Dead Kennedys - Stealing People's Mail Lyrics






We ain't going to the party
We ain't going to the game
We ain't going to the disco
Ain't gonna cruise down main

We're stealing people's mail
stealing people's mail
stealing people's mail
On a friday night

Drivin' in the mountains
Winding 'round and 'round
Rummage thru your mailboxes
Take your mail back to town

And we got license plates, wedding gifts, tax returns
Checks to politicians from real estate firms
Money, bills and cancelled checks
Pretty funny pictures of your kids

We're gonna steal your mail
On a Friday night
We're gonna steal your mail
By the pale moonlight

We got grocery sackful after grocery sackful
After grocery sackful after grocery sackful
After grocery sackful after grocery sackful
Of the private lives of you
Ha Ha

People say that we're crazy
We're sick and all alone
But when we read your letters
We're rolling on the floor

We got more license plates, wedding gifts, tax returns
Checks to politicians from real estate firms
Money, bills and cancelled checks
We cut relationships with your friends

We're gonna steal your mail
On a Friday night
We're gonna steal your mail
By the pale moonlight

We better not get caught
We'll be dumped in institutions
Where we'll be drugged and shocked
'Til we come out born-again Christians





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  1. J.... A....

    00:47 best guitar solo ever!

  2. J.... F....

    FUCK! this makes me wanna start a riot and become homeless.......... and im a jazz musician

  3. D.... S....

    correo argentino ...oca y la aduana todo en 1

  4. A.... H....

    Not as fun as it used to be back then, cos now people use social media for most shits, but stealing the mail is still great, especially if you live in a zone with buildings with 20-40 apartments each.

  5. J.... A....

    East Bay Ray is a very creative guitarist for punk rock.

  6. S.... L....

    Porch pirates in the 80s

  7. J.... ....

    When you think about it, this may be the most truly ANARCHISTIC song ever written.

  8. F.... A....

    Dead shits.

  9. T.... T....

    Who’s watching in 2018? (Ten years after)

    T.... T....

    2019 and it's just was good

  10. M.... S....

    actually this is what will happen. they will sent to a federal prison and come out homosexuals

  11. G.... ....

    listening with Speed 1.25 just like Live at Brixton 1982

  12. V.... C....

    never stole mail but played mailbox baseball plenty ;)

  13. M.... S....

    OMG people took the DKs so seriously back in the day and never saw the tounge in cheek nature of their music

  14. N.... S....

    I.D. theft....before it was everyone's biggest fear....
    but yet we sign up to Amazon and so on....oh, the irony...

    Also a classic song...without a doubt!

  15. s.... ....

    impossibe to decide which DK song isthe best...all are awsome , lyricswise, musicwise....best band ever in a way

  16. K.... B....

    Dead Kennedys is as good as forbidden in this house haha That happens to a lot of dk fans I play it if I want but I have deference

  17. C.... J....

    Fab Mab San Franscico, late 70s, best time ever.

  18. T.... e....

    In 1979 it was brazilian government's official anthem

  19. D.... C....

    Like black flag.... sarcasm is a large factor

  20. M.... R....

    Clinton doesn't want her mail stolen

  21. J.... C....

    American punk pissed all over London punk. And good,

    J.... C....

    Starting with the ORIGINAL punk band = Ramones.

    J.... C....

    Except for the original punk band is The stooges

    J.... C....

    @Smel right on
    !

    J.... C....

    Not all. But the Dead Kennedys were fantastic... And jello a true star. 🙏

    J.... C....

    @Traxxattaxx Hardcore, Softcore, Emocore, Blackcore, what the fuck ever, man. Punk is punk and Americans started punk, and Americans are better and have been better at punk than Brits. Th Damned, Addicts, Doom and Anti-Nowhere League are all great bands but those three can't hold a candle to the sheer quality that comes out of America.

  22. T.... ....

    Now we know what Jello does in his free time.

  23. R.... ....

    i hate cart lol

    R.... ....

