Do The Right Thing Lyrics

Lyric discussion by emmalyne 

Cover art for Do The Right Thing lyrics by Dudes, The

I've looked on so many different lyrics sites and I STILL see the misprint in the line: "And now my my carnal sins Have got ginger beef so boring."

...it's obviously: "And now my carnal sins Have gotten to be so boring."

I'm puzzled as to how anyone could think that they were singing "ginger beef."