Barenaked Ladies - Grade 9 Lyrics






I found my locker and I found my classes
Lost my lunch and I broke my glasses,
That guy is huge! That girl is wailin'!
First day of school and I'm already failing.

This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine
This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine

I've got a blue-and-red Adidas bag and a humongous binder,
I'm trying my best not to look like a minor niner.
I went out for the football team to prove that I'm a man;
I guess I shouldn't tell them that I like Duran Duran.

This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine
This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine

Well, half my friends are crazy and the others are depressed
and none of them can help me study for my math test.
I got into the classroom and my knowledge was gone;
I guess I should've studied instead of watching Wrath Of Khan.

This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine
This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine

They called me chicken legs, they called me four-eyes
they called me fatso, they called me buckwheat,
they called me Eddie

This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine
This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine

I've got a red leather tie and pair of rugger pants,
I put them on and I went to the high school dance.
Dad said I had to be home by eleven -
aw, man, I'm gonna miss Stairway to Heaven.

This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine
This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine





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  1. B.... S....

    I was required to listen to this for a sociology class

  2. J.... S....

    horrible i totally hate it

  3. R.... P....

    The Mighty Ducks flew me here!

  4. Z.... T....

    If Big Mouth doesn't use this song when they get to Grade Nine I'm going to sue Netflix

  5. E.... L....

    "Mighty Ducks 3"

  6. E.... L....

    This is a fun song.

  7. S.... D....

    I got to see these guys preform live at the New York state fair the summer before I went into ninth grade. I was so pumped when they played this.

  8. A.... 6....

    My school has this thing called walking music and I was in class waiting for class to start then this is blasting all over the school

  9. h.... m....

    My dad told me to listen to this song and today is my first day of grade 9

  10. r.... ....

    Great song by BNL....this one of my favorites.....along with This is Where it Ends, A, Intermittently, Pinch Me, One Week, It's All Been done, Raisins, Hello City, Enid , Brian Wilson. Box Set and YOKO ONO, If I had a million dollars, and Life, In a Nutshell

  11. l.... c....

    No-one now knows what being a "minor-miner" means as much now.
    Ontario eliminated Grade 13, but back then you would be 14, in the same school is people who were 18 or 19.

  12. f.... ....

    See, this is what I love about these guys. SIx words sums up a whole universe.

  13. S.... S....

    listened on first day.... listening on last day... ugh i like page so much

  14. D.... F....

    Peanuts Theme at 2:20 (called "Linus And Lucy" by the Vince Guaraldi Trio)

  15. q.... ....

    I played this for a college friend when this first came out; we both were about the same age as the band, and I heard it first and thought it was fantastically and endearingly funny. My friend listened all the way through, stone-faced. When it ended, he was silent for a very long moment, and then he said: ".....I actually really had a red leather tie in high school."

  16. L.... T....

    I was in Grade 9 when this song came out!

  17. b.... p....

    A helpful, non-judgemental comment toward the people commenting about the Rush "sample", glad you spotted it, glad you enjoy it, thing is, its not a sample, the Barenaked Ladies could PLAY that riff, they did it themselves with their own instruments when this track was being recorded, no splicing from another recording, they did it them self. They are fans of Rush, the BNL. :)

  18. M.... K....

    Omg. Every fucking day my school would play this song.

  19. S.... L....

    I don't know why I don't like it.

  20. A.... U....

    *tHIS IS ME IN GRADE 9 BABY*

  21. B.... H....

    thank you! love this song no matter how old i am!

  22. J.... ....

    Rush and Charlie Brown

  23. G.... P....

    Rush- Spirit of Radio sample at 2:34. Nice.

    G.... P....

    not a sample...the Barenaked Ladies playing the song themselves.

    G.... P....

    You missed Tom Sawyer at 1:57 ?

  24. T.... G....

    Peter Parker vibes from this song.

  25. M.... ....

    This is TBBT in grade 9 lol

  26. B.... ....

    Haha they used this song for my cousins "yearbook" video

  27. P.... A....

    Rath of Con

  28. A.... ....

    sample from Tom Sawyer at 1:58

    A.... ....

