Uploaded by ThrobnWood on Feb 19, 2011
Artist: Primus
Album: Sailing The Seas Of Cheese
Year: 1991
Track# 4
Track Name: "American Life"
Les Claypool -- electric bass, string bass, six-string fretless bass, clarinet, vocals
Larry LaLonde -- electric guitar, six-string banjo
Tim "Herb" Alexander -- drums, water jug
In a town in southernmost Sicily
Lived a family too proud to be poor
In the year that fever took father away
They hastened for American shores
Now a mother and her son are standing in line
It's a cold day on Ellis Isle
And they look to the Statue of Liberty
For the boy we have American Life
Ong is a Laotian refugee
He works in the audio trade
The smoke from flux is filling his lungs
He's earning minimum wage
Spending spare time down on
San Pablo ave
Once a week gets a woman for the night
And he writes home tales of prosperity
For the boy we have American Life
Bob is an unemployed veteran
Born and bred in the South Bronx
He's living off the streets down in east L.A.
Residing in a cardboard box
Now he plays a little quit and he has a small dog
Searching for aluminum cans
And he hold on tight to his dignity
He was born into American Life
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@jessew0420 Primus Sucks is how Les used to introduce the band. Its a term of endearment. When somone says Primus sucks its not an insult, its a compliment.
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Fuck you ppl that say primus sucks. primus fucking rocks! So they are different. That's the only reason ppl hate them! Cuz the have lead bass instead of lease guitar. Fuck it. Why be original? lol
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@arizonan4u ha will you people ever learn lol
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my god, yes.
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@Haseo1414 possibly the best ever youtube comment i have ever read! GENIUS!
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I once stole a bass from a starving hobo just to play this.
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if primus sucks shouldn't we all dislike the video lol
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All these dumbasses don't know that.. "Primus Sucks"
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@arizonan4u WHICH MEANS YOU ARE PRETTY GOOD, TOO! HA HA
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@camelonatourbus YOU SUCK!
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Les Claypool slaps a bass better than Chris Brown slaps Rhianna.
Haseo1414 6 months ago 74
dude... primus sucks
camelonatourbus 10 months ago 20