Song details: Rock'n'Roll Nigger

Credit Patti Smith

Original Band Patti Smith

Lyrics

baby was a black sheep, baby was a whore
baby got big and baby gets bigger
baby gets something, baby gets more
baby was a rock’n roll nigger

oh look around you
right now in a couple of weeks
do you like the world around you
are you ready to be here
outside the society, don’t wait for me
outside the society, that’s where I wanna be

baby was a black sheep, baby was a whore
well you know she’s gonna get bigger
baby got her hand, got her finger on the trigger
baby was a rock’n’roll nigger

outside the society is where I wanna be
outside the society, don’t wait for me

I’m in love with the valley of pleasure
I’m in love with the infinite sea
I’m in love in immeasurable measure
my feat is harder than me
comes alive in the car, in the car didn’t matter to me
comes last in the car with the wheels of desirety

Jimi Hendrix was a nigger
and Jesus Christ and Rimbaud too
Jackson P. was a nigger

outside the society, don’t wait for me
outside the society
if you’re looking that’s where you’ll find me
outside the society, don’t wait for me

outside the society