Cramps, The - Garbageman Lyrics






You ain't no punk, you punk.
You wanna talk about the real junk?
If I ever said [BEEP] I'd be banned
'Cause I'm your garbageman.

Well if you can't dig me, you can't dig nothin'.
Do you want the real thing, or are you just talkin'?
Do you understand?
I'm your garbageman.

Yeah, now it's up from the garage and down the driveway.
Now get outta your mind or get outta my way.
Now do you understand? Do you understand?
Louie, Louie, Louie, Lou-i
The bird's the word, and do you know why?
You gotta beat it with a stick.
You gotta beat it 'til it's thick.
You gotta live until you're dead.
You gotta rock 'til you see red.
Now do you understand?
Do you understand?
I'm your garbageman.

Aw, dump that on mine...

Yeah it's just what you need when you're down in the dumps.
One half hillbilly and one half punk.
Eight long legs and one big mouth.
The hottest thing from the north to come out of the south.
Do you understand?
Do you understand?

Whoo, I can't lose with the stuff I use,
And you don't choose no substitutes.
So stick out your can
'Cause I'm your garbageman.

Louie, Louie, Louie, Lou-i
The bird's the word, and do you know why?
You gotta beat it with a stick.
You gotta beat it 'til it's thick.
You gotta live until you're dead.
You gotta rock 'til you see red.
Now do you understand?
Hmmmm?
Do you understand?
Do you understand?
All right, now go!





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  1. R.... M....

    s”s sh nazi

  2. R.... M....

    Fucking animal yes pleas stale lolipop chapo is pop love you Jew spencer did he run back sorrounder fine ball stop smacking your lips cowboy desert

  3. R.... M....

    Bag ba dune big bag strap punch pitch oil a choose believe shock yup garbage man trash pick up his head nope marbles we are play pool the pool is empty they cri shaitan Hassan tears doc clock clik

  4. R.... M....

    2020 I recycle and eat straws

  5. P.... ....

    William Shatner brought me here 😲

  6. B.... M....

    What ccr song, sounds like the cramps.?

  7. C.... D....

    real junk!

  8. l.... ....

    Stick out your can!

  9. T.... M....

    Purealternative FM Through the night Saturday Sunday morning

  10. S.... G....

    If you like the Cramps, and haven't seen the Live at Napa State Hospital video, do so. Best live show ever, IMO. There are clips here on YT, but not the whole performance.

  11. C.... D....

    You ain't no punk, you punk...

  12. �.... �....

    Εχει και το θράσος να ξαναέρθει εδω?Ετσι όπως τα εχω κανει εγω δεν κουνιέται καμία κουφάλα.Θα ψάξω μην τυχόν απο Αμερική!Do you understand?

  13. A.... X....

    THPG Brought me here

  14. R.... Y....

    Time for me to put on my denim jeans with the cowboy boots just poking out under the cuffs and wife beater shirt.

  15. M.... J....

    Wow I'm not 900th thousand person to listen to this !

  16. N.... ....

    You ain't no punk, you punk
    You wanna talk about the real junk?
    If I ever slip, I'll be banned
    'Cause I'm your garbageman

    Well you can't dig me, you can't dig nothin'
    Do you want the real thing, or are you just talkin'?

    Do you understand?
    I'm your garbageman

    Yeah, somethin' from the garage and down the driveway
    Now get outta your mind and get outta my way

    Now do you understand?
    Do you understand?

    Louie, Louie, Louie, Lou-I
    The bird's the word and do you know why?
    You gotta beat it with a stick
    You gotta beat it 'til it's thick
    You gotta live until you're dead
    You gotta rock 'til you see red

    Now do you understand?
    Do you understand?
    I'm a garbageman.
    Aw, jump on and ride

    Yeah, it's just what you need when you're down in the dumps
    One half hillbilly and one half punk
    Big long legs and one big mouth
    The hottest thing from the north to come out of the south

    Do you understand?
    Do you understand?

    Woo, I can't lose with the stuff I use
    And you don't choose no substitutes
    So stick out your can
    'Cause I'm your garbageman


    Louie, Louie, Louie, Lou-I
    The bird's the word and do you know why?
    You gotta beat it with a stick

    You gotta beat it 'til it's thick
    You gotta live until you're dead
    You gotta rock 'til you see red

    Now do you understand?
    Do you understand?
    Do you understand?
    All right, hop off



    Songwriters: Ivy Rorschach / Lux Interior
    Album: Songs the Lord Taught Us
    Released: 1980

  17. D.... ....

    ¿2019-2020?

  18. F.... J....

    Love this.
    I like to think I'm a decent person but I also like to lose control in an auto destructive behaviour at least for one night

  19. L.... S....

    Let's Rock you Punk

  20. N.... P....

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaa i love it

  21. P.... T....

    "Take a bath Greasy"

  22. A.... X....

    Tony Hawk proving ground Brought me here

  23. R.... M....

    yeah I suffer a lot yeah my smokes burn till their dust my hands are the filth of the do you understand I'm the garbage man

  24. K.... D....

    modern "punk" is a dumpster fire r.i.p Lux nobody's clearin out the trash

  25. c.... ....

