Sublime - Ballad Of Johnny Butt

“the ballad of johnny butt”

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johnny butt was a man with a real strong
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will to survive
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he’d just keep pushing on
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even though he was barely alive
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so . . .
shoot it up
shoot it up
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it just don’t matter
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johnny says he wants to go do it
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says he wants to kill a cop
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we’ve got a brand new dance , it’s called
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we’ve got to overcome
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we’ve got a brand new dance , it’s called
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we’ve got to overcome
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so johnny
just keep pushing
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’cause the streets are yours
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there’ll come a day
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when all that shit wont matter
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so . . .
shoot it up
shoot it up
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it just don’t matter
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when you’re resisted anyway

Am C
we’ve got a brand new dance , it’s called
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we’ve got to overcome
Am C
we’ve got a brand new dance , it’s called
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we’ve got to overcome
Am
so johnny
you kept on pushing
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the streets are yours
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and there’ll come a day
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when all that shit wont matter
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so . . .
shoot it up
shoot it up
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it just don’t matter
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resisted anyway
Am C
we’ve got a brand new dance , it’s called
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we’ve got to overcome
Am C
we’ve got a brand new dance , it’s called
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we’ve got to overcome