David Allan Coe (born September 6, 1939) is an American singer and songwrit… Read Full Bio ↴David Allan Coe (born September 6, 1939) is an American singer and songwriter. Coe took up music after spending much of his early life in reform schools and prisons, and first became notable for busking in Nashville. He initially played mostly in the blues style, before transitioning to country music, becoming a major part of the 1970s outlaw country scene. His biggest hits were "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile", "The Ride", "You Never Even Called Me by My Name", "She Used to Love Me a Lot", and "Longhaired Redneck". His most popular songs performed by others are the number-one hits "Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)" sung by Tanya Tucker and Johnny Paycheck's rendition of "Take This Job and Shove It". The latter inspired the movie of the same name.

Coe's rebellious attitude, wild image, and unconventional lifestyle set him apart from other country performers, both winning him legions of fans and hindering his mainstream success by alienating the music industry establishment. Coe continues to be a popular performer on the country circuit.

Coe was born in Akron, Ohio. His favorite singer as a child was Johnny Cash. After being sent to the Starr Commonwealth For Boys reform school at the age of nine, he spent much of the next 20 years in correctional facilities, including three years at the Ohio Penitentiary. Coe claimed he received encouragement to begin writing songs from Screamin' Jay Hawkins, with whom he had spent time in prison.

After concluding another prison term in 1967, Coe embarked on a music career in Nashville, living in a hearse which he parked in front of the Ryman Auditorium while he performed on the street. He caught the attention of Shelby Singleton, owner of the independent record label Plantation Records and signed a contract with his label.

He is the father of Tyler Mahan Coe, who created the country music podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones. He has a daughter, Shelli Coe Mackie, and is father-in-law to the late Michael Mackie, formerly of Texas band 'Thunderosa'.

Coe's musical style derives from blues, rock, and country music traditions. His vocal style is described as a 'throaty baritone'. His lyrical content is often humorous or comedic, with William Ruhlmann describing him as a 'near-parody of a country singer'. Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes Coe as "a great, unashamed country singer, singing the purest honky-tonk and hardest country of his era […] he may not be the most original outlaw, but there is none more outlaw than him".

Coe's lyrics frequently include references to alcohol and drug use, and are often boisterous and cocky. Coe's debut album Penitentiary Blues was described as "voodoo blues" and "redneck music" by Allmusic's Thom Jurek. It focused on themes such as working for the first time, blood tests from veins used to inject heroin, prison time, hoodoo imagery, and death. The album's influences included Charlie Rich, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Tony Joe White. Coe later explained to Kristofer Engelhardt of Review: "I didn't really care for some of the country music until people like Kris Kristofferson and some of those people started writing songs. They had a little more to say than just, 'Oh baby I miss you', or whatever. I don't do anything halfway. Once I got into country music, I went back and researched it, and learned everything there was to know about it. I could do impersonations of Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow, Marty Robbins, just about anybody. I knew just about all there was to know about country music."

Coe's first country album, The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy, has been described as alt-country, 'pre-punk' and "a hillbilly version of Marc Bolan's glitz and glitter". Credited influences on the album include Merle Haggard. In his early career, Coe was known for his unpredictable live performances, in which he would ride a Harley-Davidson motorcycle onto the stage and curse at his audience. Coe has also performed in a rhinestone suit and a mask which resembled that of the Lone Ranger, calling himself the 'Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy'.

The album Rebel Meets Rebel featured a song, "Cherokee Cry", which criticizes the United States government's treatment of Native Americans. When asked why he did not write more political songs, Coe replied, "I live in my own world, not thee world. I just write songs about what affects me in everyday life. At one point I wrote a song that was sort of a protest about when they were talking about drafting women into the military. It was about my son making it past the draft, but my daughter didn't. And I've done Farm Aid."

In his review of Coe's 1987 album A Matter of Life...and Death, Allmusic's Thom Jurek wrote, "Coe may have had some hits, but it is records like this that make one wonder if there was not a conspiracy to marginalize him and make him fail. Coe is a brilliant songwriter well into the 21st century, and deserves to be lauded along with the likes of [Willie] Nelson and [Waylon] Jennings and Kristofferson and Newbury – and even Cash."

Nigger hatin me
David Allan Coe Lyrics

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I like sugar and I like tea
But I don't like niggers, no sir-e
There are two lone things that'll make me puke
That's a hog eating slop and a big black spook

You know it, 'cuz I show it
Like a barnyard rooster I crow it
And the NAACP would sure like to get
A hold of nigger hatin' me.

Roses are red and violets are blue
Niggers are black and you know that's true
But they don't mind 'cuz what the heck
You gotta' be black to get a welfare check.

.And I'm broke, no joke. I ain't got a nickle
For a coat and I ain't black you see, so Uncle
Sam won't help poor nigger hatin' me.