    Actually, this came out in 1980.

  26. S.... ....

    Takin' out the trash

  27. P.... A....

    The Matador! Where Pierce Brosnan goes in the pool in his socks with a cocktail and a fag!(no homo)

  28. T.... A....

    the matador pool scene

  29. C.... S....

    Here's a blast from the past 'the best' I didn't over do it, I opened it up full bore! And now the bad news, I lost the wizard sigs and the 40's. You'll just have to party without me I'm clean -- it's the price of success.

  30. D.... N....

    Not sure if I like this album better than "date with Elvis" They both kick ass

  31. C.... C....

    This song is still my favorite. Always.

  32. M.... E....

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  33. S.... V....

    there's something addicting about the guitars in this song

  34. B.... C....

    theres like an extra echo on this version here

    B.... C....

    Yes, it kinda put me off at first. I'm used to my vinyl Off The Bone version... Still a great song tho.

  35. �.... �....

    Better phycobilly than skinhead even though there was never given an explanation where I belong!

  36. X.... Y....

    Stick out your can, cause I'm the garbage man

  37. F.... B....

    Justin Bieber, has been here 113 times! Go away, justin bieber!

  38. S.... ....

    The Matador...

  39. F.... N....

    yook me a while but i know listen wih fondness, thanks

  40. F.... ....

    I don’t hear too much punk in this I hear a lot of rockabilly and a mid west white trash kinda music , I love it

  41. V.... R....

    What's up can I use the restroom?

  42. A.... D....

    can I please watch a video on YT without a Netflix ad?

  43. t.... w....

    Written by Charles Manson

  44. R.... R....

    Mr Robot

  45. D.... K....

    "one half hillbilly and one half punk, eight long legs and one big mouth, the hottest thing form the north to come out of the south" is this song about me? *paniced look*

  46. A.... ....

    The dissonant guitar solo... it's fucking perfection

  47. W.... F....

    Stick out your can!

  48. D.... o....

    I can’t take this seriously it just funny

  49. J.... C....

    I loved this band the first time I heard them...great punk music!

  50. b.... ....

    the hottest thing from the North
    to come out of the South

  51. J.... L....

    YOUGOTABEATITWITHASTICK! YOUGOTABEATITWITHASTICK! YOUGOTABEATIT.......

  52. G.... ....

    2018....still holds up. Whats Lux doing now? Is he alive?

  53. s.... ....

    You ain't no punk, you punk
    You wanna talk about the real junk?
    If I ever slip, I'll be banned 'cause I'm your garbageman
    Well you can't dig me you can't dig nothin'
    Do you want the real thing, or are you just talkin'?
    Do you understand? I'm your garbageman
    Yeah, somethin' from the garage and down the driveway
    Now get outta your mind and get outta my way
    Now do you understand? do you understand?

    Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie the bird's the word and do you know why?
    You gotta beat it with a stick
    You gotta beat it 'til it's thick
    You gotta live until you're dead
    You gotta rock 'til you see red

    Now do you understand?
    Do you understand?
    I'm a garbageman. aw, jump on and ride
    Yeah it's just what you need when you're down in the dumps
    One half hillbilly and one half punk
    Big long legs and one big mouth
    The hottest thing from the north to come out of the south
    Do you understand? do you understand?
    Woo, I can't lose with the stuff I use
    And you don't choose no substitutes
    So stick out your can 'cause I'm your garbageman

    Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie the bird's the word and do you know why?

    You gotta beat it with a stick
    You gotta beat it 'til it's thick
    You gotta live until you're dead
    You gotta rock 'til you see red

    Now do you understand?
    Do you understand?
    Do you understand?
    All right, hop off

  54. G.... ....

    2018...still holds up.
    Acutually, better then most.

  55. n.... f....

    you bad people

  56. c.... ....

    This song came out in 1980, not 1984.

  57. 7.... ....

    RIP Nick Knox.

  58. a.... a....

    Wassa pnUK ?¿? 'oeveR sed pUnK, Mreeqee rsock¡ slure? finofunn¡

  59. E.... D....

    RIP Nick Knox

  60. d.... ....

    The hottest thing from the North to come out of the south.
    Lux was brilliant .

  61. T.... D....

    The solo at 2:24 is literally arousing.

  62. o.... ....

    They sound like bauhaus a bit, which is a great thing!

  63. B.... M....

    "...just what you need when you're down in the dumps; one half hillbilly & Ione half punk.."

  64. J.... M....

    I haven't listened to the cramps in almost ten years.

