Written: Monterey Street, Farmington NM, spring 1964
Knees’ first song with lyrics began as a typical blues put-down song but quickly became a life-threatening anthem to domination when the only lyrics that seemed to fit were “ah’mo killya”. He loved the fact that the phrase “I am going to” could be whittled down to two simple syllables: ah and mo. He was stuck for a rhyme for the last verse and asked his friend Barry Dunkeson for help. Barry came through with the classic, “German’s will look at you and say ‘Nein!’ " line and the rest is history.
Well if you ever, an I mean ever,
Ever try to put me down
Well I’ll kill ya, yeah ah’mo kill ya
Even though you’re the best around
When I get through with ya baby
You’ll be the lowest paid hooker in town.
An if you ever, an I mean ever,
Ever try to make me sad
Well I’ll kill ya, yeah ah’mo kill ya
Even though you’re the best I ever had
When I get through with ya baby
People gonna look at you an feel bad.
So if you ever, an I mean ever,
Ever try to feed me a line
Well I’ll kill ya, yeah ah’mo kill ya
Even though you’re mighty fine
When I get through with ya baby
German’s will look at you an say “Nein!”