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"'''Rock 'n' Roll Nigger'''" is the fifteenth track on the 1995 release ''[[Smells Like Children]]'', originally written and performed by the Patti Smith Group in 1978. | "'''Rock 'n' Roll Nigger'''" is the fifteenth track on the 1995 release ''[[Smells Like Children]]'', originally written and performed by the Patti Smith Group in 1978. | ||
| − | == Appearances == | + | ==Appearances== |
| − | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
* ''[[Smells Like Children]]'' | * ''[[Smells Like Children]]'' | ||
| − | == Versions == | + | ==Versions== |
| − | * "Rock 'n' Roll Nigger" <small> | + | * "Rock 'n' Roll Nigger" <small>— Appears on ''Smells Like Children''.</small> |
| − | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
| + | And the world spreads its legs... | ||
And the world spreads its legs | And the world spreads its legs | ||
For another fuckin' star | For another fuckin' star | ||
| − | Cause | + | 'Cause I am the all-American antichrist |
| − | I was made in | + | I was made in America |
| − | And | + | And America hates me for what I am |
I am your shit | I am your shit | ||
You should be ashamed of what you have eaten | You should be ashamed of what you have eaten | ||
I'm a rock and roll nigger | I'm a rock and roll nigger | ||
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Baby was a black sheep | Baby was a black sheep | ||
Baby was a whore | Baby was a whore | ||
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Baby got somethin' | Baby got somethin' | ||
Baby want more | Baby want more | ||
| − | Baby, baby, baby was a rock | + | Baby, baby, baby was a rock & roll nigger |
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How do you like the world around you? | How do you like the world around you? | ||
Do you like what you see? | Do you like what you see? | ||
How do you like the world around you? | How do you like the world around you? | ||
Ready to be... | Ready to be... | ||
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Outside of society | Outside of society | ||
Waiting for me | Waiting for me | ||
Outside of society | Outside of society | ||
| − | Is where | + | Is where I wanna be |
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Baby was a black sheep | Baby was a black sheep | ||
Baby was a whore | Baby was a whore | ||
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Got her finger on the trigger | Got her finger on the trigger | ||
Baby, baby, baby was a rock and roll nigger | Baby, baby, baby was a rock and roll nigger | ||
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Outside of society | Outside of society | ||
Waiting for me | Waiting for me | ||
Outside of society | Outside of society | ||
| − | Is where | + | Is where I wanna be |
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Nigger, rock and roll nigger | Nigger, rock and roll nigger | ||
| − | I'm a rock | + | I'm a rock & roll nigger |
This is your world in which we grow, | This is your world in which we grow, | ||
And we will grow to hate you | And we will grow to hate you | ||
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We will grow, we will grow | We will grow, we will grow | ||
We will grow to hate you | We will grow to hate you | ||
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1, 2, 3, 4 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | ||
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I was lost in the valley of pleasure | I was lost in the valley of pleasure | ||
I was lost in the infinite sea | I was lost in the infinite sea | ||
I was lost and begging for pleasure | I was lost and begging for pleasure | ||
And this world is waiting for me | And this world is waiting for me | ||
| − | + | Jimi Hendrix was a nigger | |
| − | Jimi | + | Jesus Christ and grandma, too |
| − | Jesus | + | Brian Warner (what a nigger) |
| − | Brian | + | |
Nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger | Nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger | ||
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Outside of society | Outside of society | ||
Waiting for me | Waiting for me | ||
Outside of society | Outside of society | ||
| − | Is where | + | Is where I wanna be |
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| − | == Trivia == | + | ==Trivia== |
| − | * | + | * "Rock 'n' Roll Nigger" is the first song featuring an instance of the word "nigger". Subsequent instances were featured in "[[Irresponsible Hate Anthem]]" and "[[Para-noir]]" respectively. This song however was a Patti Smith cover, and was not written by [[Marilyn Manson|Manson]] himself. |
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