Lake of Fire Lyrics
[Chorus]
Where do bad folks go when they die?
They don't go to heaven where the angels fly
They go to a lake of fire and fry
Won't see 'em again 'till the 4th of July
[Verse 1]
Oh, I knew a lady who came from Duluth
Who got bit by a dog with a rabid tooth
She went to her grave a little too soon
And flew away howling on the yellow moon
[Chorus]
Where do bad folks go when they die?
They don't go to heaven where the angels fly
They go to a lake of fire and fry
Won't see 'em again until the 4th of July
[Verse 2]
Now people cry and people moan
And look for a dry place to call their home
And try to find some place to rest their bones
Before the angels and the devils fight to make 'em their own
[Chorus]
Where do bad folks go when they die?
They don't go to heaven where the angels fly
They go to a lake of fire and fry
Won't see 'em again until the 4th of July
Where do bad folks go when they die?
They don't go to heaven where the angels fly
They go to a lake of fire and fry
Won't see 'em again 'till the 4th of July
[Verse 1]
Oh, I knew a lady who came from Duluth
Who got bit by a dog with a rabid tooth
She went to her grave a little too soon
And flew away howling on the yellow moon
[Chorus]
Where do bad folks go when they die?
They don't go to heaven where the angels fly
They go to a lake of fire and fry
Won't see 'em again until the 4th of July
[Verse 2]
Now people cry and people moan
And look for a dry place to call their home
And try to find some place to rest their bones
Before the angels and the devils fight to make 'em their own
[Chorus]
Where do bad folks go when they die?
They don't go to heaven where the angels fly
They go to a lake of fire and fry
Won't see 'em again until the 4th of July
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From the Meat Puppets II liner notes:
Four funereal tom-tom beats announce “Lake of Fire”, an epic song that lasts less than two minutes. Curt says it “was a cartoon song about the idea of the whole fuckin' Catholic nature of evil.”
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- 3.Lost
- 4.Plateau
- 6.We’re Here
- 7.Climbing
- 8.New Gods
- 9.Oh, Me
- 10.Lake of Fire
- 13.Teenager(s)
- 14.I’m Not Here
- 17.What to Do
- 18.100% of Nothing
Credits
Producer
Writer
Bass
Label
Guitar
Vocals
Drums
Recorded At
Total Access (Redondo Beach, California)
Release Date
April 1, 1984
Lake of Fire Covers
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