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Edit Lyrics Yeah, momma and poppa told meI was crazy to stayI was gay in New YorkWhich is a fag in L.A.So I saved my moneyAnd I took a planeWherever I go they treat me the sameWhen the whip comes downWhen the whip comes downWhen the whip comes downWhen the whip comes downI'm going down fifty-third streetand they're spitting in my faceI'm learning the ropesYeah I'm learning a tradeThe east river truckersis churning with trashI've got so much moneyThat I'm spending so fastWhen the whip comes downWhen the whip comes downWhen the whip comes downWhen the whip comes downWhen the shit hits the fanI'll be sitting on the canWhen the whip comes downYeah, some called me garbageWhile I was sleeping on the streetI never rolland I never cheatI'm filling a needI'm plugging a holeMy mama's so gladI ain't on the doleWhen the whip comes downWhen the whip comes downWhen the whip comes downWhen the whip comes down(Yeah, go ahead check it out)Yeah, baby, when the whip comes downWhen the whip comes down(I'll be running this town, I'll tell you)When the shit hits the fanI'll be sittin on the can New! Log in to start a snippet Song Info Submitted by spliphstar On Dec 17, 2001 More The Rolling Stones Sympathy for the Devil Paint It Black Wild Horses Gimme Shelter Angie Yeah, momma and poppa told me I was crazy to stay I was gay in New York Which is a fag in L.A. So I saved my money And I took a plane Wherever I go they treat me the same When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down I'm going down fifty-third street and they're spitting in my face I'm learning the ropes Yeah I'm learning a trade The east river truckers is churning with trash I've got so much money That I'm spending so fast When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the shit hits the fan I'll be sitting on the can When the whip comes down Yeah, some called me garbage While I was sleeping on the street I never roll and I never cheat I'm filling a need I'm plugging a hole My mama's so glad I ain't on the dole When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down (Yeah, go ahead check it out) Yeah, baby, when the whip comes down When the whip comes down (I'll be running this town, I'll tell you) When the shit hits the fan I'll be sittin on the can Correcting wrong lyrics Fixing missing lines Removing extra lines Updating to official version Switching between clean/explicit (official) Fixing line breaks or spacing Correcting stanza/section order Removing unofficial annotations or brackets Correcting punctuation or capitalization Fixing spelling/typo errors Removing non-lyric content Standardizing formatting Other (explain below) Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks! These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators. You must be logged in to edit lyrics. Unable to save lyrics. Please try again. Lyrics cannot contain links. Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours. Edit Cancel Editing Tips Keep it true to the song

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Gay Prostitute

Gay Prostitute Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by hangwire13 20y ago

One of several homoerotic songs from the stones (check out 'memo from turner' and 'cocksucker blues')

One of several homoerotic songs from the stones (check out 'memo from turner' and 'cocksucker blues') Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share 1

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