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The Replacements – Shooting Dirty Pool (1987) | Track profile | Dork

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The Replacements
Pleased to Meet Me
Shooting Dirty Pool

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The Replacements

Shooting Dirty Pool

Release date: 17th June 1987

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"Shooting Dirty Pool" is a track by The Replacements, from the album Pleased to Meet Me, released 17th June 1987. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about The Replacements.

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Lyrics

Shooting Dirty Pool

[Verse 1]

Rock 'n' roll with loud mouth

Spew in my glass

Stroke another one down

Right behind my back

[Pre-Chorus]

Do us all a favor, get yourself a spine

Everybody's choking on the grapevine

Loud mouth!

[Chorus]

Shooting dirty pool

Spewing dirty lies

Shooting dirty pool

Spewing dirty lies, oh-oh

[Verse 2]

I heard it on the airwaves

I've seen it in my glass

Oh, get your money on the table

Get your head out of your ass

[Pre-Chorus]

You're the coolest guy that I ever have smelt

Ain't a notch on nobody's belt

Do you vow?

[Chorus]

Shooting dirty pool

Spewing dirty lies

Yeah, shooting dirty pool

Spewing dirty lies, oh-oh

[Bridge]

Why don't you get a haircut, sister? (That's it!)

Loud mouth!

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

Shooting dirty pool

Spewing dirty lies

Shooting dirty pool

Spewing dirty lies, oh-oh

Shooting dirty pool

Shooting dirty pool

Shooting dirty pool

Spewing dirty lies, oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh oh-oh

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Track details

From Pleased to Meet Me

1987

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Album

Pleased to Meet Me

The Replacements

Release year

1987

—I.O.U.
—Red Red Wine
—Valentine
—Skyway
—I Don't Know
—Never Mind
—Nightclub Jitters
—Shooting Dirty Pool

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