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Artist: The Wildhearts
Canonical path: /the-wildhearts/rooting-for-the-bad-guy
Related lyric paths: 6
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Rooting For The Bad Guy
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Rooting For The Bad Guy
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Wyle E Coyote, Cybermen, Tony Montana, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester the Cat, The Triffids, The Fly.
Put 'em in lights, put 'em in lights.
Falcon Eddie, Doctor Phibes, Captain Hook, Frankenstein, Chupacabra, Bonnie & Clyde.
Put 'em in lights, put 'em in lights.
Here in the dark while the hero is cheered I give my heart when the villain appears.
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I wanted Tweety Pie crucified.
I'm rooting for the bad guy.
I wanted Thunderbirds Kentucky Fried.
I'm rooting for the bad guy.
Zombies, Jaws and Mysterons.
Fu Manchu and Mr Burns.
Poison Ivy, Mr Hyde.
Put 'em in lights, put 'em in lights.
Here in the dark when the villain appears...
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