Paul Weller - I Walk On Gilded Splinters Lyrics






Some people think they jive me
But I know they must be crazy
They don't see dey misfortune
Or else they just a little too lazy

J'suis the Grand Zombie
My yellow belt of choison
I Ain't afraid of no tom cat
That fill my brains with poison

I Walk thru the fire
An I Fly thru the smoke
I wanna see my enemies
At the end of my rope

I Walk on pins and needles
An I See what they can do
I Walk on gilded splinters
With the king of the Zulu

Singing
Come to me giddi come come
Walk on gildid splinters
Come to me giddi come come
Walk on gildid splinters

Till I burn up, Till I burn Up, Till I burn up.

I'm walking to my coffin
Drink poison in my chalice
Pride begins to fade
And y'all will feel my malice

Put gris gris on your doorstep
Soon you'll be in the gutter
I can melt your heart like butter
A-a-and I can make you stutter

Singing
Come to me giddi come come
Walk on gildid splinters
Come to me giddi come come
Walk on gildid splinters

Till I burn up, Till I burn Up, Till I burn up.





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  1. H.... F....

    I came across this cover version long before I came to know the TV show THE WIRE. This verison was used as the outro theme.



    Not as good as the version done by HUMBLE PIE in 1971. Still, it has its moments.


    Origianlly written and performed by Mac Rebennack, better known as Dr. John and first published in early 1968.


    Liste to the original and the things done by Humble Pie.

  2. d.... ....

    Better than the original from Dr. John

  3. C.... H....

    Tribute to Dr John methinks!

  4. M.... M....

    Omar little

  5. J.... K....

    Season 4 The Wire

  6. s.... ....

    Snitch Bitch....

  7. M.... H....

    Good job. Quite different from the original but keeps the spirit going. We lost Dr. John just a few days ago but I think he would have approved. Here is the original for contrast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWvdO3l4_P8

  8. z.... f....

    Dr John goes Mod ....and it's fabulous.

  9. K.... M....

    Noelly playing acoustic guitar on this

  10. R.... H....

    damn, man. my musical hero sent me here cause i love this song and hadn't heard weller's version. it's a new song! mind blown ~

  11. J.... D....

    I love this song can anybody tell me who reads the spoken lyrics near the middle of the song.

  12. S.... H....

    Package up my ass, gump.

  13. P.... F....

    “You can look him in the eye now, no matter who he is or what he done you look him right in the eye...”

  14. F.... H....

    Loved him in Naked Lunch.

  15. K.... C....

    Constantine's spoken word is proper!!!

  16. T.... P....

    Not a bad rendition but Dr John's original is too good to emulate.

  17. J.... W....

    Final Grades anyone?

  18. w.... ....

    What about the body in Stone brush?

  19. e.... ....

    Dreadful cover of a great song

  20. b.... ....

    Weller is a genius.

  21. D.... ....

    This song would have been perfect for the ending of the Sopranos Episode "Two Tonys" when Tony sit on the chair outside his house at night waiting lighting a cigar with an AK47 in the other hand , waiting in case the bear show up.

  22. C.... P....

    Michael. Michael...the gun.

  23. N.... D....

    The wire is still up. ✌

  24. M.... ....

    Weller is not floating my boat at the moment so I have to go back through history. Love this tune. Stanley Road is a classic.

  25. E.... T....

    The Bunk can't swim.

    E.... T....

    and respect Paul Weller...

  26. d.... ....

    Here because of Weller, Stanley Road and the Great music!!!!

  27. A.... H....

    fayette mafia crew forever you mothafuckas

  28. J.... C....

    We dont gotta dream no more man

  29. G.... L....

    Fayette Mafia Crew 4Evah

  30. K.... ....

    Paul Weller has impeccable taste.

  31. M.... F....

    Drums at 3:20. But yeah, The Wire showed me this song...

  32. P.... ....

    Randy Wagstaff brought me here.

    P.... ....

    cheese wagstaff brought me here

  33. O.... O....

    Malik "Poot" Carr

    O.... O....