  65. M.... ....

    ♫♪ Now stick out your can. Cuz' I'm the Garbage Man! ♫♪

  66. T.... C....

    Im a vagitarian!!! Gotta go get me some vagetables

  67. P.... R....

    This song didn’t debut on Bad Music For Bad People. Was track three in their first LP, ‘Songs The Lord Taught Us’ (1980)

  68. C.... P....

    Bryan Gregory guitar at Garbage Man still the greatest feedback solo ever!

  69. B.... D....

    Incredible how such simple drumming could be beyond addicting!

    B.... D....

    Cant beat the ol 4 on the floor

  70. g.... f....

    the hottest thing from the north to come out in the south

  71. M.... W....

    I really do get tired of taking out the trash.

  72. C.... N....

    Spongebob movie brought me here!

    C.... N....

    Spongebob is obviously darker than I gave it credit for

  73. C.... ....

    Excellent song. If you liked this, you should check out William Shatner's cover.

  74. M.... L....

    hanson?one direction?they've done this?i did not know of this.i'll check it out.

  75. D.... D....

    I bought this album back 85 when I was in the army. This song is hot rod rockabilly...to cool .

    D.... D....

    Thank you for your service

    D.... D....

    oh shut up@Charles Lee Ray

    D.... D....

    89 I was and this was my song!

    D.... D....

    @Charles Lee Ray stop kissing ass with your eyes closed like that

    D.... D....

    @boobtuber06 Well this "war" we're in is still on so sign up ... but they give you way more vaccines nowadays ...

  76. G.... H....

    IM A TRASHMAN I EAT GARBAGE!

    G.... H....

    Ginger Humpback sunny in Philly?

    G.... H....

    My dude.

    G.... H....

    Funny..frank Reynolds quote

  77. D.... M....

    The Cramps : punk + rockabilly + a 1956 to 1960 horror movie genre. How f#cking original is that !

  78. m.... c....

    Cool hey dude ha ha

  79. s.... ....

    I bought this 7" at goodwill for $0.69 and gave it away to someone I knew would care.
    Now I want it back, see, I'm a _'Garbage Man'_.;

    s.... ....

    sparhopper I did that with Patti Smith now I love Patti Smith many many years ago I did this

  80. K.... R....

    Thanks for posting this loving it for decades at this point

  81. V.... V....

    This song reminds me of when I took my ex-girlfriend out.

  82. s.... ....

    I've listened to this song 5 times in a row now. Its just awesome I love the cramps

    s.... ....

    Same here!

    s.... ....

    Only 5 .... ha ha :)

    s.... ....

    Welcome to the other side

    s.... ....

    Thought I was the only.... it's that fucken riff.....

  83. W.... W....

    This is my first time ever listening to The Cramps.... and holy shit these guys are cool as fuck!!!
    I'm a huge Iggy Pop & The Stooges fan so........ yeah hahaha definitely loving these dudes

  84. M.... ....

    actually im a garbage man and this is totally fits me

    M.... ....

    You're my hero.

    M.... ....

    Rubbish guy eh?... 👍🏼

    M.... ....

    Now I'm a garbage man

    M.... ....

    ahahahaha

    M.... ....

    Lol, first day on the tail tmro.....

  85. A.... ....

    Memories.... 1999

    A.... ....

    Obviously, not the date of the album release, more as the date of which I founded the album... Fuck off.

    A.... ....

    I'm soused.

  86. K.... H....

    RARE The Cramps Transylvanan Tapes Cassette unofficial release http://www.ebay.com/itm/182441690329?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

  87. B.... T....

    I'm the garbage man!

  88. j.... j....

    I remember rob

  89. j.... l....

    HOLY FUCK just listening for my first time 11/23/2016 this shit rules I would sniffed coke to this for days!!! surf rock is the best to sniff rails to, too bad im sober now.

    j.... l....

    you sound like a quitter. nobody likes quitters.

  90. G.... D....

    Mr Robot 2x7 brought me here, and yes I Understand !!!

    "just what you need when you're down in the dumps,
    One half hillbilly and one half punk."

  91. J.... G....

    im the omegaman

  92. r.... m....

    Hope Snail and Fish still listen to this.

  93. r.... m....

    These sleaze balls provided us with rock and rolls finest moment. Can you guess?

    r.... m....

    Napa State Hospital, live show.

  94. a.... ....

    RIP LUX. Was very sad when they played this on the USA channel. Was very happy when they didn't play the chorus! Great track. Love you all

  95. g.... ....

    You gotta beat it with a stick..

  96. J.... ....

    I'm gonna find a barbecue to be miserable at.

    J.... ....

    Wesley Romero pwned

    J.... ....

    I'll keep a beer warm for you

    J.... ....

    JbtSveZauzeto1 how’d you be miserable at a BBQ? Great food, hopefully beer and weed, music Jesus I’m hungry now

    J.... ....

    Find what you like but be certain for your grounds,cause 'i'am the garbageman!

    J.... ....

    @Charles Lee Ray Talk about yourself

  97. p.... ....

    Hello, friend