    Robby Perkins why the fuck did you respond to yourself

  24. j.... g....

    best song

  25. H.... F....

    Don't steal any Clinton's mail or you'll be busted by cia

  26. -.... T....

    The singers accent never fails to make me laugh HAHAHA. So funny and so good.

  27. A.... B....

    lol Clinton

  28. J.... J....

    DK 👣👣 👍👍

  29. K.... O....

    We're gonna steal your mail
    By the pale moonlight.
    We better not get caught
    We'll be dumped in institutions
    We'll be drugged and shocked
    'Til we come out born-again Christians!

  30. M.... H....

    Best fucking song ever

  31. R.... S....

    my favorite song while reading wikileaks

  32. n.... ....

    Hilarious I always loved this song.

  33. A.... W....

    so ff-ing cool !

  34. S.... W....

    promoting felonies. Dead Kennedys, everyone.

    S.... W....

    don't be stupid

    S.... W....

    Ohoi Ahoy Wohag Didnt expect to see you here 😂😂😂

    S.... W....

    Ohoi Ahoy they're promoting a federal offense, which is not the same as a felony Either way, I like to think someone actually did that after hearing this

  35. M.... ....

    Sounds like a typical Friday night back in high school. Except instead of stealing people's mail, we just smashed the mailboxes.

  36. P.... b....

    awesome toast

    P.... b....

    thats what i found in peoples mail

  37. A.... S....

    Funny song, steal a mail if you got real balls. Dead kennedys are sick.

  38. M.... B....

    One of the funniest and coolest songs I have ever heard! :)

  39. S.... B....

    sorry for spoiling it guys. I was like #667. we can't have anything nice.

  40. P.... ....

    Cant believe its been 30 years already. I used to constantly listen to this album when i lived in venice. Any ways jello is awesome! Cheers from the northwest corridor of bulgaria!

  41. S.... J....

    And we got *_license-plates-wedding-gifts-tax-returns_*
    *_Checks-to-politicians-from-real-estate-firms,_*
    *_Money-bills-and-canceled-checks_*
    We cut relationships with your friends

    S.... J....

    It's finding pictures of your kids. Better right

    S.... J....

    @rileyboy1066
    There's two verses, where the last line is different :P

  42. C.... S....

    What album is this from??

    C.... S....

    @***** awesome thanks

  43. N.... ....

    this song is fucking funny hahahhh

  44. B.... t....

    well be drugged and shocked til we come out born again christians lolol

  45. P.... J....

    I used to steal people's mail when I was a teenager, walking around at night. We would uproot people's mailboxes and throw them in the sewers. We were crazy children.

    P.... J....

    Paul Johnson : That was you?

    P.... J....

    Were you crazy or is this system just fd

    P.... J....

    Thank you for your service. It's sad this nation doesn't have more decent children like you were. This country would be a better place if it did.

    P.... J....

    me too man. mostly got xfinity bills

    P.... J....

    @unfocusedgroup well it's too late to report him for it so boo fucking hoo LOL

  46. g.... r....

    dead kenndys had more real stuff to say than fifty punk new wave bands put together

    g.... r....

    They also just came out and said it. There are bands like them today, but the DK were more original in this way.

    They were genuinely hilarious, too.

    g.... r....

    True dat

  47. s.... ....

    haha this music is fun. fuck shit up.

  48. S.... T....

    It's cause they already stole the rest of it.

  49. g.... ....

    This glorious song shows off why East Bay Ray is such a brilliant guitarist, as he plays the guitar in a freaky, insane, high-pitched style that somehow mixes punk rock with rockabilly, surf rock, psychedelia & Syd Barrett-esque riffs, while being noisy & melodic at the same time. My God, East Bay Ray is awesome.

    g.... ....

    Surely one of the most underrated guitarists of all time.

  50. d.... ....

    The Ramones weren't too political inclined. I still think Joey Ramone is one of the smartest individuals in music, but he didn't really care about politcs. Jello has politics in his veins.