    Do the chair know we ll look like punk ass bitches out there

  34. B.... H....

    You Brits are so fortunate to have such an indispensable artist like Paul Weller...I'm a Chicagoin who loves Paul Weller....Love it when he comes here....

    B.... H....

    I don't feel fortunate at all. This is a terrible version

    B.... H....

    Fortunate? He's a musical cunt and an irrelevance.

    B.... H....

    But...this is an American Artist's song...Dr. John from Louisiana!!! Weller does a decent but not too inspired version. So it's not Brit at all.

    B.... H....

    But...this is an American Artist's song...Dr. John from Louisiana!!! Weller does a decent but not too inspired version. So it's not Brit at all.

  35. F.... ....

    Bunny Colvin

  36. G.... G....

    The Greek

    G.... G....

    he is not even greek

  37. a.... ....

    dr john shits over this

  38. z.... ....

    The decision to have this during the montage of season 4 of "The Wire" was pure genius. It's not originally made for inner city Baltimore, but it's tone, pace and message is definitely inner city America and really, any place in which people are having a difficult walk through life.

  39. D.... s....

    Dr John sent me here

  40. H.... J....

    Wallace

  41. a.... ....

    "You want it to be one way, but it's the other way" -Marlo Stansfield

  42. V.... R....

    You a soldier,Bodie.

    V.... R....

    HELL YEAH !!

    V.... R....

    😢😭

  43. A.... G....

    Roland Pryzbylewski

  44. a.... ....

    Interesting but Mac Rebennack did it first and better.

    a.... ....

    it's not a contest, arrogant dick

    a.... ....

    Dr john.

  45. p.... ....

    No matter who he is or what he's done... you look him right in the eye.

    p.... ....

    Michael.......Michael! The Gun!

    p.... ....

    TheWonderStraw I say that when I hear this song!

  46. M.... V....

    Slim Charles

  47. p.... ....

    Cedric Daniels.

  48. M.... X....

    I'm a heavy metal fan, but I LOVE WELLER

  49. U.... S....

    Bodie Broadus

  50. L.... D....

    Anybody else here because of The Wire? My GF cried when we saw the ending montage of Season four.

    L.... D....

    heard it on WTMD (Towson, MD) this morning, came here for a 2nd listen

    L.... D....

    Kenard sent me. This version is awesome. I love the original, it makes me think about A battlefield. I also love the Duane Allman version too. The solos in this version are great. I never paid attention when watching the Wire. But I’m so glad I came here.

    L.... D....

    Leon Delvechio Ramirez it was sad. Now that I think about it. The red names, Duke’s possible fates, Michael’s new life. And think about how many hits he probably did. Randy’s outcome especially considering no one put 2 & 2 together and realized only two people have the unusual last name of Wagstaff and at the very least, Cheese would’ve set him str8 about the snitching. Cheese would’ve probably shunned him when he found out Marlo thought he was a snitch. Here’s downfall. Even Namond was feeling like Major Payne was in his first miserable days as a civilian. The actual hope spot other than Namond was Kenard being back out there and that was sad too. Because you think he would’ve left the corners. But he didn’t have a choice.

    L.... D....

    @DealReal12 lol really? Is this cover too manly for your taste.

    L.... D....

    Season 5 montage is even more heartbreaking

  51. N.... t....

    Come, come, Carcetti come come, walk on gilded splinters!

  52. F.... ....

    Michael Lee

  53. D.... T....

    Cool Lester Smooth.

  54. E.... ....

    Proposition Joe

  55. T.... ....

    Bubbles

  56. j.... ....

    love the drumming on this track

    j.... ....

    Steve White.

    j.... ....

    He is mimicking classic New Orleans funk and second line drumming. It's a departure from the original song but in keeping with its New Orleans roots. Here is the original for comparison. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWvdO3l4_P8

  57. M.... G....

    Marlo Stanfield. 

    M.... G....

    There are people out there who actually like Marlo Stanfield???

    M.... G....

    @Clément Martin Marlo was OK, Michael, Chris, Jimmy, Bunk and Omar = These guys were awesome!