(He's gonna step on you again)
(He's gonna step on you again)
(He's gonna step on you again)
(He's gonna step on you again)
Hey rainmaker come away
From that man you know
He's gonna take away your promised land
Hey good lady
He just want what you got
You know he'll never stop
Until he's taken the lot
Gonna stamp out your fire
He can change your desire
Don't you know that he can make
You forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire
He can change your desire
Don't you know that he can make
You forget you're a man
You're a man. He's a man
(He's gonna step on you again)
(He's gonna step on you again)
(He's gonna step on you again)
(He's gonna step on you again)
Hey rainmaker he got golden plans
I tell you he make you
A stranger in your land
Hey good lady
He got God on his side
He got a double tongue
You never think that he lie
Gonna stamp out your fire
He can change your desire
Don't you know that he can make
You forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire
He can change your desire
Don't you know that he can make
You forget you're a man,
You're a man, he's a man
Hey rainmaker come away
From that man you know
He's gonna take away your promised land
Hey good lady
He got God on his side
He got a double tongue
You never think that he lie
Gonna stamp out your fire
He can change your desire
Don't you know that he can make
You forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire
He can change your desire
Don't you know that he can make
You forget you're a man,
You're a man, he's a man.
(He's gonna step on you again)
(He's gonna step on you again)
(He's gonna step on you again)
Hey rainmaker come away
From that man you know
He's gonna take away your promised land
Hey good lady
He just want what you got
You know he'll never stop
Until he's taken the lot
Gonna stamp out your fire
He can change your desire
Don't you know that he can make
You forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire
He can change your desire
Don't you know that he can make
You forget you're a man
You're a man. He's a man
(He's gonna step on you again)
(He's gonna step on you again)
(He's gonna step on you again)
(He's gonna step on you again)
Hey rainmaker he got golden plans
I tell you he make you
A stranger in your land
Hey good lady
He got God on his side
He got a double tongue
You never think that he lie
Gonna stamp out your fire
He can change your desire
Don't you know that he can make
You forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire
He can change your desire
Don't you know that he can make
You forget you're a man,
You're a man, he's a man
Hey rainmaker come away
From that man you know
He's gonna take away your promised land
Hey good lady
He got God on his side
He got a double tongue
You never think that he lie
Gonna stamp out your fire
He can change your desire
Don't you know that he can make
You forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire
He can change your desire
Don't you know that he can make
You forget you're a man,
You're a man, he's a man.
Contributed by Alessandro - 2009/1/6 - 19:34
Language: English
Versione degli Happy Mondays, da "Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches" del 1990.
You're twistin' my melon man, you know you talk so hip man
You're twistin' my melon man
Hey rainmaker, come away from that man
You know he's never gonna take away your promised land
Hey good lady he just wants what you got now
He'll never stop until he's taken the lot
(Hey Hey he hey hey)
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he van make you forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he van make you forget you're a man
You're a man
Hey rainmaker he got golden plans I tell you
You'll make a stranger in your own land
Hey good lady he's got God on his side he got a double
Tongue you never think he would lie
(Oh he lied, oooh he's twistin' my melon man
(Oh he lied, oooh he's twistin' my melon man)
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he van make you forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he van make you forget you're a man
You're the man, you're the man
He's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you
He's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you
You're twistin' my melon man
Hey rainmaker, come away from that man
You know he's never gonna take away your promised land
Hey good lady he just wants what you got now
He'll never stop until he's taken the lot
(Hey Hey he hey hey)
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he van make you forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he van make you forget you're a man
You're a man
Hey rainmaker he got golden plans I tell you
You'll make a stranger in your own land
Hey good lady he's got God on his side he got a double
Tongue you never think he would lie
(Oh he lied, oooh he's twistin' my melon man
(Oh he lied, oooh he's twistin' my melon man)
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he van make you forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he van make you forget you're a man
You're the man, you're the man
He's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you
He's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you
Contributed by Alessandro - 2009/1/6 - 19:38
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Hit nelle classifiche britanniche del 1971, celebre anche per essere diventata la prima canzone nella storia ad essere usata come sample.
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