
But that's how I hit them with a hook or slice
"I'm Kent I do sound" look he's getting so round
"I'm Timmy The Turtle" he counts as he clicks
"I'm Jay I don't care" someone please cut his hair
"I'm Limo from Scotland so give me haggis"
Singin singin singin
Buy me a Becks beer or pass me a bong
Gimme some Bushmills I'll sing you this song
Open another big box of cheap wine we're over 30 we're doing just fine
Buy me a Becks beer or pass me a bong
Gimme some Bushmills I'll sing you this song
Open another big box of cheap wine we're over 30 we're doing just fine
After 15 years we're still having fun
Now we're over 30 still looking so purty at least we got a beat up accordian
That's Erik our drummer his father's a plumber
He drank enough booze to get Rhode Island drunk
Now he's straight but still smelly he's got one big belly
From livin the good life provided by punk
Singin singin singin
Buy me a Becks beer or pass me a bong
Gimme some Bushmills I'll sing you this song
Open another big box of cheap wine we're over 30 we're doing just fine
El Hefe is not satanic he's one hip hispanic
He grew up with one dozen cousins and kin
He wears baggy pants he knows how to break dance
You've seen him do every impersonation
That's Melvin on six string "Some tell me I can't sing"
Oh I think you can just don't do it round me
Stick with what you know
Playing guitar solo with Hetson and Watt in punk karaoke
Singin singin singin
Buy me a Becks beer or pass me a bong
Gimme some Bushmills I'll sing you this song
Open another big box of cheap wine we're over 30 we're doing just fine
My name is Fat Mike I'm obsessed with big lesbians
I've been a punk rocker for most of my life
I sing kinda flat I'm not really so fat
But that's how I hit them with a hook or slice
"I'm Kent I do sound" look he's getting so round
"I'm Timmy The Turtle" he counts as he clicks
"I'm Jay I don't care" someone please cut his hair
"I'm Limo from Scotland so give me haggis"
Singin singin singin
Buy me a Becks beer or pass me a bong
Gimme some Bushmills I'll sing you this song
Open another big box of cheap wine we're over 30 we're doing just fine
Buy me a Becks beer or pass me a bong
Gimme some Bushmills I'll sing you this song
Open another big box of cheap wine we're over 30 we're doing just fine
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The impersonation goes, "Heavens to Murgatroid, its eric melvin even!"
what an awesome song.. i think the best is the guitar solo in it but all around a great song
yeah the solo in this rocks, but this is just the best way to end a fucking brilliant album. kickass. anyways, that's what i think...
to see this song live was hilarious. when melvin pulls out an accordian and begins to play it, i almost died. i saw them at warped this year, but eric had to go to a funeral, so they had drummers from other bands fill his shoes. they had a guy named rory for this song and they changed eric's verse on the fly...needless to say it was very scary
The last line is wrong; it should be "If you take the low road then I'll take the high"
i love this song, simple as that :)
this is the band's very amusing attempt to make fun of themselves
"they had a guy named rory for this song"
The guy your talking about is Rory Koff, he's in No Use For A Name, another great band on Fat Wreck.
Another funny punkrock drinking party dancing song! One of my favorites by nofx.
"Newcastle" not "a casual" "Glenlivet" not "Glen Lebbit"
this song allways make me smile