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Hot Tone
02:49
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HOT TONE
I keep listening to that new song
in my headphones
through my cellphone
I keep listening to that new song
and it goes
something like this y'all
Bah dada dah dah
Dah dada dah dah
Yeah
That's a Whips song
AHHHHH I'M SO JADED
AHHHHH I'M ALRIGHT
I keep grooving to that Hot Tone
in my head bone
as the speakers blow
I keep grooving to that Hot Tone
and it goes
something like this y'all
Bah dada dah dah
Dah dada dah dah
YEAH
That's a Whips song
AHHHHH I'M SO JADED
AHHHHH I'M ALRIGHT
-SOLO-
AHHHHH I'M SO JADED
AHHHHH I'M ALRIGHT
AHHHHH I'M SO JADED
AHHHHH I'M ALRIGHT
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Rock n' Roll Dance
02:37
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ROCK N’ ROLL DANCE
Pretty lady in blue
You know what to do -Uh Huh
Get lit, hit the town
See what music is going down - Uh Huh
Gotta move, Move too fast
Swing stomp, go full blast
Just gotta be close to you
Guitar rhythm and a backbeat too
Wanna Rock n' Roll Dance with you
Wanna Rock n' Roll Dance with you
You're my queen and I'm your King
Nothing else means a thing
Closing time baby, one on one
Kissing time has begun
Dancing in the quiet street
Shadows at our crazy feet
Our song keeps rocking on and on
Boogie Woogie baby all night long
Wanna Rock n' Roll Dance with you
Wanna Rock n' Roll Dance with you
-SOLO-
Wanna Rock n' Roll Dance with you
Wanna Rock n' Roll Dance with you
Wanna Rock n' Roll Dance with you
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Kissing in the Bathroom
03:13
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KISSING IN THE BATHROOM
I’m cutting class
Grab me a soda pop
Struttin down the hallway
Never gonna stop
Smoking in the bathroom
Her number’s on the stall
That new girl in class
I gave her a call
Kissin’ in the bathroom
Yo wait your turn
Kissin’ in the bathroom
Never gonna learn
I saw her in gym class
I gave her a smile
Before the school bell’s ringing
Let’s cut out for awhile
Hide behind the lockers
Sneakin’ down the halls
Right into the bathroom
Up against the wall
Kissin’ in the bathroom
Yo wait your turn
Kissin’ in the bathroom
Never gonna learn
Don’t wanna write no essay
Don’t wanna read no book
Don’t wanna sharpen my pencil
Relying on my looks
I hate my teacher
I just wanna quit
All I wanna do, baby, is
Swap some spit
Kissin’ in the bathroom
Man, wait your turn
Kissin’ in the bathroom
Never gonna learn
Kissin’ in the bathroom
Kissin’ in the bathroom
Kissin’ in the bathroom
Kissin’
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4. |
Fire in the Mist
01:58
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FIRE IN THE MIST
Stuck a pin in your face
Now you’re feeling out of place
Bury your braid in the ground
Now you’re nowhere to be found
Clip your fingernails
Woke up on a bed of nails
Smoke of rattlesnake tails
Burning your entrails
-SOLO-
And I’m Fire in the Mist
I’m a ghostly Will o’ Wisp
I’m a ghoulish ne'er-do-well
And I’ll send you straight to hell
YOU TELL ‘EM BONE DADDY SENT YA
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5. |
Misery
02:25
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MISERY
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6. |
All Night Long
01:56
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ALL NIGHT LONG
Hey!
Just got back to the Islands
I don’t wanna think
Been so God damned lonely
I think I’ll take a drink
All night long
All night long
All night long
All Night Long
Hey!
Work all day
Just wanna play
Carouse with the friends and lovers
See what breaks
Live it up
for all the good dying people
The hard working people
Got to celebrate now
All night Long
All night Long
All night Long
All night Long
-SOLO-
HEY!
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7. |
Heartbeat River
03:08
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HEARTBEAT RIVER
Imagine running
Through an empty field
Look into
The endless sea
Can't run inside
When you can’t decide
Wondering what
The world can be
Set your sails
To the wind
Travel the world
Start over again
You ran so fast
Yeah you ran so free
Stumble to the ground
But you didn’t find me no no
I’d like to hear your heart beat again
I’d like to hear your heart beat again
You’re restless
You’re longing
For secrets
In the lost book of love
Try to keep your balance
When push comes to shove
It’s a big cruel world
But you’ve got someone to love
I’d like to hear your heart beat again
I’d like to hear your heart beat again
-Solo-
I’d like to hear your heart beat again
I’d like to hear your heart beat again
River runs deep
When love is for keeps
I’d like to hear your heart beat again
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8. |
Hey Rusty
03:30
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HEY RUSTY
Hangin’ outside of the Club
Papa doo wah Pop Papa doo wah
Signing autographs after the show
Papa doo wah Pop Papa doo wah
She wanted him but he had to say “NO!”
Hey Rusty, Hey Rusty
Whoooa
Hey Rusty, Hey Rusty
Whoooa
Tilts his dark sunglasses to see
Papa doo wah Pop Papa doo wah
Whole wide world all those fish in the sea
Papa doo wah Pop Papa doo wah
Runs to his limo tells the driver “GO!”
Hey Rusty, Hey Rusty
Whoooa
Hey Rusty, Hey Rusty
Whoooa
After party what does it mean
Papa doo wah Pop Papa doo wah
Hears a voice rise above the screams
Papa doo wah Pop Papa doo wah
Never gave him the time of day,
Now all she can do is say…
-SOLO-
Hey Rusty, Hey Rusty
Whoooa
Hey Rusty, Hey Rusty
Whoooa
Come back.
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9. |
Bad Boy
02:43
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BAD BOY
I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a Hook Line
I don’t give a damn about yesterday or the bad guys
I’ve been away much too long
Bad vibes they are gone
I’ve been a Bad Boy all along
I’ve been a Bad Boy all along
Destruction Jug is what the gang all calls me
Revolution, man, you can’t tie my hands, it don’t bother me NO
I’ve been away much too long
Bad vibes they are gone
I’ve been a Bad Boy all along
I’ve been a Bad Boy all along
-SOLO-
I’ve been away much too long
Bad vibes they are gone
I’ve been a Bad Boy all along
I’ve been a Bad Boy all along
Well rebel blood is in my veins you can’t change me
And if you just sit and think, you’ll never rearrange me
I’ve been away much too long
Bad vibes they are gone
I’ve been a Bad Boy all along
I’ve been a Bad Boy all along
I’ve been a Bad Boy all along
I’ve been a Bad Boy all along
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10. |
Last Summer
02:04
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LAST SUMMER
Baby can you hear me?
Are you off in the distance?
Baby can you hear me?
Did you fall down a well?
You know it’s really easy
To build yourself up too proud
You know it’s really hard, I hope you make it
Until next summer
No No Don’t you go away
Baby can you hear me?
Are you lost out at sea?
Baby can you hear me?
Is your head in the sand?
You know it’s really easy
To build yourself up too proud
You know it’s really hard, I hope you make it
Until next summer
No No Don’t you go away
(SMOKE EM GREY!)
-SOLO-
Baby can you hear me?
Are you blind in the spotlight?
Baby can you hear me?
Are you lost in the dark?
You know it’s really easy
To build yourself up too proud
You know it’s really hard, I hope you make it
Until next summer
Until next autumn
Until next winter
No No Don’t you go away!
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The Whips Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Power-pop sleaze, glammed-up garage, raw surf and unlimited hooks with innocent self-aware knack for pop, while harnessing the spirit of pre-punk and 50's rock rebellion."-Philadelphia Weekly
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