“Puttin' It Down” is a song on Beck’s 1994 album “Stereopathetic Soulmanure.” This is one of two acoustic covers on the album.
[Verse 1]
Big pain burnin' now
Givin' me a cow
What you seem to be saying
Is you're patiently waiting
Like an ashtray for the butt
[Chorus]
Well I'm puttin' it down
When you're not picking it up
When I'm puttin' it down
But you treat me like a clown
And I don't want to be funny
[Verse 2]
Fat chance, glued to the wall
Like a centerfold of an old cannonball
Will you put me inside your TV tonight?
'Cause you're treatin' me like a rerun
[Chorus]
Well I'm puttin' it down
But you're not pickin' it up
Well I'm puttin' it down
But you treat me like a clown
And I don't want to be funny
No no no no no
[Verse 3]
So what? I lost my job at the Hut
My ass got cut
But I'll be better at kissin'
When my teeth are all missin'
And the silverware's burnt
And I'm eatin' with my fingers
[Chorus]
And I'm puttin' it down
And you're not pickin' it up
Well I'm puttin it down
But you treat me like a clown
And I don't want to be funny
Puttin’ It Down was written by Beck.