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Tankard – Dead Men Drinking (2004) | Track profile | Dork

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Beast of Bourbon
Dead Men Drinking

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Dead Men Drinking

Release date: 22nd March 2004

From Beast of Bourbon

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About This Track

"Dead Men Drinking" is a track by Tankard, from the album Beast of Bourbon, released 22nd March 2004. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Tankard

Tankard

Lyrics

Dead Men Drinking

We were the first wave

Born with a metal neck

Out on the highways

We’ve been to hell and back

Some may call us gone, poor motherfuckers

Little suckers, pathetic fools

Drink with class

That’s why we’re here, that’s what we do

Always fast

Bang our heads since ‘82

Been blowing ears for ages

Deliver crazy shows

Our manager’s a fart-freak

Choleric to the bone

Refrain:

We’re Dead Men Drinking! Our brain cells call for help

Hygiene’s a stranger to us, we’re Dead Men Drinking!

We’re Dead Men Drinking! Maybe delirious

But still on stage and thrashing, we’re Dead Men Drinking!

Our blood is Äppler

Beer-eyes and stinky breath

Zombies from Frankfurt

We died one thousand deaths

Some may call us gone, poor motherfuckers

Little suckers, pathetic fools

Drink with class

That’s why we’re here, that’s what we do

Always fast

Bang our heads since ‘82

Been blowing ears for ages

Deliver crazy shows

Our manager’s a fart-freak

Choleric to the bone

Refrain:

We’re Dead Men Drinking! Our brain cells call for help

Hygiene’s a stranger to us, we’re Dead Men Drinking!

We’re Dead Men Drinking! Maybe delirious

But still on stage and thrashing, we’re Dead Men Drinking!

Drink with class

That’s why we’re here, that’s what we do

Always fast

Bang our heads since ‘82

Been blowing ears for ages

Deliver crazy shows

Our manager’s a fart-freak

Choleric to the bone

Refrain:

We’re Dead Men Drinking! Our brain cells call for help

Hygiene’s a stranger to us, we’re Dead Men Drinking!

We’re Dead Men Drinking! Maybe delirious

But still on stage and thrashing, we’re Dead Men Drinking!

We were the first wave

Born with a metal neck

Out on the highways

We’ve been to hell and back

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Beast of Bourbon

2004

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Album

Beast of Bourbon

Release year

2004

—Alien Revenge
—Under Friendly Fire
—Genetic Overkill
—Beyond the Pubyard
—Dead Men Drinking
—Endless Pleasure
—Die with a Beer in Your Hand
—Fistful of Love
—The Horde
—Slipping from Reality

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