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The whole point of the song is to be a diss ttrack in response to Donald Trump’s controversial presidency, mocking his contradictions and decisions.
[Intro]
Oh, baby, let the bad times roll (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Oh, baby, let the bad times roll (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
[Verse 1]
We're gonna hang 'em high
We're gonna shoot straight up in the air
This eye is for an eye
No need to ask and no need to care, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, don't be thinkin' we're crazy, crazy
When you see all the hell that we're raisin' (Raisin')
Don't be thinkin' we're crazy, crazy
'Cause the truth is what we're erasing
And so I, I'm doing it all for you
I, I'm doing it all for you
[Chorus]
Oh, baby, let the bad times roll
Machiavelli flow (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Hey, Lincoln, how does your grave roll? (Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
Takе what's right and make it wrong
Make it up as I go along
Let mе know when you decide
Apathy or suicide
Oh, baby, let the bad times roll (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
[Verse 2]
Now it was all a lie
But that bitch won't get in my way
Keep shoutin' what I like, "Lock her up, lock her up"
Now that's a good one, I gotta say, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, don't be thinkin' we're crazy, crazy
When you see all the hell that we're raisin' (Raisin')
Don't be thinkin' we're crazy, crazy
'Cause the truth is what we're erasing
And so I, I'm turning my back on you
I, I'm turning my back on you
[Chorus]
Oh, baby, let the bad times roll
On a stripper pole (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Yeah, fuck it, let the bad times roll (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
(Fuck it, fuck it)
Mexicans and blacks and Jews
Got it all figured out for you
Gonna build a wall, let you decide
Apathy or suicide
Oh, baby, let the bad times roll (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
[Post-Chorus]
Now I'm letting the bad times roll
(Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Doing it all for you
I'm doing it all for you
[Chorus]
Oh, baby, let the bad times roll
Machiavelli flow (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Hey, Lincoln, how does your grave roll? (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
Take what's right and make it wrong
Make it up as I go along
Let me know when you decide
Apathy or suicide
Oh, baby, let the bad times roll (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
[Outro]
Oh, baby, let the bad times roll
(Let me know when you decide)
(Apathy or suicide)
Oh, baby, let the bad times roll
(Fuck it, fuck it)
Oh, baby, let the bad times roll
Let the Bad Times Roll was written by Dexter Holland.
Let the Bad Times Roll was produced by Bob Rock.
The Offspring released Let the Bad Times Roll on Wed Feb 24 2021.
Dexter Holland:
I feel like we’re in a unique period in history where instead of our world leaders saying ‘we’re doing our best’ it’s more like they’re saying ‘fuck it’ and it’s really scary.
Noodles:
Folks are saying, if it’s all going to hell, we might as well make the most out of it, or at lea...
We could have written a song called “Trump Is a Shithead” or whatever, but that would have been too easy. There’s more going on than just that. And it’s too bad that we’re at that point. [The lyric] ‘Machiavelli flow’, to me, is a leader saying whatever they want to say to get into office and then t...