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Beastie Boys Johnny Ryall Lyrics
Total views: 2 times this week / Rating: 6.83/10 [12 votes]Album: Paul's Boutique / Original Release Date: 1989-06-25Genre: Hip Hop/RapSong Duration: 2 min 59 sec
Johnny Ryall
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
BEASTIE BOYS
- Johnny Ryall LyricsJohnny Ryall is the bum on my stoop
I gave him fifty cents to buy some soup
He knows the time with the fresh Gucci watch
He's even more over than the mayor Ed Koch
Washing windows on the Bowery at a quarter to four
'Cause he ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
Living on borrowed time and borrowed money
Sleepin' on the street there ain't a damn thing funny
Hand me down food and hand me down clothes
A rockabilly past of which nobody knows
Makes his home all over the place
He goes to sleep by falling down on his face
Sometimes known as the leader of the homeless
Sometimes drunk and he's always phoneless
Sleepin' on the street in a cardboard box
He's better off drinkin' than smokin' the rocks
Johnny Ryall, Johnny Ryall
He drinks where he lies
He's covered with flies
He's got the hand me down Pumas and the tie dyes
Go upstate and get your head together
Thunderbird is the word and you're light as a feather
Detox at the flop house no booze allowed
Remember the good old days with the rockabilly crowd
Memphis is where he's from
He lives in the street but he's no bum
A rockabilly star from the days of old
He used to have teeth all filled with gold
A platinum voice but only gold records
On the bass was boots on the drums was checkers
Luis Vuitton with the Gucci guitar
Johnny Ryall
Who do you think you are
Johnny Ryall, Johnny Ryall
Donald Trump Donald Tramp living in the Men's Shelter
Wonder Bread bag shoes and singing Helter Skelter
He asks for a dollar you know what it's for
Bottle after bottle he'll always need more
He's no less important than you working class stiffs
Drinks a lot of liquor but he don't drink piss
Paid his dues playing the blues
He claims that he wrote the Blue Suede Shoes
Elvis shaved his head when he went into the army
That's right y'all his name is
Johnny
Johnny Ryall, Johnny Ryall
I gave him fifty cents to buy some soup
He knows the time with the fresh Gucci watch
He's even more over than the mayor Ed Koch
Washing windows on the Bowery at a quarter to four
'Cause he ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
Living on borrowed time and borrowed money
Sleepin' on the street there ain't a damn thing funny
Hand me down food and hand me down clothes
A rockabilly past of which nobody knows
Makes his home all over the place
He goes to sleep by falling down on his face
Sometimes known as the leader of the homeless
Sometimes drunk and he's always phoneless
Sleepin' on the street in a cardboard box
He's better off drinkin' than smokin' the rocks
Johnny Ryall, Johnny Ryall
He drinks where he lies
He's covered with flies
He's got the hand me down Pumas and the tie dyes
Go upstate and get your head together
Thunderbird is the word and you're light as a feather
Remember the good old days with the rockabilly crowd
Memphis is where he's from
He lives in the street but he's no bum
A rockabilly star from the days of old
He used to have teeth all filled with gold
A platinum voice but only gold records
On the bass was boots on the drums was checkers
Luis Vuitton with the Gucci guitar
Johnny Ryall
Who do you think you are
Johnny Ryall, Johnny Ryall
Donald Trump Donald Tramp living in the Men's Shelter
Wonder Bread bag shoes and singing Helter Skelter
He asks for a dollar you know what it's for
Bottle after bottle he'll always need more
He's no less important than you working class stiffs
Drinks a lot of liquor but he don't drink piss
Paid his dues playing the blues
He claims that he wrote the Blue Suede Shoes
Elvis shaved his head when he went into the army
That's right y'all his name is
Johnny
Johnny Ryall, Johnny Ryall
Facts about Johnny Ryall
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Johnny Ryall is written by Adam Nathaniel Yauch, Matt Dike, Adam Horovitz, Michael S. Simpson, Michael Louis Diamond, John Robert King.
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It is first released on June 25, 1989 as part of Beastie Boys's album "Paul's Boutique" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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When we consider what the writer meant by those haunting lines, the song "Johnny Ryall" by the Beastie Boys shows through its descriptive writing the life of a homeless man, Johnny Ryall, who somehow still believes that he was a rockabilly star in the past, of which he uses metaphors such as 'Gucci watch' and 'gold records' to emphasize the difference between the two dimensions of his life. The main topic of Johnny Ryall over the years lyrics has been social commentary, angst, despair, heartbreak and reflection. Meanwhile, the song also gives a little significance to the themes of homelessness, struggle and survival, and lost glory and past fame. The lyrics talk about drinking, sleeping rough, and using some rude words which makes the song not very appropriate for little children. The ideas and words used imply a PG-13 rating, meaning that parents should be informed of the content before letting their younger kids listen to the song.
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Johnny Ryall falls under the genres Hip Hop, Rap.
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Johnny Ryall song length is 2 minutes and 59 seconds.
Who wrote Johnny Ryall lyrics?
Johnny Ryall is written by Adam Nathaniel Yauch, Matt Dike, Adam Horovitz, Michael S. Simpson, Michael Louis Diamond, John Robert King.
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When was Johnny Ryall released?
It is first released on June 25, 1989 as part of Beastie Boys's album "Paul's Boutique" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Johnny Ryall lyrics?
When we consider what the writer meant by those haunting lines, the song "Johnny Ryall" by the Beastie Boys shows through its descriptive writing the life of a homeless man, Johnny Ryall, who somehow still believes that he was a rockabilly star in the past, of which he uses metaphors such as 'Gucci watch' and 'gold records' to emphasize the difference between the two dimensions of his life. The main topic of Johnny Ryall over the years lyrics has been social commentary, angst, despair, heartbreak and reflection. Meanwhile, the song also gives a little significance to the themes of homelessness, struggle and survival, and lost glory and past fame. The lyrics talk about drinking, sleeping rough, and using some rude words which makes the song not very appropriate for little children. The ideas and words used imply a PG-13 rating, meaning that parents should be informed of the content before letting their younger kids listen to the song.
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Which genre is Johnny Ryall?
Johnny Ryall falls under the genres Hip Hop, Rap.
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How long is the song Johnny Ryall?
Johnny Ryall song length is 2 minutes and 59 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Adam Nathaniel Yauch, Matt Dike, Adam Horovitz, Michael S. Simpson, Michael Louis Diamond, John Robert King
Record Label(s): 1989 Capitol Records, Inc All rights reserved
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