    +ANALYSlS and spirit of the radio

    A.... ....

    Do you think Neil Pert beat the shit outta the red head guy?

    A.... ....

    Not a sample, but the Barenaked Ladies playing the song. "Sample" would mean they just used a clip of the original version of Tom Sawyer.

  29. c.... k....

    They called me eddy.......

    c.... k....

    My fav part not gonna lie

  30. J.... M....

    its kinda cool because the founding members went to the same high school as me and I just went into grade nine.. so i am literally living this song in the same school and the same grade coooll

    J.... M....

    +Julia Murray Two of them went to high school with me. I was in French with Andy Creeggan and math with Jim.

    J.... M....

    @Sarah Wheatley: I’m extremely jealous of you.

  31. s.... ....

    this song is cancer

    s.... ....

    shadicshockX I disagree

    s.... ....

    This was him in grade 9

  32. O.... ....

    'you're'

  33. r.... ....

    This song is strangely brilliant.  Totally silly like a more modern version of the Coasters, the pop culture references are fun, and the musicianship is impeccable.  Shouldn't work but it completely succeeds.

    r.... ....

    I think "strangely brilliant" is a good way to describe BNL overall.

  34. T.... K....

    CC&R  version sounds 100% better!

  35. i.... ....

    These guys where the shit when I was in grade 9

  36. y.... ....

    D3 baby! Good memories!!

  37. N.... B....

    My school played this song for two months at my school this was our theme song for the grade nines after this I think they hated the school

  38. b.... ....

    mighty ducks 3 brought me here

    b.... ....

    bigmaxcc Me too! I didn't know that Bare Naked Ladies performed it.

  39. o.... ....

    They are going to cause another Columbine massacre. I would.

  40. E.... ....

    omg star trek reference

  41. a.... y....

    MY SCHOOL PLAYS THIS ON THE PA SYSTEM EVERY.SINGLE.F**KING.DAY. IT STARTS TO GET ANNOYING AFTER A WHILE

  42. A.... D....

    Just found this song... Ironically, I just got into 9th Grade

  43. n.... ....

    Heard this everyday in the morning in grade 9 :]

  44. C.... ....

    I'm gonna use this for our grade 9 grad presentation w/ our pictures in a powerpoint

  45. B.... S....

    Did BNL just reference Rush? That's just amazing.

    B.... S....

    It made me happy.

  46. D.... B....

    great song, love the Rush tribute.

  47. b.... o....

    its in 3d........ must watch in 3d

  48. R.... ....

    I was in sixth grade and I found this randomly on my IPod. XD

  49. S.... W....

    Josh, I watched this.

  50. K.... G....

    In grade 9, we all wrote beside our photos in our friends' yearbooks, "THIS IS ME IN GRADE NINE BABY, THIS IS ME IN GRADE NINE" it was the early 90's. it was awesome.

  51. M.... ....

    Cool how Canadians say "Grade 9" instead of "9th Grade". Love the references of Tom Sawyer, Spirit of Radio, and Charlie Brown!

  52. T.... ....

    Thumbs up if your listening to this song and your not in Grade 9

    T.... ....

    Thumbs-up if you spell it "you're."

  53. B.... T....

    finaly someone who comes to our needs hear that youtube :3

  54. S.... F....

    I never realized that guitar riff does sound like Spirit of Radio!

    S.... F....

    Salad Fingers It’s an Homage to Rush.

  55. h.... k....

    same here

  56. J.... A....

    on almost every video i've seen with Barenaked Ladies a Robin Williams video is tagged in it, anyone care to elaborate

  57. p.... ....

    What I mean is, I hear "Tom Sawyer" first, and then the Charlie Brown theme, and then "Spirit of Radio," And finally the obscure "What You're Doing."

  58. p.... ....

    Anyone else hear the Rush?

  59. W.... D....

    im a minor niner!

  60. T.... S....

    So catchy, bnl always has had a knack for that. They should go back to this style.

  61. y.... ....

    Love this song!!!!! It makes me smile every time I hear it!!!!

  62. A.... V....

    This is my theme song. B]

  63. A.... ....

    First Comment FTW :D,~