Complete Nirvana - Unplugged Lyrics

ABOUT A GIRL

I NEED AN EASY FRIEND, I DO, WITH AN EAR TO LEND,
THINK YOU FIT THIS SHOE, BUT YOU HAVE A CLUE

I'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE WHILE YOU HANG ME OUT TO DRY,
BUT I CAN'T SEE YOU EVERY NIGHT FOR FREE.

I'M STANDING IN YOUR LINE, HOPE YOU HAVE THE TIME.
PICK A NUMBER TO, KEEP A DATE WITH YOU.

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COME AS YOU ARE

COME AS YOU ARE, AS YOU WERE,
AS I WANT YOU TO BE
AS A FRIEND, AS AN OLD ENEMY
TAKE YOUR TIME, HURRY UP,
THE CHOICE IS YOURS, DON'T BE LATE
TAKE A REST AS AFRIEND AS AN MEMORIA

COME DOWSED IN MUD, SOAKED IN BLEACH
AS I WANT YOU TO BE
AS A TREND, AS A FRIEND, AS AN OLD MEMORIA

AND I SWEAR THAT I DON'T HAVE A GUN
NO I DON'T HAVE A GUN

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JESUS WANTS ME FOR A SUNBEAM

Jesus don't want me for a sunbeam
Sunbeams are not made like me
Don't expect me to cry
For all the reasons you had to die
Don't ever ask your love of me

Don't expect me to cry, don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die for thee

Don't expect me to cry, don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die, don't expect me to cry
Don't expect me to lie, don't expect me to die for thee

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THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD

We passed upon the stair
He spoke in was and when
Although I wasn't there
He said I was his friend
Which came as surprise
I spoke into his eyes
"I thought you died alone
A long long time ago"

"Oh no, not me
We never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world"

I laughed and shook his hand
And made my way back home
I searched for from and land
For years and years I roamed
I gazed a gazely stare
At all the millions here
I must have died alone
A long long time ago

Who knows, not me
I never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world

Who knows, not me
We never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world

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PENNYROYAL TEA

I'M ON MY TIME WITH EVRYONE
I HAVE VERY BAD POSTURE

SIT AND DRINK PENNYROYAL TEA
DISTILL THE LIFE THAT'S INSIDE OF ME
SIT AND DRINK PENNYROYAL TEA
I'M ANEMIC ROYALTY

GIVE ME A LEONARD COHEN AFTERWORLD
SO I CAN SIGH ETERNALLY
I'M SO TIRED I CAN'T SLEEP
I'M A LIAR AND A THIEF

SIT AND DRINK PENNYROYAL TEA
I'M ANEMIC ROYALTY
I'M ON WARM MILK AND LAXATIVES
CHERRY-FLAVOURED ANTACIDS

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DUMB

I'M NOT LIKE THEM BUT I CAN PRETEND
THE SUN IS GONE BUT I HAVE A LIGHT
THE DAY IS DONE BUT I'M HAVING FUN

I THINK I'M DUMB OR MAYBE JUST HAPPY
THINK I'M JUST HAPPY

MY HEART IS BROKE BUT I HAVE SOME GLUE
HELP ME INHALE AND MEND IT WITH YOU
WE'LL FLOAT AROUND AND HANG OUT ON CLOUDS
THEN WE'LL COME DOWN AND HAVE A HANGOVER
HAVE A HANGOVER

SKIN THE SUN
FALL ASLEEP
WISH AWAY
THE SOUL IS CHEAP
LESSON LEARNED
WISH ME LUCK
SOOTHE THE BURN
WAKE ME UP

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POLLY

POLLY WANTS A CRACKER
I THINK I SHOULD GET OFF HER FIRST
I THINK SHE WANTS SOME WATER
TO PUT OUT THE BLOW TORCH

IT ISN'T ME
WE HAVE SOME SEED
LET ME CLIP
YOUR DIRTY WINGS
LET ME TAKE A RIDE
DON'T HURT YOURSELF
I WANT SOME HELP
TO HELP MYSELF
I'VE GOT SOME ROPE
YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD
I PROMISE YOU
I HAVE BEEN TRUE
LET ME TAKE A RIDE
DON'T HURT YOURSELF
I WANT SOME HELP
TO HELP MYSELF

POLLY WANTS A CRACKER
MAYBE SHE WOULD LIKE MORE FOOD
SHE ASKS ME TO UNTIE HER
A CHASE WOULD BE NICE FOR A FEW

POLLY SAYS HER BACK HURTS
AND SHE'S JUST AS BORED AS ME
SHE CAUGHT ME OFF MY GAURD
IT AMAZES ME, THE WILL OF INSINCT

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SOMETHING IN THE WAY

UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE
THE TARP HAS SPRUNG A LEAK
AND THE ANIMALS I'VE TRAPPED
HAVE ALL BECOME MY PETS
AMD I'M LIVING OFF OF GRASS
AND THE DRIPINGS FROM THE CEILING
BUT IT'S OKAY TO EAT FISH,
CAUSE THEY HAVEN'T ANY FEELINGS

SOMETHING IN THE WAY

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PLATEAU

Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau
Some belong to strangers, and some to folks you know
Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand
To beautify the foothills, shake the many hands

There's nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop
And an illustrated book about birds
You'll see a lot up there but don't be scared
Who needs action when you got words

You finish with the mop and you can stop and look at what you've done
The plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen, and the work, it was fun

Many a hand's began to scan around for the next plateau
Some say it was greenland, and some say mexico
Others decided it was nowhere except for where they stood
But those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could

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OH, ME

If I had to lose a mind, if I had to touch feelings
I would lose my soul, the way I do
I don't have to think, I only have to do it
The results are always perfect
But that's old news
Would you like to hear my voice
Sprinkled with emotion, invented at your birth

I can't see the end of me
My whole expanse I cannot see
Formulate infinity, store it deep inside me

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LAKE OF FIRE

Where do bad folks go when they die
They don't go to heaven where the angels fly
Go to a lake of fire and fry
Don't see them again 'till the Fourth of July

I knew a lady who came from Duluth
Bitten by a dog with a rabid tooth
She went to her grave just a little too soon
Flew away howling on the yellow moon

People cry and people moan
Look for a dry place to call their home
Try to find some place to rest their bones
While the angels and the devils try to make 'em their own

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ALL APOLOGIES

WHAT ELSE SHOULD I BE
ALL APOLOGIES
WHAT ELSE SHOULD I SAY
EVERYONE IS GAY
WHAT ELSE COULD I WRITE
I DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT
WHAT ELSE SHOULD I BE
ALL APOLOGIES

IN THE SUN
IN THE SUN I FEEL AS ONE
IN THE SUN
IN THE SUN
I'M MARRIED
BURIED

I WSH I WAS LIKE YOU
EASILY AMUSED
FIND MY NEST OF SALT
EVERYTHING IS MY FAULT
I'LL TAKE ALL THE BLAME
AQUA SEAFOAM SHAME
SUNBURN WITH FREZERBURN
CHOKING ON THE ASHES OF HER ENEMY
ALL IN ALL IS ALL WE ARE

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WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT

My girl, my girl
Don't lie to me
Tell me when did you sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever she
I will shiver the whole night through

My girl, my girl
Where will you go
I'm going where the cold wind blows
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine
I will shiver the whole night through

Her husband was a hard working man
Just about a mile from here
His head was found in a driving wheel
But his body it never was found

My girl, my girl
Don't lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine
I will shiver the whole night through

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