The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
(Wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog) I shot some dope, I feel so sick
It's a sick world, sick, sick, sick
Drugs and bitches and junkies and fags
Artificial phonies I hate it, hate it
Sick, sick, sick, it's the price I pay
It's a sick world, what can I say?
Bullshit scum, they desintegrate
They steal, they cheat, they take-take-take
(Wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog) I want to puke, I can't sit still
There's sex and drugs in a nightmare world
It's a sick world, sick, sick, sick
It's a hopeless life, I hate it, hate it
It's the drugs and the lies and the ripoff bet?
It's an outlaw life, we're a renegade band
Drugs and bitches and commies and queers
Artificial phonies, I hate it, hate it
(Wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog)
(Wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog)
(Wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog) I shot some dope, I feel so sick
It's a sick world, sick, sick, sick
Drugs and bitches and junkies and fags
Artificial phonies I hate it, hate it
Sick, sick, sick, it's the price I pay
It's a sick world, what can I say?
Bullshit scum, they desintegrate
They steal, they cheat, they take-take-take
(Wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog) I want to puke, I can't sit still
There's sex and drugs in a nightmare world
It's a sick world, sick, sick, sick
It's a hopeless life, I hate it, hate it
It's the drugs and the lies and the ripoff bet?
It's an outlaw life, we're a renegade band
Drugs and bitches and commies and queers
Artificial phonies, I hate it, hate it
(Wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog)
(Wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog)
(Wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog, wart)
(Wart hog)
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Wart Hog Lyrics as written by Joey Ramone Dee Dee Ramone
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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"Wart Hog" by Dee Dee (with co-writing credit to Johnny) was written in response to Dee Dee's therapist pressuring him to write a love song to get him in touch with his feelings. Dee Dee said in his autobiography Lobotomy: "'You want a song. I'll give you a song,' I thought to myself. The next day I gave him the lyrics to 'Wart Hog.'"
@Shocktreatment77 That’s hilarious!!!