Eat The Rich – English Lyrics

• By: Aerosmith

Lyrics & Translation

Ready to rock out while sharpening your English skills? Aerosmith's "Eat The Rich" is a fantastic choice! This energetic hard rock anthem, with its clever wordplay and biting social commentary, offers a vibrant way to immerse yourself in informal English expressions and metaphorical language. Its engaging story about challenging societal norms, delivered with Steven Tyler's signature charisma, makes learning new vocabulary and understanding cultural critiques both fun and memorable.

[English]

(STEVEN IMITATES BIRD SCREECHING)

(SLOW RHYTHMIC DRUM BEATS)

♪ WAKE UP KIDS ♪

♪ IT'S HALF PAST WHAT YOU THINK ♪

♪ NOTHING REALLY CHANGES BUT THE DATE ♪

♪ BUT YOU A GRAND SLAMMER ♪

♪ BUT YOU'RE NO BABE RUTH ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA LEARN HOW TO RELATE ♪

♪ OR YOU'LL BE SWINGIN' FROM THE PEARLY GATE ♪

♪ AH, I GOT ALL THE ANSWERS, LO AND BEHOLD ♪

♪ YOU GOT THE RIGHT KEY, BABY, BUT HE WRONG KEY HOLE, YO ♪

(ELECTRIC GUITAR PLAYS)

(BIRD SQUAWKS) (UPBEAT DRUM BEATS)

(WHOOPING) (SHOUTING)

("EAT THE RICH" PLAYS)

(ELECTRIC GUITAR LEADS) (INTERMITTENT DRUM BEATS)

(HIGH HAT TINGS)

(STEVEN SHOUTS) (UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC PLAYS)

♪ WELL, I WOKE UP THIS MORNING ♪

♪ ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED ♪

♪ AND HOW I GOT TO THINKIN' ♪

♪ ABOUT ALL THOSE THINGS YOU SAID ♪

♪ ABOUT ORDINARY PEOPLE ♪

♪ AND HOW THEY MAKE YOU SICK ♪

♪ AND IF CALLIN' NAMES KICKS BACK ON YOU ♪

♪ THEN I HOPE THIS DOES THE TRICK ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'M SICK OF YOUR COMPLAININ' ♪

♪ ABOUT HOW MANY BILLS ♪

♪ AND I'M SICK OF ALL YOUR BITCHIN' ♪

♪ 'BOUT YOUR POODLES AND YOUR PILLS ♪

♪ AND I JUST CAN'T SEE NO HUMOR ♪

♪ ABOUT YOUR WAY OF LIFE ♪

♪ AND I THINK I CAN DO MORE FOR YOU ♪

♪ WITH THIS HERE FORK AND KNIFE ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT THEY ARE GOOD FOR ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ TAKE ONE BITE NOW, COME BACK FOR MORE ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ I GOTTA GET THIS OFF MY CHEST ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ TAKE ONE BITE NOW, SPIT OUT THE REST ♪

(ELECTRIC GUITAR LEADS)

♪ SO I CALLED UP MY HEAD SHRINKER ♪

♪ AND I TOLD HIM WHAT I'D DONE ♪

♪ HE SAID YOU BEST GO ON A DIET ♪

♪ YEAH, I HOPE YOU HAVE SOME FUN ♪

♪ AND A DON'T GO BURST THE BUBBLE ♪

♪ ON THE RICH FOLKS WHO GET RUDE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU WON'T GET IN NO TROUBLE ♪

♪ WHEN YOU EATS THAT KINDA FOOD ♪

♪ NOW THEY'RE SMOKIN' UP THEIR JUNK BONDS ♪

♪ AND THEN THEY GO GET STIFF ♪

♪ AND THEY'RE DANCIN' IN THE YACHT CLUB ♪

♪ WITH MUFF AND UNCLE BIFF ♪

♪ BUT THERE'S ONE GOOD THING THAT HAPPENS ♪

♪ WHEN YOU TOSS YOUR PEARLS TO SWINE ♪

♪ THEIR ATTITUDES MAY TASTE LIKE SHIT ♪

♪ BUT GO REAL GOOD WITH WINE ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT THEY ARE GOOD FOR ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ TAKE ONE BITE NOW, COME BACK FOR MORE ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ I GOTTA GET THIS OFF MY CHEST ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ TAKE ONE BITE NOW, SPIT OUT THE REST ♪

(ELECTRIC GUITAR LEADS) (INTERMITTENT DRUM BEATS)

(ENTIRE BAND RESUMES PLAYING TOGETHER)

(ELECTRIC GUITAR WAILS)

(ELECTRIC GUITAR SQUEALS) (MUSIC SLOWS TEMPO BRIEFLY)

(RAPID DRUM BEATS)

♪ BELIEVE IN ALL THE GOOD THINGS ♪

♪ THAT MONEY JUST CAN'T BUY ♪

♪ THEN YOU WON'T GET NO BELLYACHE ♪

♪ FROM EATIN' HUMBLE PIE ♪

♪ I BELIEVE IN RAGS TO RICHES ♪

♪ YOUR INHERITANCE WON'T LAST ♪

♪ SO TAKE YOUR GREY POUPON, MY FRIEND ♪

♪ AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT THEY ARE GOOD FOR ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ TAKE ONE BITE NOW, COME BACK FOR MORE ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ I GOTTA GET THIS OFF MY CHEST ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ TAKE ONE BITE NOW, SPIT OUT THE REST ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT THEY ARE GOOD FOR ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ TAKE ONE BITE NOW, COME BACK FOR MORE ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ DON'T STOP ME NOW, I'M GOIN' CRAZY ♪

♪ EAT THE RICH ♪

♪ THAT'S MY IDEA OF A GOOD TIME BABY ♪

(STEVEN BELCHES LOUDLY)