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Ian Dury and the Blockheads – Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick (1978) | Track profile | Dork

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Ian Dury and the Blockheads
Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick
Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick

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Ian Dury and the Blockheads

Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick

Release date: 23rd November 1978

From Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick

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About This Track

"Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" is a track by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, from the album Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick, released 23rd November 1978. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Ian Dury and the Blockheads

Ian Dury and the Blockheads

Lyrics

Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick

[Verse 1]

In the deserts of Sudan

And the gardens of Japan

From Milan to Yucatán

Every womans, every man

[Chorus]

Hit me with your rhythm stick

Hit me! Hit me!

Je t'adore, ich liebe dich

Hit me! Hit me! Hit me!

Hit me with your rhythm stick

Hit me slowly, hit me quick

Hit me! Hit me! Hit me!

[Verse 2]

In the wilds of Borneo

And the vineyards of Bordeaux

Eskimo, Arapaho

Move their body to and fro

[Chorus]

Hit me with your rhythm stick

Hit me! Hit me!

Das ist gut! C'est fantastique!

Hit me! Hit me! Hit me!

Hit me with your rhythm stick

It's nice to be a lunatic

Hit me! Hit me! Hit me!

Hit me! Hit me! Hit!

[Verse 3]

In the dock of Tiger Bay

On the road to Mandalay

From Bombay to Santa Fe

Over hills and far away

[Chorus]

Hit me with your rhythm stick

Hit me! Hit me!

C'est si bon, mm? Ist es nicht?

Hit me! Hit me! Hit me!

Hit me with your rhythm stick

Two fat persons, click, click, click

Hit me! Hit me! Hit me!

Hit me! Hit me! Hit me!

Hit me!

Hit me!

Hit me! Ow!

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Track details

From Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick

1978

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Chaz Jankel, Ian Dury
Producer: Laurie Latham