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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Performer
Jeff Ament
Jeff Ament
Bass
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder
Vocals
Mike McCready
Mike McCready
Guitar
Stone Gossard
Stone Gossard
Guitar
Dave Krusen
Dave Krusen
Drums
Rick Parashar
Rick Parashar
Percussion
Walter Gray
Walter Gray
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeff Ament
Jeff Ament
Composer
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Producer
Rick Parashar
Rick Parashar
Producer
Brendan O'Brien
Brendan O'Brien
Mixing Engineer
Nick DiDia
Nick DiDia
Engineer
Billy Bowers
Billy Bowers
Engineer
Tom Tapley
Tom Tapley
Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
at home... drawing pictures...
of mountaintops... with him on top...
lemon yellow sun... arms raised in a V...
the dead lay in pools of maroon below...
Daddy didn't give attention...
to the fact that Mommy didn't care...
King Jeremy the wicked... ruled his world
[Verse 2]
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today
[Verse 3]
clearly I remember... picking on the boy
seemed a harmless little fuck...
but we unleashed a lion...
gnashed his teeth and bit the recess lady's breast...
how could I forget... and he hit me with a surprise left
my jaw left hurting... dropped wide open...
just like the day... like the day I heard...
Daddy didn't give affection...
and the boy was something that Mommy wouldn't wear...
King Jeremy the wicked... ruled his world
[Verse 4]
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today
[Verse 5]
try to forget this...
try to erase this...
from the blackboard
[Verse 6]
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in... spoke in...
Jeremy spoke in... spoke in...
Jeremy spoke in class today
Written by: Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament

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