De Stijl
The White Stripes
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You’re Pretty Good Looking (for a Girl)
01 : 49
2
Hello Operator
02 : 36
3
Little Bird
03 : 06
4
Apple Blossom
02 : 13
5
I’m Bound to Pack It Up
03 : 09
6
Death Letter
04 : 29
7
Sister, Do You Know My Name?
02 : 51
8
Truth Doesn’t Make a Noise
03 : 14
9
A Boy’s Best Friend
04 : 22
10
Let’s Build a Home
01 : 58
11
Jumble, Jumble
01 : 53
12
Why Can’t You Be Nicer to Me?
03 : 22
13
Your Southern Can Is Mine
02 : 29
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Track Lyrics
You’re Pretty Good Looking (for a Girl) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh yeah, you're pretty good looking... for a girl
But your back is so broken
And this feeling's still gonna linger on
Until the year 2525 now
[Verse 2]
Yeah, you're pretty good looking... for a girl
Your eyes are wide open
And your thoughts have been stolen by the boys
Who took you out and bought you everything you own now
[Chorus]
Yeah, you're pretty good looking, oh yeah
You're pretty good looking
Yes, you're pretty good looking, oh yeah
For a girl
[Bridge]
Lots of people in this world
But I wanna be your boy
To me, that thought is sounding so absurd
And I don't wanna be your toy
[Verse 3]
'Cause you're pretty good looking... for a girl
My future's wide open
But this feeling's still gonna linger on
Until I know everything I need to know now
[Chorus]
Yeah, you're pretty good looking, oh yeah
You're pretty good looking
Yes, you're pretty good looking, oh yeah
For a girl
Hello Operator Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hello, operator
Can you give me number nine?
Can I see you later?
Will you give me back my dime?
Turn the oscillator
Twist it with a dollar bill
Mailman, bring the paper
Leave it on my window sill
[Verse 2]
Find a canary
A bird to bring my message home
Carry my obituary
My coffin doesn't have a phone
How you gonna get the money?
Send papers to an empty home?
How you gonna get the money?
Nobody to answer the phone
Little Bird Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I got a little bird
I'm gonna take her home
Put her in a cage
And disconnect the phone
[Verse 2]
If you give me a look
I'm gonna get the book
I'm gonna preach the word
I wanna preach to birds
As I walk the floor
Yeah, this I know
[Verse 3]
When I get you home
This is how it goes
I got nothing to lose
I'll never let you go
Apple Blossom Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hey, little apple blossom
What seems to be the problem?
All the ones you tell your troubles to
They don't really care for you
[Verse 2]
Come and tell me what you're thinking
'Cause just when the boat is sinking
A little light is blinking
And I will come and rescue you
[Bridge]
Lots of girls walk around in tears
But that's not for you
You've been looking all around for years
For someone to tell your troubles to
[Verse 3]
Come and sit with me and talk awhile
Let me see your pretty little smile
Put your troubles in a little pile
And I will sort 'em out for you
[Bridge]
Lots of girls walk around in tears
But that's not for you
You've been looking all around for years
For someone to tell your troubles to
[Verse 3]
Come and sit with me and talk awhile
Let me see your pretty little smile
Put your troubles in a little pile
And I will sort them out for you
[Outro]
I'll fall in love with you
I think I'll marry you
I’m Bound to Pack It Up Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I've thought about it for awhile
And I've thought about the many miles
But I think it's time that I've gone away
The feelings that you have for me
Have gone away it's plain to see
And it looks to me that you're pulling away
[Chorus]
I'm gonna pick it up
I'm gonna pick it up today
I'm bound to pack it up
I'm bound to pack it up and go away
[Verse 2]
I find it hard to say to you
That this is what I have to do
But there is no way that I'm gonna stay
There are so many things you need to know
And I wanna tell you before I go
But it's hard to think of just what to say
[Chorus]
I'm gonna pick it up
I'm gonna pick it up today
I'm bound to pack it up
I'm bound to pack it up and go away
[Verse 3]
I'm sorry to leave you all alone
You're sitting silent by the phone
But we'd always known there would come a day
The bus is warm and softly lit
And a hundred people ride in it
I guess I'm just another running away
[Chorus]
I'm gonna pick it up
I'm gonna pick it up today
I'm bound to pack it up
I'm bound to pack it up and go away
Death Letter Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I got a letter this morning
What do you reckon it read?
It said, "The gal you love is dead."
I got a letter this morning
What do you reckon it read?
Said, "Hurry, hurry because the gal you love is dead."
[Verse 2]
Well, I packed up my suitcase
I took off down the road
When I got there, she was laying on the cooling board
I packed up my suitcase and I took off down the road
When I got there, she was laying on the cooling board
[Verse 3]
It looked like ten thousand people standing around the burying ground
I didn't know I loved her, 'til they began to let her down
Looked like ten thousand people standing on the burying ground
I didn't know that I loved her, 'til they began to let her down
[Verse 4]
You know, it's so hard to love someone that don't love you
Won't get satisfaction, don't care what you do
So hard to love someone that don't love you
Don't look like satisfaction and I don't care what you do
[Verse 5]
Well, I got up this morning, the break of day
Just hugging the pillows where she used to lay
Got up this morning, would you believe?
The break of day
Just hugging the pillows where my baby used to lay
Sister, Do You Know My Name? Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well, we're back in school again
And I don't really know anyone
I really wanna be your friend
'Cause I don't really know anyone
And the bus is pulling up to your house
I wish you could be sitting here next to me
[Verse 2]
I didn't see you at summer school
But I saw you at the corner store
And I don't want to break the rules
'Cause I've broken them all before
But every time I see you, I wonder why
I don't break a couple rules so that you'll notice me
[Verse 3]
Sister, do you know my name?
