Released: November 1, 2004
Songwriter: Mick Jagger Keith Richards
Producer: The Glimmer Twins Don Was
[Spoken Word: Mick Jagger]
When the whip comes down
[Intro]
One, two
One, two, three, four
[Verse 1]
Yeah, Mama and Papa told me
I was crazy to stay
I was gay in New York
I was just a fag in L.A
So I saved my money
And I took the plane
Wherever I go
They just treat me the same
[Refrain]
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
Yeah
[Verse 2]
Yeah, some call me garbage
When I'm sweeping up the street
But I never roll
And I never cheat
And I’m filling a need
Yeah, I'm plugging a hole
My Mama's so glad
I ain’t on the dole
[Refrain]
When the whip comes down, yeah
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
Oh yeah, when the whip comes down
[Verse 3]
Yeah, I go to 53rd Street
And they spit in my face
But I'm learning the ropes
Yeah, I'm learning the trade
The East River truckers
Are churning with trash
I've got so much money
But I spend it so fast
[Refrain]
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the shit hits the fan
I'll be sitting on the can
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
[Guitar Solo 1]
[Refrain]
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
Yeah, check it out baby
[Guitar Solo 2]
[Refrain]
When the whip comes down, yeah
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down, yeah
When the whip comes down
Yeah, check it out, check it out, check it out, check iout
Check it out, check it out, check out
Check it out, check it out, check out
[Guitar Solo 3]
[Instrumental Outro]
[Audience Applause]
When the whip comes down
[Intro]
One, two
One, two, three, four
[Verse 1]
Yeah, Mama and Papa told me
I was crazy to stay
I was gay in New York
I was just a fag in L.A
So I saved my money
And I took the plane
Wherever I go
They just treat me the same
[Refrain]
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
Yeah
[Verse 2]
Yeah, some call me garbage
When I'm sweeping up the street
But I never roll
And I never cheat
And I’m filling a need
Yeah, I'm plugging a hole
My Mama's so glad
I ain’t on the dole
[Refrain]
When the whip comes down, yeah
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
Oh yeah, when the whip comes down
[Verse 3]
Yeah, I go to 53rd Street
And they spit in my face
But I'm learning the ropes
Yeah, I'm learning the trade
The East River truckers
Are churning with trash
I've got so much money
But I spend it so fast
[Refrain]
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the shit hits the fan
I'll be sitting on the can
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
[Guitar Solo 1]
[Refrain]
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
Yeah, check it out baby
[Guitar Solo 2]
[Refrain]
When the whip comes down, yeah
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down, yeah
When the whip comes down
Yeah, check it out, check it out, check it out, check iout
Check it out, check it out, check out
Check it out, check it out, check out
[Guitar Solo 3]
[Instrumental Outro]
[Audience Applause]
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- Rocks Off (Live 2003)
- Can’t You Hear Me Knocking (Live 2003)
- That’s How Strong My Love Is (Live 2003)
- The Nearness of You (Live 2003)
- Beast of Burden (Live 2003)
- When the Whip Comes Down (Live 2003)
- Rock Me Baby (Live 2003)
- You Don’t Have to Mean It (Live 2003)
- Worried About You (Live 2003)
- Monkey Man (Live 2003)
- Neighbours (Live 2003)
- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (Live 2003)
- Street Fighting Man (Live 2003)
- Paint It Black (Live 2003)
- You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Live 2003)
- Start Me Up (Live 2003)
- It’s Only Rock ’n Roll (But I like It) (Live 2003)
- Angie (Live 2003)
- Honky Tonk Women (Live 2003)
- Happy (Live 2003)
- Gimme Shelter (Live 2003)
- Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (Live 2003)
- Live Licks (2004)
- Sympathy for the Devil
- Paint It, Black
- Gimme Shelter
- You Can’t Always Get What You Want
- Wild Horses
- Brown Sugar
- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
- Beast of Burden
- She’s a Rainbow
- Miss You
- Angie
- Honky Tonk Women
- Jumpin’ Jack Flash
- Start Me Up
- Under My Thumb
- Ruby Tuesday
- Dead Flowers
- Sweet Virginia
- Tumbling Dice
- Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
- Street Fighting Man
- Let It Bleed
- Bitch
- Mother’s Little Helper