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Public Animal #9Alice Cooper

Songwriter: Alice Cooper Michael Bruce

Producer: Bob Ezrin

[Refrain throughout]
(Hey, hey, hey, yeah!)
(Hey, hey, hey!)

[Verse 1]
Me and G.B
We ain't never gonna confess
We cheated at the math test
We carved some dirty words in our desk
Well, now it's time for recess
Old man waitin by the monkey bars
Tradin all his ball cards
And they promised him a gold star
And they told him he could go far

[Chorus]
Hey, Mr. Bluelegs
Where are you takin me?
I'm like a lifer
In the state penitentiary
If I keep my nose clean
I won't get my eyes shined
But I'm proud to be
Public Animal Number Nine

[Verse 2]
License plates are runnin
Out of my ears
I'd give a month of cigarettes
For just a couple of lousy beers
Or even a bottle of real cheap wine
But that's the price you pay to be
Public Animal Number Nine
Number Nine, oh!

[Chorus]
Hey, Mrs. Cranston
Where are you takin me?
I feel like a lifer
In the state penitentiary
She wanted an Einstein
But she got a Frankenstein
Yeah, I'm proud to be
Public Animal Number Nine

[Instrumental break 2:16-2:50]

[Outro]
Ow! Public animal number nine
Public animal number nine
Public animal number nine, nine
Public animal number nine, number nine
Number nine, number nine
Number, number nine, animal number nine
Public animal number nine, nine
Public animal number nine
Public animal number nine, ergh!
Public animal number nine
Public animal number nine
Public animal number, number nine, nine
Public animal naa!

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper is the stage name and ‘fun villain’ character of Vincent Furnier. Cooper became the target of parents and ministers for his dark lyrics and gory theatrical performances that earned him the title Godfather of Shock Rock. Despite once claiming the name was conjured from a ouija board that told him he’s the reincarnation of a 17th century witch, Cooper laughs the topic off with flippant answers like “It was either a Scrabble board or a bowl of alphabet soup” and “I didn’t want a name like Iron Butterfly or Black Sabbath. I wanted it to be something your aunt might be called.”

The band Alice Cooper was originally signed by Frank Zappa to his own record label. Their first notoriety came when Cooper tossed a wayward chicken (possibly arranged by long-time manager Shep Gordon) into the crowd, who then tore it apart at the 1969 Toronto Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Festival. Newspapers claimed he’d bit the bird’s head off and drank its blood. Zappa advised them to not deny the story and Cooper used it as inspiration to make his character darker.

The band’s teaming with producer Bob Ezrin for their third album Love It To Death led to their US breakthrough with a top 30 hit “I’m Eighteen” in early 1971. By then, the band was already infamous for their stage show, which had escalated into simulated torture and executions. That same year, Killer was released with its two singles “Under My Wheels” and “Be My Lover” finding moderate US success, and both albums being certified gold the following year.

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