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Black Rooster Lyrics — The Kills | Dork

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The Kills
Black Rooster Lyrics

Lyrics

Black Rooster

From Keep on Your Mean Side2003

Written by Alison Mosshart, Jamie Hince

Produced by The Kills

Lyrics

Black Rooster

You want to cuss and fight In the basement The kid want to cuss and fight In the basement Warm black rooster worn white hand The young kids got my name You like to cuss and fight In the basement The kid want to cuss and fight In the basement Got a rattle snake on in the basement The young snake's got my name You wanna swing that hand In the basement The kid wanna swing that hand In the basement Drop your medicine, six white sons The young snake's got my name You want to cuss and fight In the basement The kid want to cuss and fight In the basement Got a rattle snake on in the basement The young snake's got my name I'm not coming home again I'm not coming home again I'm not coming home again I'm not coming home again You want to fuck and fight In the basement The kid wanna fuck and fight In the basement Got a rattle snake on in the basement The young snake's got my name You want to fuck and fight In the basement The kid like to fuck and fight In the basement Got a rattle snake, six white sons The young kid's got my name I'm not coming home again I'm not coming home again I'm not coming home again I'm not coming home again You want to cuss and fight In the basement The kid want to cuss and fight In the basement Got a rattle skate on in the basement The young snake's got my name

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About this track

"Black Rooster" is a song by The Kills from the album Keep on Your Mean Side, released in 2003. The song was written by Alison Mosshart, Jamie Hince. It was produced by The Kills.

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