Bad Boy
The Backbeat Band Lyrics


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A bad little kid
Moved into my neighborhood
He won't do nothing right
Just a sitting got to look so good

He don't wanna go to school
And learn to read and write
Just sits around the house and plays
That rock and roll music all night

Well he put thumb tacks on teacher's chair
Put chewing gum in little girl's hair
Now Junior, behave yourself!

Buys every rock and roll book
On the magazine stand
Every dime that he gets
Oh he's off to the jukebox man

Well he worries his teacher
Till at night she's already to poop
From rocking and a rolling
Spinning in a hula-hoop

Well his rock and roll has gotta stop
Junior's head is hard as rock
Now Junior, behave yourself, ow!

Gonna tell ya mamma
You'd better do what she said
Get to the barber shop
And get that hair cut off your head

You shoot the canary
and you fed it to the neighbor's cat
You have the cocker spaniel
A bath in mother's Laundromat

Well ya mamma said it's gotta stop




Junior's head is hard as a rock
Now Junior, behave yourself! Woo

Overall Meaning

The Backbeat Band's song "Bad Boy" is a fun and irreverent take on the archetype of the rebellious youth. The singer of the song is frustrated with the titular bad boy, who has moved into their neighborhood and refuses to conform to societal norms. He doesn't want to go to school or learn anything, instead opting to listen to rock and roll music all night long. He causes trouble at school, putting thumb tacks on his teacher's chair and chewing gum in a little girl's hair. Even his teacher can't escape his influence, as she finds herself dancing the hula-hoop at night from all the rocking and rolling.


Line by Line Meaning

A bad little kid
There is a misbehaving child in the neighborhood


Moved into my neighborhood
The child recently moved to the area


He won't do nothing right
The child behaves badly


Just a sitting got to look so good
The child tries to look good while not doing anything productive


He don't wanna go to school
The child refuses to go to school


And learn to read and write
The child isn't interested in education


Just sits around the house and plays
The child spends his time playing music at home


That rock and roll music all night
The child continuously plays rock and roll music


Well he put thumb tacks on teacher's chair
The child played a prank on his teacher


Put chewing gum in little girl's hair
The child played a prank on one of his classmates


Now Junior, behave yourself!
The child's behavior is being reprimanded


Buys every rock and roll book
The child spends his money on rock and roll books


On the magazine stand
The books are bought at the magazine stand


Every dime that he gets
All of the child's money is spent on rock and roll merchandise


Oh he's off to the jukebox man
The child spends his money on the jukebox


Well he worries his teacher
The child causes stress to his teacher


Till at night she's already to poop
The teacher is exhausted from dealing with the child's behavior


From rocking and a rolling
The child's music is loud and disruptive


Spinning in a hula-hoop
The child is distracting himself with a hula-hoop


Well his rock and roll has gotta stop
The child's music is becoming a problem


Junior's head is hard as rock
The child is stubborn and won't change his behavior


Now Junior, behave yourself, ow!
The child's behavior is being reprimanded


Gonna tell ya mamma
The singer is going to talk to the child's mother


You'd better do what she said
The child should listen to his mother's instructions


Get to the barber shop
The child needs a haircut


And get that hair cut off your head
The child's hair is too long and needs to be cut


You shoot the canary
The child did something bad to a bird


and you fed it to the neighbor's cat
The child did something bad to a bird and gave it to the neighbor's cat


You have the cocker spaniel
The child did something to a dog


A bath in mother's Laundromat
The child washed a dog in his mother's washing machine


Well ya mamma said it's gotta stop
The child's mother wants him to improve his behavior


Junior's head is hard as a rock
The child is stubborn and won't change his behavior


Now Junior, behave yourself! Woo
The child's behavior is being reprimanded




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Comments from YouTube:

Jeff M

This version kills

j van den heuvel

I love this version but I love all versions of this song.j

Bazooka Joe

@Armando Cruz Pérez WHAT STICK TO SANTANA CLOWN

Armando Cruz Pérez

A very poor performance. :/

guitarist5477

dave grohl!!!!

60Macushla

You obviously don't know R & R.