House of Pain

Released: July 28, 1992

Songwriter: Danny Boy Everlast

Producer: DJ Muggs

[Everlast]
Yeah, check it out now!

[Everlast & Danny Boy]
Everybody check it out now!

[Everlast]
Yo, I got the corn beef

[Danny Boy]
I got the Mott's

[Everlast]
I got the shotty

[Danny Boy]
Ayo, I got the buck shot

[Everlast]
Ayo, I got the burgers

[Danny Boy]
I got the grill

[Everlast]
If you're steppin' up next

[Everlast & Danny Boy]
You better flex that skill

[Everlast]
The House of Pain is in full effect
Everybody in the place give full respect
If your girl's in the house keep the ho in check
And if I'm bustin' off caps, you better hit the deck
Steppin' on stage with the fly routines
I'm hemmin' up suckers like bell bottom jeans
I always switch trains in Jamaica, Queens
When I go to Valley Stream to see my Aunt Eileen

[Danny Boy]
Danny Boy's comin' with the Irish style
The money back guarantee, I make it worth your while
I'm layin' out fools like kitchen tile
You come around with a frown, and ya leave in a pile

[Everlast]
Step back man, I ain't a black man
But every time I grab the mic, I rock a phat jam
Without the Slimfast, and if a skim pass
You know I step up and give the ho a jim blast
I give her what she wants, even if she fronts
The Hill is down with the House, they got the philly blunts
Ya know we roll 'em up, and then we light 'em up
And then we puff them up and pass them
So Danny Boy blasts 'em

[Danny Boy]
I got the shell-toe Adidas, with the fat strings
The Celtic crosses and the Claddagh rings
The straight edge razor and the Mossberg pump
You heard me shit-clickin', now it's time to jump

[Everlast]
Jump around just like a frog on a log
Fuck the Dukes because I like Boss Hogg
I'm hittin' home runs like my man Wade Boggs
And if you try to act stupid, I'm droppin' the dogs

[Pre-Chorus: Everlast & Danny Boy]
Every time I go to town
People start kickin' my dog around
It makes no difference if my dog's a hound (hound)
You better stop kickin' my dog around

[Chorus: Everlast & Danny Boy]
Put on your shit kickers and kick some shit (4x)

[Everlast]
Now I've droppin' records since the age of seventeen
First I came solo, but I now I got a team
It's the four man crew, with the Irish stew
You catch us puffin' on a blunt, and sippin' a brew

[Danny Boy]
What's up with that brew, man, hurry up and finish
Now grab the bar maid and order me another Guinness

[Everlast]
You can drink the Guinness while I'm sippin' on the Mickey's
When it comes to hookers, yo, the Everlast is picky
Always got my hat in case I come across a quicky
And when I do my shows, I get the hoes all hot and sticky

[Everlast & Danny Boy]
The House Of Pain is in full effect, yea
I say the House Of Pain is in full effect
You know the House Of Pain is in full effect, yea
And anyone who steps up is gettin' wrecked

[Chorus: Everlast & Danny Boy]

[Everlast]
Check it out now! Owww!
I said the House Of Pain!
We out!

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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