He certainly did earn that reputation.
Yeah
I been up, I been down
Take my word, my way around
I ain't askin' for much, mmh
I said, Lord, take me downtown
I'm just lookin' for some tush
I been bad, I been good
Dallas, Texas, Hollywood
I ain't askin' for much, mmh
I said, Lord, take me downtown
I'm just lookin' for some tush (yeah)
Take me back, way back home
Not by myself, not alone
I ain't askin' for much, mhm
I said, Lord, take me downtown
I'm just lookin' for some tush
I been up, I been down
Take my word, my way around
I ain't askin' for much, mmh
I said, Lord, take me downtown
I'm just lookin' for some tush
I been bad, I been good
Dallas, Texas, Hollywood
I ain't askin' for much, mmh
I said, Lord, take me downtown
I'm just lookin' for some tush (yeah)
Take me back, way back home
Not by myself, not alone
I ain't askin' for much, mhm
I said, Lord, take me downtown
I'm just lookin' for some tush
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Tush Lyrics as written by Frank Beard Billy Gibbons
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Ha, I always thought he was saying "touch"... no wonder I could never figure out what this song was titled.
@jalchemoor Same here (he said, 9.5 years later...)
not the best, don't get in head of yourself, but zz top is fucking awesome and this song one of my favorites that zz top has done
Only ZZ Top pronounces "tush this way. Why? (Other than to rhyme with other lines; they could have come up with alternate lyrics) Although it is spelled "tush," I've always heard it pronounced "toosh" (rhymes with bush) not "tush" (rhymes with lush). No wonder why everything thinks they are saying "touch."
Easy... It's ALOT easier to get songs played on the radiop when the lyrics can be easily confused for something innocent. The true meaning of the song is there for those who know the lyrics...<br /> <br /> As Someone said earlier... Just an Epicly bearded Pirate in search of booty.
^everyone^ (not everything)
The song is a double entendre: See, in the Z's native Texas, "tush" rhymes with "bush" means a girl's butt but rhymes with "rush" means "adequate" or "good enough". Of course, only people in Texas would get the double entendre. Great song!
Really? How about in native English now? Tush rhmes with bush everywhere and means butt. The problem is they pronounce it wrong, certainly for some reason. Not because it rhmes with bush as that word is not used in the song. The best and worse answer is because it rhmes with much.