  51. R.... W....

    NSA's Theme Song

  52. M.... ....

    ..and yes we did!

  53. A.... A....

    this album love fucking i

  54. a.... ....

    The Ramones had less brain between the four of them than Jello had.
    The lyrics are from different universes.

  55. R.... K....

    The music reviewer. Kinda a hipster, but he know his shit. Check him out!

  56. A.... G....

    one of the greatest albums ever.FACT

  57. C.... N....

    Indeed, man... Indeed...

  58. P.... ....

    I know its getting old but...

    I album loving this fucking

  59. T.... ....

    Having intercourse whilst listening to this album is rather fantastic

  60. C.... N....

    I fuck this loving album...

  61. V.... ....

    This song would be a normal length if Jello would just sing at a normal speed, but that thought makes me glad it's so short.

  62. D.... G....

    it's so good!!! because jello biafra never wanted to actually anybody's mail (go ahead, look; your comcast bill is still there)- they were always talking about something much bigger than that, and that's why they're still cool.

  63. A.... ....

    I love to steal people's mail !

  64. f.... ....

    Dead Kennedys is probably the funniest band I've ever listened to.

  65. S.... ....

    I love fucking this album

  66. s.... ....

    HAHAHAHA!!!!!!

  67. A.... ....

    One who thought the lol had purpose

  68. D.... R....

    needle drop?
    educate me, "knave"

  69. M.... ....

    @n1ckJ11

    oh yeah I'm abolutely furious right now....

  70. A.... ....

    "we better not get caught, we'll be dumped in institutions, we'll be drugged and shocked, until we come out born again Christians."

  71. n.... ....

    @MrWingsfan13 lol you sound mad bro

  72. M.... ....

    @n1ckJ11
    that's what the replay button is for dipshit

  73. n.... ....

    ONE M0:00RE TIME

  74. h.... ....

    Rebel song for our generation!

  75. r.... d....

    I'm glad this post wasn't stolen.

  76. 8.... ....

    Sounds like fun. Next friday.

  77. S.... B....

    The guitar sound is so scrappy and awesome.
    If you don't bang your head to the chrous there is something wrong with you.

  78. s.... ....

    Fuckin' A dude!

  79. J.... ....

    @sorrycaps Wait, did you guys really not know about DK until TND?

  80. s.... ....

    holy shit, isn't that a federal offense?!!?!

  81. P.... B....

    It"s the Troll Song.

  82. I.... R....

    4 people got their mail stolen.

  83. D.... D....

    I think this and Funland at the Beach are definitely the funniest DK songs. Always crack up when I hear them.

  84. J.... ....

    Wish they'd steal my mail. All I get is fucking bills...

  85. m.... ....

    4 people got their mail stolen

  86. M.... ....

    My neighbors must've heard this song...

  87. m.... ....

    "take your mail BACK to TOWN!" - that line always cracks me up, and I've got no fucking idea why.

  88. P.... R....

    The 4 dislikes are kids whose birthday checks from grandma got stolen

  89. I.... ....

    Good grief,bought this at Star records in Lindsay,Ontario in 1979.Immediately hooked from the get go.Still love it!!!

  90. T.... L....

    the needle drop

  91. F.... F....

    Well, unbelievable! This song kicks ass. Brilliant!

  92. b.... ....

    lol i remember back on 1994 i was 18 i bought this album for the first time ,me and a friend took this song a little serious that we jacked some mail from those little jeeps from usps ,.that was just for fun while the guy was packing up the mailboxes out of his vehicle

  93. t.... ....

    3 people got their mail stolen...

  94. 9.... ....

    cj & the hicks got banned in san andreas for playing this song.

  95. c.... ....

    @MrTimmyjones Tbh, I gave it 2 dislikes because you said that. Like every video

    -I apologize- please don't make a dislike joke now D:

  96. D.... ....

    after 8 hours of the same 12 fucking christmas songs at work, I need this! Thanks for posting. Health and Anarchy to all.