Jigga-boo Jigga-boo where are you? I was
Here on the woodpile watching you. Jigga-boo
Jigga-boo come outdoors. No! I'sa scared of the

White man way down south.

You know it, 'cuz I show it. Stick your black
Head out and I blow it and the NAACP can't keep
You away from 'lil 'ol nigger hatin' me.

Mirror mirror on the wall who is the blackest
Of them all? A man named King it ain't no doubt
And he's causin' lots of trouble with his baboon
Mouth. Oh no it's he's a done it, caused by the
Trouble he's a brewin' and the NAACP can't win if
The white man stick with nigger hatin' me.

Hey Mr. President what'd ya say? When are we
Whites gonna have our day? The niggers've had
Theirs for such a long long time. I'm a white
And it's time that I had mine.

You know it, 'cuz I show it. Stick your black head
Out and I blow it and the NAACP can't win if the
White man stick with nigger hatin' me.

Nigger hatin me'
Nigger hatin me'
Nigger hatin me'
Nigger hatin me'

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Nigger Hatin Me" by David Allan Coe are incredibly offensive and promote racial hatred. At its core, the song is a series of crude and racist jokes aimed at African Americans. Coe claims to like sugar and tea but hates black people. He goes as far as to say that there are only two things that make him sick, a pig eating slop and a "big black spook."

Coe's lyrics continue to mock African Americans by making fun of the way they speak and their reliance on welfare. He even refers to them using a derogatory term, "jigga-boo." Coe also takes aim at civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), claiming that they are troublemakers who only cause problems.

Overall, the lyrics to "Nigger Hatin Me" are vile, racist, and hateful. They should not be celebrated or taken lightly, as they promote bigotry and prejudice against an entire race of people.

Line by Line Meaning

I like sugar and I like tea
I enjoy sweet tea

But I don't like niggers, no sir-e
However, I hold a strong aversion to Black individuals

There are two lone things that'll make me puke
Only two things that make me nauseous

That's a hog eating slop and a big black spook
Those are hogs eating slop and Black individuals

You know it, 'cuz I show it
I make it very clear

Like a barnyard rooster I crow it
I boast about my racism like a rooster crows in the morning

And the NAACP would sure like to get
The NAACP would love to bring charges against

A hold of nigger hatin' me.
My bigoted self, if given the chance.

Roses are red and violets are blue
These are two commonly known facts

Niggers are black and you know that's true
Black individuals are Black and that is also a fact

But they don't mind 'cuz what the heck
But Black individuals don't take offense because,

You gotta' be black to get a welfare check.
to qualify for government assistance you must be Black

And I'm broke, no joke. I ain't got a nickle
I am genuinely broke and in debt

For a coat and I ain't black you see, so Uncle Sam won't help poor nigger hatin' me.
I can not receive government assistance because I am not Black, and as such, Uncle Sam won't aid a racist like me.

Jigga-boo Jigga-boo where are you? I was
Jigga-boo, Jigga-boo, where are you? I was

Here on the woodpile watching you. Jigga-boo
Up on the woodpile, keeping an eye on you. Jigga-boo.

Jigga-boo come outdoors. No! I'sa scared of the White man way down south.
Jigga-boo, come out here. Don't be afraid of me. No! I'm scared of the White man, down South.

Stick your black Head out and I blow it and the NAACP can't keep You away from 'lil 'ol nigger hatin' me.
Brandish yourself to me and I'll attack, and the NAACP will fail to protect you from me.

Mirror mirror on the wall who is the blackest Of them all? A man named King it ain't no doubt
Which one of them is the darkest of them all? A man named King, there is no question about that.

And he's causing lots of trouble with his baboon Mouth.
His prattle is causing significant chaos as if he were a monkey's chattering.

Oh no it's he's done it, caused by the Trouble he's a brewin' and the NAACP can't win if The white man stick with nigger hatin' me.
Oh no, it's because of the problems he is brewing that the NAACP won't prevail, as long as the White man sticks to their bigoted ways.

Hey Mr. President what'd ya say?
Hey, Mr. President, what is your take?

When are we Whites gonna have our day?
When will White Americans experience our moment?

The niggers've had Theirs for such a long long time.
Black individuals had enough time to thrive.

I'm a white And it's time that I had mine.
I am a white person, and I think it's now my turn.

Nigger hatin me'
My deep hatred of Black individuals

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Ben - Moderator

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Jigga-boo come outdoors. No! I'sa scared of the White man way down south.

Meaning of this line above has now been corrected

Matt

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Who ever did the meaning lines is funny... woodpile is a real term, and when it says jig aboo come out doors, he imitates a poor sounding guy saying he's afraid of the racist whites from the south cuz if they even show themselves in public, they were a target. This is a bad song about the unspoken truth

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