Red Hot Chili Peppers- Subterranean Homesick Blues

The seventh track of Uplift.

Lyrics:
Johnny's in the basement mixing up the medicine
I'm on the pavement thinking about the goverment
the man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off,
says he's got a bad cough: wants to get it paid off

God knows when but you're doin' it again!
you better duck down the alleyway lookin'for a new friend
the man in the coonskin cap by the big pen
wants eleven dollar bills: you only got ten

Look out, kid
Look out, kid, it's somethin' that you did
Look out, kid, 'cause they keep all hid

Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot
talkin' at the heat put plants in the bed but
the phone's tapped anyway, maggie says that many say
they must bust in early may
orders from the D.A.

Walk on your tip toes, don't try "no doz"
better stay away from those that carry around a fire hose
keep a clean nose, watch the plain clothes
you don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows

Look out, kid
Look out, kid, it's somethin' that you did
Look out, kid, 'cause they keep all hid

Looks to me like you did
a little to much hittin' kid
you should've took it to the bridge
before you started to skid

Look out, kid
the good god willin', we'll bebop to Bob Dylan
chillin'em, thrillin'em, and red hot killin'em

killin'em

Get sick, get well, hand around a ink well
ring bell, hard to tell if anything is goin' to sell
try hard, get barred, get back, write braille
get jailed, jump bail, join the army, if you fail


But users, cheaters, six time losers
hand around the theatres
girl by the whirlpool lookin' for a new fool
don't follow leaders, watch the parkin' meters

Look out, kid
Look out, kid, it's somethin' that you did
Look out, kid, 'cause they keep all hid

Category:

Music

Tags:

• red
• hot
• chili
• peppers
• subterranean
• homesick
• blues
• uplift
• mofo
• party
• plan

[Bayview05]

You shouldn't judge other's music because it's not your type. There is no reason this any worse than the original.

[Darin847]

this is shit compared to dylan, i like the chillies, but this is shit

[Bayview05]

meh.

[giub81]

the only way of coverin Dylan is to change the fuckin song...RHCP are great in this, seems like it's a song of their own

[jakerowinski]

this shits amazing

[smaakravl]

love the original, but this is one hell of a funky cover! nice one peppers

[bergjasper]

@giub81 You got it right

@nothingbutfun You got it wrong ("fact" ;])

[bergjasper]

rofl it's total bullshit to say that this isn't GOOD music, it may not be your taste or not sound like the original, but it certainly isn't bad.

[FRE1991DDIE]

I love the Chili Peppers, but this is the worst cover EVER.

[kbass420]

@nothingbutfun dude u r a kook, you shouldnt say ur opinion is fact, you should stick to b dylan because rhcps music is not for celine dion homos haha

[kbass420]

@Darin847 dude u dont know what funk is, this even isnt about bdylan even though its his original song, maybe u should stick to classic rock, haha

[curilokura]

@RedHotChiliPrimus Bob dylan is a genius, poet, the major intellectual one of the music

[ninjawhale03]

@RedHotChiliPrimus hell naw motherfucker

[Grizzlism]

@hexhamstu

you're shit.