Released: September 18, 2001
Songwriter: Paul McCartney John Lennon
Producer: Tori Amos
[Intro: Daniel Bocking, Dr. Edison Amos, George W. Bush & George W. H. Bush]
"John Lennon was shot here at the entrance to the Dakota building. Lennon was shot four times with a .38 calibre gun in what seems to be a totally senseless killing."
"The second amendment gives the right of the people to keep and bear arms. This is a dispute, which is going on in America now. We should work diligently to keep this second amendment in place for the individual with responsibility - let me repeat again - responsibility and boundaries of those who are privileged to be a part of all these twenty-seven amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America plus the Declaration of Independence."
"I believe that uh, people who are going to commit crimes shouldn't have guns."
"I guess my reaction is the same as every other father's and every other grandfather. My heart goes out the people, to the victims. Because I don't understand how kids can be out in the garage making bombs and a, and a families be totally unaware of it, this culture going on. And I'm as troubled about it as anybody else and I don't know any answers."
[Chorus: Tori Amos]
Happiness is a warm gun
Happiness is a warm gun, Momma
Happiness is a warm gun, Momma
[Bridge: Tori Amos]
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun, the gun, gun, no, no, no
Mother Superior jump the gun
I said, Mother Superior jump the gun, I said I'm gonna, oh, no
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun, no, no, I said I'm
Mother Superior jump the gun
Said I'm gonna, Mother Superior jump the gun, jump the gun
[Verse 1: Tori Amos & Dr. Edison Amos]
She's not a girl who misses much
"Yet these ten Bill of Rights. Each one gives the people a Special right."
She's not a girl who misses much
"The second one is a right to bear arms."
She's well acquainted with the touch
She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand
[Interlude]
[Verse 2: Tori Amos]
I'm, I'm down, keep me down
I need a fix cause I'm
I said, I need a fix 'cause I'm
I need a
Need, I need, I need
I need, I need, I need, I
I need, I, no, no, I
I need, I need, na-na I
I need, I na-na-need, a mama, I
Need, and I na-na-na, need, I na-na-need
I need, I na-need, I need, I need 'cause
[Chorus: Tori Amos]
Happiness is a warm gun
Happiness is a warm gun, Momma
Happiness is a warm gun, Momma
[Post-Chorus: Tori Amos]
I need
I need a
I need
[Verse 3: Tori Amos]
She's not a girl who misses much
She's not a girl who misses much
Mother Superior, down
[Verse 4: Tori Amos]
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
I need a fix
I, mama
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Down to the bits that I left uptown
Down to the bits that I left uptown
Down to the bits that I left uptown
I said, I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
I need, I need, I need
[Verse 5: Tori Amos]
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Momma
[Outro: Tori Amos]
Happiness is
Happiness
Momma, Momma, Momma
"John Lennon was shot here at the entrance to the Dakota building. Lennon was shot four times with a .38 calibre gun in what seems to be a totally senseless killing."
"The second amendment gives the right of the people to keep and bear arms. This is a dispute, which is going on in America now. We should work diligently to keep this second amendment in place for the individual with responsibility - let me repeat again - responsibility and boundaries of those who are privileged to be a part of all these twenty-seven amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America plus the Declaration of Independence."
"I believe that uh, people who are going to commit crimes shouldn't have guns."
"I guess my reaction is the same as every other father's and every other grandfather. My heart goes out the people, to the victims. Because I don't understand how kids can be out in the garage making bombs and a, and a families be totally unaware of it, this culture going on. And I'm as troubled about it as anybody else and I don't know any answers."
[Chorus: Tori Amos]
Happiness is a warm gun
Happiness is a warm gun, Momma
Happiness is a warm gun, Momma
[Bridge: Tori Amos]
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun, the gun, gun, no, no, no
Mother Superior jump the gun
I said, Mother Superior jump the gun, I said I'm gonna, oh, no
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun, no, no, I said I'm
Mother Superior jump the gun
Said I'm gonna, Mother Superior jump the gun, jump the gun
[Verse 1: Tori Amos & Dr. Edison Amos]
She's not a girl who misses much
"Yet these ten Bill of Rights. Each one gives the people a Special right."
She's not a girl who misses much
"The second one is a right to bear arms."
She's well acquainted with the touch
She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand
[Interlude]
[Verse 2: Tori Amos]
I'm, I'm down, keep me down
I need a fix cause I'm
I said, I need a fix 'cause I'm
I need a
Need, I need, I need
I need, I need, I need, I
I need, I, no, no, I
I need, I need, na-na I
I need, I na-na-need, a mama, I
Need, and I na-na-na, need, I na-na-need
I need, I na-need, I need, I need 'cause
[Chorus: Tori Amos]
Happiness is a warm gun
Happiness is a warm gun, Momma
Happiness is a warm gun, Momma
[Post-Chorus: Tori Amos]
I need
I need a
I need
[Verse 3: Tori Amos]
She's not a girl who misses much
She's not a girl who misses much
Mother Superior, down
[Verse 4: Tori Amos]
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
I need a fix
I, mama
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Down to the bits that I left uptown
Down to the bits that I left uptown
Down to the bits that I left uptown
I said, I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
I need, I need, I need
[Verse 5: Tori Amos]
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Momma
[Outro: Tori Amos]
Happiness is
Happiness
Momma, Momma, Momma