House of Pain

Released: June 28, 1994

Songwriter: Danny Boy DJ Lethal Everlast

Producer: DJ Lethal

[Intro: Everlast]
Yeah, the House of Pain...

[Verse 1: Everlast]
I'm sick, demented
I came and represented
I rose from the grave
I had a close shave
The cops tried to lock me down
'Cause the Glock they found was stolen
That's how I'm rollin'
Calvin Klein's no friend of mine
So I don't like Marky
Or the monarchy
Don't 'Start Me Up' like a Rolling Stone
I'll leave ya sulkin' like Macaulay Culkin in 'Home Alone'
So Get a Grip like Steven Tyler
I used to trip with the Divine Styler
Back in the days there were Irish ways
And Irish laws, stand up for The Cause

[Chorus]
When it's time to rock a funky joint
I'm on point
When it's time to rock a funky jam
I'm the man (4x)

[Verse 2: Danny Boy]
Well it's the D to the A, double N-Y-B-O
Y? 'Cause I rock shit like Ronnie Dio
It's a black day of rest, quick run, get your vest
I'm down with the Hill 'cause I still got the skill
To turn the party out, it's all about the skyscraper
Your girl caught the vapors so I might videotape her
I make a lot of papers so I don't have to scrape the
Bottom of the barrel, I rock fly apparel
Now I could pull your card
Starting up the Harley Davidson
I got the gun, so the drama, you could save it!

[Verse 3: DJ Lethal]
Well it's the mad bum Russian
Funky with percussion
From L.A. to Flushing
I get your girlie blushin'
I'll cut ya like the butcher
(But it ain't Joe the Biter!)
The old rock a loop cause I'm Super like Schneider!

[Chorus]
When it's time to rock a funky joint
I'm on point
When it's time to rock a funky jam
I'm the man (4x)

[Verse 4: Everlast]
I'm ill, retarded
So don't get me started
I might lose my cool
You'll lose if we duel
'Cause I can stomp a hole in the soul of a punk
With the rhymes in my head and the beats in my trunk
I got skill kid and I'm gonna milk it
For all it's worth, I'm gettin' mines on Earth
So step to the next head
Or like Sadat X said
'He's gone and that's how it's supposed to be'
Don't stand so close to me 'cause

[Chorus]
When it's time to rock a funky joint
I'm on point
When it's time to rock a funky jam
I'm the man (4x)

Everlast was barely of legal drinking age when he released his major label rap debut, Forever Everlasting, as part of Ice-T’s Rhyme Syndicate. Next he teamed with his high school pal Danny “Danny Boy” O'Connor, a hype man and graphic designer, to form the Irish American-centric House Of Pain, backed by Everlast’s longtime DJ, DJ Lethal (who is of Latvian/Russian descent).

“Jump Around” (produced by DJ Muggs) pushed House Of Pain’s debut to multiplatinum status, followed by the crossover rap/rock remix of “Shamrocks & Shenanigans.” After tours with Beastie Boys and Rage Against The Machine, their sophomore album went gold, but the group disbanded by the time their third album dropped.

DJ Lethal joined Limp Bizkit and Everlast went solo, going multiplatinum yet again on the acoustic/rap hybrid, Whitey Ford Sings The Blues. House Of Pain has reformed for festivals and club dates here and there ever since, often performing with Everlast’s backing band.

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