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Well you're so pretty, baby,
I'd do anything for free.
Well you're so pretty, baby,
Woo woo
I'd do anything for free.
Cuz she's got the kinda good looks sugar,
Sink their hooks inside o' me.
And I know...
That you're the girl I'd marry,
If you'd only take my hand.
Well you're the girl I'd marry,
Woo woo
If you'd only take my hand.
Well I know you're only thirteen honey,
But I hoped you'd understand,
Cuz I know...
If I show up on your doorstep,
With a gold ring in my hand.
If I show up on your doorstep,
Woo woo
With a gold ring in my hand.
Nobody tries to tell me nothin',
Don't they know I understand?
And it takes more than your money, honey,
Woo-oo
To make a man
I'd do anything for free.
Well you're so pretty, baby,
Woo woo
I'd do anything for free.
Sink their hooks inside o' me.
And I know...
If you'd only take my hand.
Well you're the girl I'd marry,
Woo woo
If you'd only take my hand.
But I hoped you'd understand,
Cuz I know...
With a gold ring in my hand.
If I show up on your doorstep,
Woo woo
With a gold ring in my hand.
Don't they know I understand?
Woo-oo
To make a man
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Submitted by
themikeperson On May 12, 2007
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Yes, these lyrics are pretty insane - Anyway, I cribbed this from the web:
"Some say that "13" by The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a tongue-in-cheek song that criticizes hypocrisy and mocks classic rock musicians who dated teenagers. The song may seem like a creepy ode to marrying or grooming a 13-year-old girl, but Aaron Gilbreath of Wondering Sound interprets it as a way to call out classic rock musicians like Jimmy Page, who dated teenagers."
and this article has another hypothesis: https://themusicexperiment.wordpress.com/2012/09/27/song-of-the-week-13-by-the-brian-jonestown-massacre/
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