I've heard it before but I wanna know
I got a funny feeling that it's gonna work out
'Cause now I see you sitting here next to me
Truth Doesn’t Make a Noise Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My baby's got a heart of stone
Can't you people just leave her alone?
She never did nothin' to hurt you
So, just leave her alone
The motion of her tiny hands
And the quiver of her bones below
Are the signs of a girl alone
And tell you everything you need to know
[Chorus]
I can't explain it
I feel it often
Every time I see her face
But the way you treat her
Fills me with rage and I wanna tear apart the place
[Verse 2]
You try to tell her what to do
And all she does is stare at you
Her stare is louder than your voice
Because truth doesn't make a noise
No—truth doesn't make a noise
Truth doesn't make a noise
[Chorus]
I can't explain it
I feel it often
Every time I see her face
But the way you treat her, it fills me with rage and I want to tear apart the place
A Boy’s Best Friend Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I just don't fit in this place
Their thoughts cast me out of here
Their home has run out of space
My mind's already out of here
[Chorus]
Won't you come along, dear?
Won't you come along?
[Verse 2]
Words that are spoke alone
Phrases you will never hear
Empty rooms and a telephone
That I will never use, never fear
[Chorus]
I am all alone, dear
I am all alone
[Verse 3]
My dogs come sit next to me
A pack of dogs and cigarettes
My only friends speak no words to me
But they look at me and they don't forget
That a boy's best friend is his mother or whatever has become his pet
Let’s Build a Home Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Some bricks now, baby
Say, let's build a home
Some bricks now, baby
Say, let's build a home
[Chorus]
Come on!
Alright!
Come on!
Woo!
Woo!
Woo!
Yeah!
[Verse 2]
I'm getting lazy
Won't you throw me a bone?
I'm getting lazy
Won't you throw me a bone?
[Chorus]
Come on!
Alright!
Come on!
Woo!
Woo!
Woo!
Yeah!
[Verse 3]
Some bricks now, baby
Say, let's build a home
Some bricks now, baby
Say, let's build a home
[Chorus]
Come on!
Alright!
Come on!
Woo!
Woo!
Woo!
Jumble, Jumble Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Jumble, jumble
All at my house
Come on over
Sleep on the couch
Can't even see ya
Look like a mouse
[Verse 2]
Crumble, crumble
That bag is brown
Rip up the paper
To hear a sound
Pick the pieces
Up off the ground
[Verse 3]
Tumble, tumble
Onto the floor
Roll over
Until you're poor
Wave to me
I'm at the door
Why Can’t You Be Nicer to Me? Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Somebody's screaming
Looking at the ceiling, oh!
Everything's so funny
I don't have any money, oh!
People don't even know me
But they know how to show me, oh!
[Chorus]
Why can't you be nicer to me?
[Verse 2]
My pride is dying
I think I'm all done lying, oh!
Nobody's sharing
So I stopped caring, oh!
All alone and walking
Nobody's talking, oh!
[Chorus]
Why can't you be nicer to me?
[Verse 3]
Well, the wind is blowing
Where am I going?
Oh!
Off a bridge and falling
Nobody's calling, oh!
On the ground and laying
Nobody's praying, oh!
[Chorus]
Why can't you be nicer to me?
Your Southern Can Is Mine Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Now, looky here mama, let me explain you dis
You wanna get crooked, I'll even give you my fist
You might read from Revelation back to Genesi(s)
You get crooked, your southern can belongs to me
[Chorus]
So, there ain't no use in bringing no jive to me
Your southern can is mine in the morning
Your southern can belongs to me
[Verse 2]
You might go uptown, have me arrested, put in jail
Some hotshot's got money, gonna pull my bail
Soon as I get out, hit the ground
Your southern can is worth two dollars and half a pound
[Chorus]
So, there ain't no use in bringing no jive to me
Your southern can is mine, I'm talking about it
Your southern can belongs to me
[Verse 3]
You might take it from the south, baby, hide it up north
Understand you can't rule me or be my boss
Take it from the east, hide it in the west
But when I get it, mama, you can't a-see no rest
[Chorus]
So, there ain't no use in bringing no jive to me
Your southern can is mine, I'm screaming
Your southern can belongs to me
[Bridge]
Now baby, ashes to ashes, sand to sand
When I hit you, mama, then you feel my hand
Give you a punch through that barbed wire fence
When I hit you, baby, you know I make no sense
[Chorus]
Ain't no use to bringing no jive to me
Your southern can is mine, I know it
Your southern can belongs to me
[Verse 4]
Well now, look here, woman, don't get hot
I'll get me a brick outta my backyard
[Chorus]
There ain't no use to bringing no jive to me
Your southern can is mine, I'm talking about it
Your southern can belongs to me
[Verse 5]
Well, if I catch you, mama, down in the heart of town
I'm gonna grab me a brick and tear your can on down
[Chorus]
Ain't no use to bringing no jive to me
Your southern can is mine, I know it
Your southern can belongs to me
[Verse 6]
You may be deathbed sickness, baby, graveyard bound
I'm gonna make you moan like a graveyard hound, a-baby
[Chorus]
Ain't no use to bringing no jive to me
Your southern can is mine, I'm screaming
Your southern can belongs to me
[Outro: Sample]
"You keep moving around like you're uncomfortable. What's the matter, Willie?
Well, I was in a automobile accident last night, a little shook up. No one got hurt but it was all a jostle up mighty bad, shake up. Still sore from it but no one got hurt."