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Put the needle in my arm

And I'll be dead and gone

Put the needle in my arm

And I'll be dead and gone
I wouldn't mind a needle

I've just been on this road so long, oh boy

Been all a round the world

Verse 2:
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Been all the way to Reno and parts of Cali forn

Been all the way down Reno and parts of Cali forn

I had some kind of luck there

Wished I never had been born, oh boy

Been all a round the world

Verse 3:
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I went upon the signal hill

And there I made my stand

I went upon the signal hill

And there I made my stand

Bullets in my pocket

Semi- auto in my hand, oh boy

Been all a round the world

Verse 4:
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Put the needle in my arm

And I'll be dead and gone

Put the needle in my arm

And I'll be dead and gone

I wouldn't mind a needle

Just a- lying in a jail so long, oh boy

Been all a round the world

Verse 5:
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Put me down into the chair

And then I close my eyes

They put me down in to the chair

Then I closed my eyes

Last words that I re member

Won't be long before you die, oh boy

Been all a round the world

Verse 6:
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Put the needle in my arm

And I'll be dead and gone

Put the needle in my arm

And I'll be dead and gone

I wouldn't mind a needle

Just a- lying in a grave so long...

Been all a round the world

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cellordore On May 10, 2008

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Put the needle in my arm 
   
And  I'll be dead and  gone  
   
  Put the needle  in my arm  
   
    And  I'll be dead and  gone  
  I wouldn't mind a  needle

I've just been  on this road so  long, oh boy

Been  all a round the  world

Verse 2:  
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Been all the way to Reno and  parts of Cali forn

Been all the way down  Reno    and  parts of Cali forn

I had some kind of  luck there

Wished I never had been  born, oh boy

Been  all a round the  world

Verse 3:  
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I went upon the signal hill

And  there I made my  stand

I went upon the  signal hill

And  there I made my  stand

Bullets in my  pocket

Semi- auto in my  hand, oh boy

Been  all a round the  world

Verse 4:  
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Put the needle in my arm

And  I'll be dead and  gone

Put the needle  in my arm

And  I'll be dead and  gone

I wouldn't mind a  needle

Just a- lying in a jail so  long, oh boy

Been  all a round the  world

Verse 5:  
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Put me down into the chair

And  then I close my  eyes

They put me down in to the chair

Then I closed my  eyes

Last words that I re member

Won't be  long before you  die, oh boy

Been  all a round the  world

Verse 6:  
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Put the needle in my arm

And  I'll be dead and  gone

Put the needle  in my arm

And  I'll be dead and  gone

I wouldn't mind a  needle

Just a- lying in a grave so  long...

Been  all a round the  world

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2008-05-10 03:19:08

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by Granthuwp

6y ago

This is the Pixies version of the American folk song "Hang Me Oh Hang Me" poularised by Dave Van Ronk amoung others. The actual words have been changed quite a bit but are thematically similar. The melody has remained the same.

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