Bad To The Bone

Album: Bad to the Bone (1982)
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  • On the day I was born
    The nurses all gathered 'round
    And they gazed in wide wonder
    At the joy they had found
    The head nurse spoke up
    Said, "Leave this one alone"
    She could tell right away
    That I was bad to the bone

    Bad to the bone
    Bad to the bone
    B-B-B-B-Bad
    B-B-B-B-Bad
    B-B-B-B-Bad
    Bad to the bone

    I broke a thousand hearts
    Before I met you
    I'll break a thousand more, baby
    Before I am through
    I wanna be yours, pretty baby
    Yours and yours alone
    I'm here to tell ya, honey
    That I'm bad to the bone

    Bad to the bone
    B-B-B-B-Bad
    B-B-B-B-Bad
    B-B-B-B-Bad
    Bad to the bone

    I'll make a rich woman beg
    And I'll make a good woman steal
    I'll make an old woman blush
    And I'll make a young girl squeal
    I wanna be yours, pretty baby
    Yours and yours alone
    I'm here to tell ya, honey
    That I'm bad to the bone

    B-B-B-B-Bad
    B-B-B-B-Bad
    B-B-B-B-Bad
    Bad to the bone

    Now when I walk the streets
    Kings and queens step aside
    Every woman I meet
    They all stay satisfied
    I wanna tell ya, pretty baby
    What I see I make my own
    And I'm here to tell ya, honey
    That I'm bad to the bone

    Bad to the bone
    B-B-B-B-Bad
    B-B-B-B-Bad
    B-B-B-B-Bad
    Woo, bad to the bone Writer/s: George Thorogood
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Comments: 8

  • Jennifur Sun from RamonaBryce thanks and ouch sounds hard on them poor strings.
  • Bryce from Lima, OhJennifur, I believe he got that real scratchy effect by taking a metal guitar slide and scraping it across the strings, near the pickups. You can see him doing it in the video for the song.
  • Jennifur Sun from RamonaDoes anyone know how he got those effects on this guitar? Also who played sax and drums.
  • Shawn from Green Bay, WiOne of the baddest ass songs of all time. Never gets old.
  • Jorge from Bronx, NySaw him live,back then I didn't knew much about him,but it was exciting to see play,great guitarist,,and when i listen to this tune the '59 Plymouth Fury comes to life,lol
  • Tony from Connellsville, Pathe song is not about being uncircumsiced its about a person thats just bad to the bone......dumbass
  • Ken from Louisville, KyThis was also the main theme for the Oliver Stone movie Talk Radio.
  • Thomas from Fuquay Varina, NcI was thinking about these lyrics and I was wondering if maybe George was extolling the "virtue"
    of being uncircumcised. I wouldn't know, myself. But
    some of the lyrics sounds like that is what he is singing about.
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