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It's Rough On Rats (If You're Asking)

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It's Rough On Rats (If You're Asking)

Release date: 18th July 2024

From No NameTrack 44:11

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About This Track

"It's Rough On Rats (If You're Asking)" is a track by Jack White, from the album No Name, released 18th July 2024. The track is 4:11 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 17 articles about Jack White.

About the Artist

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Lyrics

It's Rough On Rats (If You're Asking)

Yeah
Yes
Yeah
As bad as we got it
It sure must be rough on rats
The world is worse than when we found it
Sure must be rough on rats
Well, it's all too much
If you're asking me
It all cost too much
And nothing is free
There's too much, too much
But not enough for me
Well it's all too much
If you're asking
If you're asking
Preacher, priest or parson
Robbery, murder or arson
Is there any place for me there
I don't think so
As bad as we got it
It sure must be rough on rats
The world is worse than when we found it
Sure must be rough on rats
If we're not eating
Then they must have it rougher than us
I'm sure of that
But I should stop complaining every time it's raining
'Cause I'm still not food for cats
Ask me
Well, it's all too much
If you're asking me
It all cost too much
And nothing is free
There's too much, too much
But not enough for me
Well, it's all too much
If you're asking
If you're asking
Wise human or simple fool
Mineral or animalcule
Well, is there any home for me there?
I'm just asking
I'm just asking
As bad as we got it
It sure must be
The world is worse than when we found it
Sure must be
If we're not eating
Then they must have it rougher than us
I'm sure of that
But I should stop complaining every time it's raining
'Cause I'm sure not food for cats
Ask me
Well, it's all too much
If you're asking me
It all cost too much
And nothing is free
There's too much, too much
But not enough for me
Well, it's all too much
If you're asking

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From No Name

4:112024

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Album

Track number

4

Release year

2024

1Old Scratch Blues
3:32
2Bless Yourself
2:34
3That's How I'm Feeling
3:12
4It's Rough On Rats (If You're Asking)
4:11

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Jack White — Live at Ford Field
Jack White — You Got Me Searching
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Jack White — That's How I'm Feeling (from No Name) [3:12]
Jack White — Terminal Archenemy Endling (from No Name) [4:02]
Jack White — Tonight (Was A Long Time Ago) (from No Name) [4:16]
Jack White — Bless Yourself (from No Name) [2:34]
Jack White — Bombing Out (from No Name) [2:33]
Jack White — Morning At Midnight (from No Name) [3:05]
Jack White — Archbishop Harold Holmes (from No Name) [2:51]
Jack White — Old Scratch Blues (from No Name) [3:32]
Jack White — Missionary (from No Name) [2:33]
Jack White — What's The Rumpus? (from No Name) [3:24]
Jack White — Underground (from No Name) [3:47]
Jack White — Help Me Along (from Entering Heaven Alive) [4:46]
Jack White — Taking Me Back (Gently) (from Entering Heaven Alive) [4:35]
Jack White — A Madman from Manhattan (from Entering Heaven Alive) [4:26]
Jack White — Love is Selfish (from Entering Heaven Alive) [2:53]
Jack White — If I Die Tomorrow (from Entering Heaven Alive) [3:00]
Jack White — All Along the Way (from Entering Heaven Alive) [3:52]
Jack White — A Tree on Fire from Within (from Entering Heaven Alive) [3:00]
Jack White — A Tip from You to Me (from Entering Heaven Alive) [2:43]
Jack White — I’ve Got You Surrounded (With My Love) (from Entering Heaven Alive) [4:24]
Jack White — Please God, Don't Tell Anyone (from Entering Heaven Alive) [4:00]
Jack White — Queen of the Bees (from Entering Heaven Alive) [2:31]
Jack White — Into the Twilight (from Fear Of The Dawn) [4:41]
Jack White — Eosophobia (from Fear Of The Dawn) [3:42]
Jack White — Eosophobia (Reprise) (from Fear Of The Dawn) [3:12]
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