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Lyrics
Slaughter House Jive (1998)
Yo, ya think the storys over, but its just startin
The people of Honesdale call me Chris Martin
Danny D is my brother, Mary Jo is my mom
Mary Jane in my glass, cuz that shit is the bomb
Well, ya know the Stickman rocks microphones,
The Queen is Dead and Jeremy Jones
I said where its at, but the answers know
I got two hand drummers and a xyolphone.
Livin day to day, readin K.V.J.
I got words to say, a guitar to play
And I got good rhythms, I got good rhymes
I got good friends and we got good times
But before the lip lock get the fresh breath tic tac
Kickin out rhymes but collectin no kick backs
Yeah I got skills bu tthey dont pay the bills
Gotta get up and go to work
Just watch me now
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I gotta get down, just to stay alive
Stick around and catch the Slaughterhouse Jive
When youre down, know that youll survive
Stick around and catch the Slaughterhouse Jive
Slaughterhouse Five to the six and seven
The price is right like Rob, Mike and Kevin
Dont lift weights, but I elevate my mind
49er rhymes, Im a lyrical gold mine
Gimme a little room, yeah back the fuck off of me
The fifth insight from the Celestine Prophecy
From Wayne County to the great beyond
Spend a little time down at Walden Pond
I send peace to peeps, who be talkin in their sleep
Ill be playin my guitar, Ill be playin for keeps
Ill be playin at a friends backyard celebration
Never been to jail but Ive been on probation
Never been to Texas, the lone star state
But Ive been to Kutztown, and that place is great
When I play guitar, it makes me say goddamn
Yo, I jam therefore I am
Just watch me now
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S to the T to the I to the C to the K to the M A Nand thats me
Yo, which came first, the chicken or the yolk
The ecstasy I ate, or the marijuana smoke
Im more down with the old school then I am with the new jack
Fuck Will Smith, Johnny Cash was the Man in Black
People always coming, but they dont know where theyre going
Gotta catch a good vibe and be goin with the flow and
See a good show an I pull an all-nighter
Hey man, whos got my lighter?
That shit aint cool
If your mind is stable youre unable to fail
Smokin Marlboros in the borough of Honesdale
Readin Kurt Vonnegut
Anyway you want it, thats the way you need it, anyway you want it
It was 3 am when I wrote this rhyme
But like Billy Pilgrim I can trip through time
Whats up, you down with what Im talking about
Yo, Im out like Kilgore Trout
Just watch me now
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