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Jack the Ripper (Acoustic Version)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Track 23 on B-Sides & Rarities (Part I) 

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Nick Cave, Mick Harvey &
An acoustic version of “Jack the Ripper” off of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' 1992 album Henry’s Dream. Originally released on a limited edition 7" single along with… Read More 
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Jack the Ripper (Acoustic Version) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I got a woman
She rules my house with an iron fist
Well I got a woman
She rules my house with an iron fist
She screams out Jack the Ripper
Every time I try to give that girl a kiss

[Verse 2]
Well I got a woman
She strikes me down with a fist of lead
Oh yeah
Well I got a woman
She strikes me down with a hand of lead
We bed in a bucket of butcher's knives
I awake with a hatchet hanging over my head

[Verse 3]
Well you know the story of the viper
It's long and lean with a poison tooth
Oh yeah
You know the story of the viper
It's long, it's lean, with a poison tooth
Well they're hissing under the floorboards
Hanging down in bunches from my roof
Oh yeah
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[Verse 4]
Well, I got a woman
She just hollers what she wants from where she's at
Well I got a woman
She just hollers what she wants from where she's at
Big fists on her hips
Standing neat and arching back

[Verse 5]
Yeah I got a woman
She rules my house with an iron fist
Yeah I got a woman
She rules my house with an iron fist
She screams out Jack the Ripper
Every time I try to give that girl a kiss
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah

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An acoustic version of “Jack the Ripper” off of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' 1992 album Henry’s Dream. Originally released on a limited edition 7" single along with “Straight To You” and later bundled as part of the 2005 compilation B-Sides & Rarities.

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B-Sides & Rarities (Part I) (2005)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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    Deanna (Acoustic Version)
  2. 2.
    The Mercy Seat (Acoustic Version)
  3. 3.
    City of Refuge (Acoustic Version)
  4. 4.
    The Moon Is in the Gutter
  5. 5.
    The Six Strings That Drew Blood
  6. 6.
    Rye Whiskey
  7. 7.
    Running Scared
  8. 8.
    Black Betty
  9. 9.
    Scum
  10. 10.
    The Girl at the Bottom of My Glass
  11. 11.
    The Train Song
  12. 12.
    Cocks N’ Asses
  13. 13.
    Blue Bird
  14. 14.
    Helpless
  15. 15.
    God’s Hotel
  16. 16.
    (I’ll Love You) Till the End of the World
  17. 17.
    Cassiel’s Song
  18. 18.
    Tower of Song
  19. 19.
    What Can I Give You?
  20. 20.
    What a Wonderful World
  21. 21.
    Rainy Night in Soho
  22. 22.
    Lucy (Version #2)
  23. 23.
    Jack the Ripper (Acoustic Version)
  24. 24.
    Sail Away
  25. 25.
    There’s No Night Out in the Jail
  26. 26.
    That’s What Jazz Is to Me
  27. 27.
    The Willow Garden
  28. 28.
    The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane
  29. 29.
    King Kong Kitchee Ki-Mi-O
  30. 30.
    Knoxville Girl
  31. 31.
    Where the Wild Roses Grow (Original Guide Vocal Version)
  32. 32.
    O’Malley’s Bar (Part 1)
  33. 33.
    O’Malley’s Bar (Part 2)
  34. 34.
    O’Malley’s Bar (Part 3)
  35. 35.
    O’Malley’s Bar (Reprise)
  36. 36.
    Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Riverentum
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    Red Right Hand (Scream 3 Version)
  38. 38.
    Little Empty Boat
  39. 39.
    Right Now I’m A-Roaming
  40. 40.
    Come Into My Sleep
  41. 41.
    Black Hair (Band Version)
  42. 42.
    Babe, I Got You Bad
  43. 43.
    Sheep May Safely Graze
  44. 44.
    Opium Tea
  45. 45.
    Grief Came Riding
  46. 46.
    Bless His Ever Loving Heart
  47. 47.
    Good Good Day
  48. 48.
    Little Janey’s Gone
  49. 49.
    I Feel So Good
  50. 50.
    Shoot Me Down
  51. 51.
    Swing Low
  52. 52.
    Little Ghost Song
  53. 53.
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  54. 54.
    Nocturama
  55. 55.
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  56. 56.
    Under This Moon
Credits
Producers
Writer
Backing Vocals
Percussion
Acoustic Guitar
Vocals
Release Date
April 27, 1992
Jack the Ripper (Acoustic Version) Is A Remix Of
Tags
RockAcousticPost-Punk
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