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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Huey Lewis & The News
Vocals
Mario Cipollina
Bass
Chris Hayes
Guitar
Sean Hopper
Keyboards
Bill Gibson
Drums
Johnny Colla
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Huey Lewis
Composer
Sean Hopper
Composer
Alex Call
Composer
John Ciambotti
Composer
John Mcfee
Composer
Michael Schreiner
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Huey Lewis & The News
Producer
Bob Clearmountain
Mixing Engineer
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Bob Norberg
Mastering Engineer
Robert Norberg
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit doo-wup
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit doo-wup
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit doo-wup
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit doo-wup
Ooh
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit doo-wup
[Verse 1]
Went uptown to see my cousin
Plays his guitar, sounds like a chainsaw buzzin'
In the crowd, I see his mom and dad
I say, "Hey, hey, uncle, man, your son is bad"
[Chorus]
Sometimes, sometimes bad is bad
Sometimes, sometimes bad is
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit doo-wup, wup
I say, cool is a rule, but sometimes bad is bad
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit
[Verse 2]
Across the street, a neon sign
All you can eat for a dollar ninety-nine
Our soul stew is the baddest in the land
But a, one dollar's worth was all that I could stand
[Chorus]
Sometimes, sometimes bad is bad
Sometimes, sometimes bad is
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit doo-wup, wup
I say, cool is a rule, but sometimes bad is bad
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit
Ooh
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit
[Verse 3]
Back uptown to see Marie
Nobody home, I opened the door with my key
"I love you, Huey", was the note, I read
But there's a strange pair of shoes underneath the bed
[Chorus]
Sometimes, sometimes bad is bad
Sometimes, sometimes bad is
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit doo-wup, wup
I say, cool is a rule, but sometimes bad is bad
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit doo-wup, wup
[Outro]
I say, cool is a rule, but sometimes bad is bad
Ah-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit doo-wup, wup
I say, cool is a rule, but sometimes bad is bad
Mmm-mmm
Written by: Alex Call, Huey Lewis, John Ciambotti, John Mcfee, Michael Schreiner, Sean Hopper