[Verse 1] Sittin' on a sack of beans Sittin' down in New Orleans You wouldn't believe what I've seen Sitting on that sack of beans Lunatics on pogo sticks Another southern fried freak on a crucifix Hicks don't mix with politics People on the street just kickin' to the licks
[Verse 2] Oh good brother, just when I thought That I had seen it all My eyes popped out, my dick got hard And I dropped my jaw I saw a bird walkin' down the block Name Apache Rose Peacock I could not speak I was in shock I told my knees to please not knock
[Verse 3] A little boy came along Name of Louis Armstrong Said that girl who left me silly She liked the looks of me and my willy So I found her in the quarter Good God, how I adored her Oh she made me feel so cozy When she told me I could call her Rosey
[Chorus 2] I kiss your hair your skin so bare I'll take you with me, girl, anywhere You fare well in stormy weather I never met a girl that I liked better
[Verse 4] Twinkle twinkle little star Shining down on my blue car Drivin' down the boulevard She was soft and I was hard Apache Rose gotta rockin' Peacock Hottest ass on the goddamn block Rockin' to the beat of the funky ass Meters She has one of those built-in heaters
[Chorus 2] I kiss your hair your skin so bare I'll take you with me, girl, anywhere You fare well in stormy weather I never met a girl that I liked better
[Verse 5] Voodoo gurus casting their spells Cockatoo drag queens shakin' their bells Silver sound escapes the trumpet Watch your leg someone might hump it Chicken strut your butt let's rock Gettin' it on under your frock Flowing like a flame all through the night My girl's insane but it's all right
“Apache Rose Peacock” is the 13th song on funk-rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers' breakthrough fifth album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. The song is produced by the legendary Rick Rubin and written by John Frusciante, Flea, Anthony Kiedis, and Chad Smith, who were the four members of the band at the time. The song was released along with its parent album on September 24, 1991.
The song’s lyrics talk about the narrator, probably Anthony Kiedis or one of the other band members, walking down the street in New Orleans, Louisiana, and all the crazy things he sees.
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