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53rd & 3rd (The Ramones cover)

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53rd & 3rd (The Ramones cover) Lyrics

If you think you can, well come on man
I was a Green Beret in Viet Nam
No more of your fairy stories
'Cause I got my other worries.
53rd and 3rd
Standing on the street
53rd and 3rd
I'm tryin' to turn a trick
53rd and 3rd
You're the one they never pick
53rd and 3rd
Don't make you feel sick ?
Then I took out my razor blade
Then I did what God forbade
Now the cops are after me
But I proved that I'm no sissy.

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rjbucs28 On Jun 20, 2003

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by River Wolf

21y ago

Excellent Ramones tribute, better than the Ramones version when the Ramones, like Metallica, kick ass.

It's about when Dee Dee Ramone was a man hooker on the corner of 53rd 3rd in Manhattan. At least this is according to a post on the Ramones page for this song.

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by Cleveland_Steamer

20y ago

$ $ Punk 1039 you are a complete shit to say that to River Wolf, please do us a favour and kill yourself or I'll do it for you, oh and make sure someone pisses or YOUR grave. dick!