Released in 1969, Nora Dean’s first single Barbwire became a number one hit.
These lyrics, though, are hidden behind the meaningless hook “Ah ya ya”: to fully understand the story, you can read The Techniques‘ You Don’t Care, whose rhythm and lyrics are built on.
The song was issued on Smith’s Bar...
Oh, mama, ma ma ma!
I met a boy the other day, he had barbwire in his underpants
I got a brick in my back, I lick him hard upon his head
Ah ya ya...
Oh, mama, ma ma ma!
I didn't trouble that boy, that why I lick him hard
Ah ya ya...
Oh, mama, ma ma ma!
That boy is coming at me, that boy is coming at me
Ah ya ya...