Your life is shit (shit)
Your life is bogus (bull)
Your life is crime (crime)
Your life is hell (hell)

I'm gonna die, start a new union (Alt: but not before you do)
I'm gonna die, with my libido
I'm gonna die, start a new union (Alt: but not before you do)
I'm gonna die, don't fuck with me

Your life is shit (shit)
Your life is clean (it is clean)
Your life is lame, it's not so funny
Your life is stale (frail, frail!)

I'm gonna die, start a new union (Alt: but not before you do)
I'm gonna hell on my libido
I'm gonna die, start a new union (Alt: but not before you do)
I'm gonna hell on my libido
I'm gonna die, start a new union (Alt: but not before you do)
I'm gonna hell on my libido
I'm gonna die, start a new union (Alt: but not before you do)
I'm gonna die, watch the pain!

Your life is shit.

"I'm gonna open up myself a flea market
I'm gonna open up myself a flea market
And you're gonna wish that you did
And retire on the profits

First off,
I'm gonna empty out all of my Mrs. Butterworth jars
And I'm gonna put 'em on a shelf with my 800 dollar a month tax free Century 21
shop

And then I am going to put my Mrs. Butterworth syrup jars on the shelf
Next to all the commemorative fast food chain glasses and cups I've accumulated
over the past 62 years

Then I'm going to get some plywood

I'm going to get some plywood and cut them up into two by two feet squares
Then I'm going to get some burlap and I'm going to cut them into
two by two feet squares, and then I'm going to put them onto the
pieces of plywood

And then I'm going to go to the beach
I'm going to go to the beach and I'm gonna collect some
shells and driftwood

And then I'm going to take the shells and driftwood and glue them
onto the plywood and burlap

And sell 'em for lots of money

People will be paying top dollar for my kids new used new
toys and clothing

Then maybe someday I can get rid of that
pissed-stained matress I've been sleeping on"

I'm gonna die, start a new union (Alt: but not before you do)
I'm gonna hell on my libido
I'm gonna die, start a new union (Alt: but not before you do)
I'm gonna die on my libido
I'm gonna die, start a new union (Alt: but not before you do)
I'm gonna die on my libido
I'm gonna die, start a new union (Alt: but not before you do)
I'm gonna die watch the pain


Lyrics submitted by Djo

Mrs. Butterworth Lyrics as written by Kurt Cobain

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    Your life is shit (shit) Your life is bogus (bull) Your life is crime (crime) Your life is hell (hell)

    I'm gonna die, start a new union I'm gonna die, with my libido I'm gonna die, start a new union I'm gonna die, don't fuck with me

    Your life is shit (shit) Your life is clean (it is clean) Your life is lame, it's not so funny Your life is stale (frail, frail!)

    I'm gonna die, start a new union I'm gonna hell on my libido I'm gonna die, start a new union I'm gonna hell on my libido I'm gonna die, start a new union I'm gonna hell on my libido I'm gonna die, start a new union I'm gonna die, watch the pain!

    Your life is shit.

    "I'm gonna open up myself a flea market I'm gonna open up myself a flea market And you're gonna wish that you did And retire on the profits First off, I'm gonna empty out all of my Mrs. Butterworth jars And I'm gonna put 'em on a shelf with my 800 dollar a month tax free Century 21 shop And then I am going to put my Mrs. Butterworth syrup jars on the shelf Next to all the commemorative fast food chain glasses and cups I've accumulated over the past 62 years Then I'm going to get some plywood I'm going to get some plywood and cut them up into two by two feet squares Then I'm going to get some burlap and I'm going to cut them into two by two feet squares, and then I'm going to put them onto the pieces of plywood And then I'm going to go to the beach I'm going to go to the beach and I'm gonna collect some shells and driftwood And then I'm going to take the shells and driftwood and glue them onto the plywood and burlap And sell 'em for lots of money People will be paying top dollar for my kids new used new toys and clothing Then maybe someday I can get rid of that pissed-stained matress I've been sleeping on"

    I'm gonna die, start a new union I'm gonna hell on my libido I'm gonna die, start a new union I'm gonna die on my libido I'm gonna die, start a new union I'm gonna die on my libido I'm gonna die, start a new union I'm gonna die watch the pain


    Theese should be the right lyrics. Really nice song i'd say.

    Albino-Marionetteon October 21, 2006   Link
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    did this song ever get sung to the public no matter how muc h i search i only find "Rehersal-Mrs Buttersworth" never found a "Mrs buttersworth" anywhere. i know htis is a pretty old one and i think it came out same time as mr mustache. Just a guess tho

    AnavrinirvanAon April 02, 2005   Link
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    why'd they leave out the middle of the song, the part where kurt talks about his get rich quick scheme, download the song and hear the full version its kinda funny, nirvana music was better before kurt started using heroin, this is a pretty good song, the lyrics go with the beat and guitar and drums

    jkcclarkie27on April 04, 2005   Link
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    send me mail and I'll give you the full version of the song

    jkcclarkie27on April 04, 2005   Link
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    I'm really sorrry for noet putting the complete version on the site. It's a very difficult song espacialy the part where he talks about getting rich and all, I was busy putting that on when my computer flipped out. So I couldn't put it on the site. Momentarely working on that part of the song. I am dutch, so it's hard for me to translate it. I can't define al the words so some of them maby are wrong. If you know the lines please send them to my mail

    Djoon April 05, 2005   Link
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    how can those lyrics even possibly be that wrong, you screwed up and didnt even say die without my libido, or do what they say

    jkcclarkie27on April 09, 2005   Link
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    Shut up man! I did my best at this song, if you think you can do it better why don't you put it on yourself. But at least have some respect for that i've tried. I said already I was dutch so some words can be wrong. But I think he says these things cause I hear them while he's singin. So be my guesst and suprise me, put your version on

    Djoon April 12, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Well If I had a song in dutch and couldnt translate it fully you know what i would do! NOT POST IT AND LEAVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE

    WaitingForNirvanaon April 23, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Here you You go, After a month of hard listening, I finnaly put it together, if ya'll stil don't like, you can kiss my hairy ASS!

    Djoon May 09, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    good job :) especially cuz youre dutch (saying that becuz i'm dutch to:P) but still well done

    kurtripon May 14, 2005   Link

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