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Tracks
The Kills
Keep on Your Mean Side
Black Rooster

TRACK

Black Rooster

Release date: 10th March 2003

From Keep on Your Mean SideTrack 8

4:24

Alternative Music

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About This Track

"Black Rooster" is a track by The Kills, from the album Keep on Your Mean Side, released 10th March 2003. The track is 4:24 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about The Kills.

About the Artist

The Kills

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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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Track details

From Keep on Your Mean Side

4:242003

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Album

Keep on Your Mean Side

10th March 2003

Track number

8

Release year

2003

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2Cat Claw
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4Kissy Kissy
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The Kills — Black Rooster

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Alison Mosshart, Jamie Hince
Producer: The Kills