The Rolling Stones

Released: November 12, 2012

Songwriter: Mick Jagger Keith Richards

Producer: Dave Trafford Jane Rose Joyce Smith Sherry Daly Geoff Kempin Terry Shand Mick Mckenna Lindsay Brown Phil Davey

[Crowd Cheering]

[Verse 1]
In the sweet old country where I come from
Nobody ever works
Yeah nothing ever gets done
We hang fire, we hang fire

[Verse 2]
You know marrying money is a full time job
I don't need the aggravation
I'm a lazy slob
I hang fire, I hang fire
Hang fire, put it on the wire
Hang fire, hang fire put it on the wire baby, go ahead
Hang fire

[Verse 3]
We've got nothing to eat
We got nowhere to work
Nothing to drink
We just lost our shirts
I'm on the dole
We ain't for hire
Say what the hell
Say what the hell, hang fire
Hang fire, hang fire, put it on the wire, baby
Hang fire, hang fire, hang fire, hang fire
Hang fire, hang fire, put it on the wire, baby

[Outro]
Take a thousand dollars go have some fun
Put it all on at a hundred to one
Hang fire, hang fire, put it on the wire
Doo doo
Doo doo, hang fire, hang fire put it on the wire
Hang fire, hang fire, hang fire, hang fire
Put it on the wire, baby
Hang fire, hang fire, hang fire, hang fire
Put it on the wire
Hang fire, hang fire, hang fire, hang fire
Put it on the wire, yeah
Yeah!
Put it on the wire, put on the wire

[Audience Applause]

[Spoken Word: Mick Jagger]
Whoo!

Formed in London in 1962, The Rolling Stones led the “British Invasion” along with The Beatles and were so successful their influence can be seen in arguably every rock ‘n’ roll band that followed.

Three of the current members have been there since the band’s singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, who write the majority of the band’s catalogue and also produced some albums as The Glimmer Twins; and drummer Charlie Watts. The fourth official member is guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has been there since 1975 (the keyboardist and bassist who play in studio and live are usually not listed). The Stones have released more than 20 studio albums, and even as age caught up on them, continued to be a huge attraction on the live circuit, with big stadium tours continuing through the 1990s, 2000s and into the 2010s.

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