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Ben Harper – Whipping Boy (1992) | Track profile | Dork

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Ben Harper
Welcome to the Cruel World
Whipping Boy

TRACK

Whipping Boy

Release date: 1992

From Welcome to the Cruel World

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About This Track

"Whipping Boy" is a track by Ben Harper, from the album Welcome to the Cruel World, released 1992. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Ben Harper

Ben Harper

Lyrics

Whipping Boy

Well you can need me

Well I want you to

And you can feed me

How I like that too

But don't you lead me

I won't follow you

Listen here

I don't fear

I don't want to be your

Whipping Boy

You can tease me

How I want you to

And you can squeeze me

Baby I like that too

I won't follow you

Listen here

I don't fear

I don't want to be your

Whipping Boy

You can hold me

Baby I want you to

And you can scold me

Yes I like that too

I won't follow you

Listen here

I don't fear

I don't want to be your

Whipping Boy

Well I want you to

And you can feed me

How I like that too

But don't you lead me

I won't follow you

Listen here

I don't fear

I don't want to be your

Whipping Boy

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Track details

From Welcome to the Cruel World

1992

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Album

Welcome to the Cruel World

Release year

1992

—Forever
3:24
—The Three Of Us
2:35
—Waiting On An Angel
3:54
—Walk Away
3:49
—Breakin' Down
—Forever
—Pleasure and Pain
—The Three Of Us
—Waiting on an Angel
—Welcome to the Cruel World
—I'll Rise
—Don't Take That Attitude To Your Grave
—Walk Away
—Whipping Boy
—Mama's Got a Girlfriend Now
—How Many Miles Must We March

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Credits

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Writer: Chris Darrow
Producer: Ben Harper, Tom Freund