You Rascal You

About You Rascal You

"You Rascal You" is an American song written by Sam Theard in 1929, and legally titled "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead." The lyrics take the form of threats and complaints leveled against a man who has repaid the singer's hospitality and kindness by running off with the singer's wife. It has been recorded by Clarence Willams, Mills Brothers, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Fats Waller, Louis Jordan, Jimmie Noone, Cab Calloway, Louis Prima, John Fogerty, Dr. John, Henry "Rufe" Johnson, Serge Gainsbourg alone and in a duet with Eddy Mitchell, Ingrid Michaelson, Taj Mahal, and Hanni El Khatib, whose version was used in a television advertisement for the movie The Imposter. Theard made a follow-up song in 1930 titled "I Done Caught That Rascal Now". more »

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1990

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I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you! 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you! 
When you dead in your grave, 
No more women will you crave. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you!
 
I trust you in my home, you rascal, you. 
I trust you in my home, you rascal, you. 
I trust you in my home, 
You wouldn't leave my wife alone. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you!
 
I fed you since last fall, you rascal, you. 
I fed you since last fall, you rascal, you. 
I fed you since last fall, 
Then you got your ashes hauled. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you! 

You asked my wife to wash your clothes, you rascal, you. 
You asked my wife to wash your clothes, you rascal, you. 
You asked my wife to wash your clothes 
And something else I suppose. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you!
 
You know you done me wrong, you rascal, you. 
You know you done me wrong, you rascal, you. 
You know you done me wrong, 
You done stole my wife and gone. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you!
 
You asked my wife for a meal, you rascal, you! 
You asked my wife for a meal, you rascal, you! 
You asked my wife for a meal, 
And something else you tried to steal. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you!
 
Please don't let me find you, rascal, you. 
Please don't let me find you, rascal, you! 
Please don't let me find you 
'Cause you'll leave this world behind you.
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you!
 
Ain't no use to run, you rascal, you. 
Ain't no use to run, you rascal, you. 
Ain't no use to run, 
I done bought a Gatling gun, 
And you still having your fun, you rascal, you!
 
I'm gonna kill you just for fun, you rascal, you! 
I'm gonna kill you just for fun, you rascal, you! 
I'm gonna kill you just for fun; 
The buzzards gonna have you when I'm done. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you! 

You done messed with my wife, you rascal, you! 
You done messed with my wife, you rascal, you! 
You done messed with my wife, 
And I'm gonna take your life. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you!

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Louis Prima

Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter. Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his seven-piece New Orleans style jazz band in the 1920s, then successively leading a swing combo in the 1930s, a big band in the 1940s, a Vegas lounge act in the 1950s, and a pop-rock band in the 1960s. In each of his musical endeavors, he incorporated his exuberant personality into his act.[citation needed] more »

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