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Garbageman

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Garbageman

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You ain't no punk, you punk!

You wanna talk about the real junk?

If I ever slip, I'll be banned

'Cause I'm your garbageman

Well you can't dig me you can't dig nothin'

Do you want the real thing, or are you just talkin'?

Do you understand?

I'm your garbageman

Yeah, somethin' from the garage and down the driveway

Now get outta your mind and get outta my way

Now do you understand?

Do you understand?

Louie, louie, louie, lou-I

The bird's the word and do you know why?

You gotta beat it with a stick

You gotta beat it 'til it's thick

You gotta live until you're dead

You gotta rock 'til you see red

Now do you understand?

Do you understand?

I'm a garbageman

Aw, jump on and ride

Yeah it's just what you need when you're down in the dumps

One half hillbilly and one half punk

Big long legs and one big mouth

The hottest thing from the north to come out of the south

Do you understand?

Do you understand?

Woo, I can't lose with the stuff I use

And you don't choose no substitutes

So stick out your can

'Cause I'm your garbageman

Louie, louie, louie, lou-I

The bird's the word and do you know why?

You gotta beat it with a stick

You gotta beat it 'til it's thick

You gotta live until you're dead

You gotta rock 'til you see red

Now do you understand?

Do you understand?

Do you understand?

All right, hop off!

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