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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Black Lips
Black Lips
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ian St. Pe
Ian St. Pe
Songwriter
Joe Bradley
Joe Bradley
Songwriter
Jared Swilley
Jared Swilley
Songwriter
Cole Alexander
Cole Alexander
Songwriter
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Black Lips
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Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
O Katrina, why you gotta be mean?
You saw a highway down in New Orleans
I can't believe what I saw on the TV screen
O Katrina, why could you be so mean?
[Verse 2]
O Katrina, O Katrina
O Katrina, O Katrina
O Katrina
Why you gotta be mean? (O Katrina)
Why you gotta be?
[Verse 3]
O Katrina, why you gotta be mean?
You saw a highway down in New Orleans
I can't believe what I saw on the TV screen
O Katrina, why could you be so mean?
[Verse 4]
O Katrina, O Katrina
O Katrina, O Katrina
O Katrina
Why you gotta be mean? (O Katrina)
Why you gotta be?
[Verse 5]
O Katrina, O Katrina
O Katrina, O Katrina
O Katrina, O Katrina
O Katrina (Oh!)
O Katrina
Why you gotta be mean, now? (O Katrina)
Why you gotta be mean? (O Katrina)
Oh, why you gotta be mean, now? (O Katrina)
[Verse 6]
O Katrina, no!
O Katrina, no!
Why you gotta be mean, now?
Why you gotta be mean?
Oh, why you gotta be mean, now?
Written by: Cole Alexander, Ian St. Pe, Ian St. Pé Brown, Jared Swilley, Joe Bradley

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