Raconteurs, The - Carolina Drama Lyrics
I'm not sure if there's a point to this story
But I'm going to tell it again
So many other people try to tell the tale
Not one of them knows the end
Held a boy the age of ten
Along with his older brother Billy
And a mother and her boyfriend
Who was a triple loser with some blue tattoos
That were given to him when he was young
And a drunk temper that was easy to lose
And thank god he didn't own a gun
Well, Billy woke up in the back of his truck
Took a minute to open his eyes
And found himself a big surprise
He didn't see his brother but there was his mother
With her red-headed head in her hands
While the boyfriend had his gloves wrapped around an old priest
Trying to choke the man
Ah Ah Ahhh...
Billy looked up from the window to the truck
Threw up, and had to struggle to stand
He saw that red-necked bastard with a hammer
Turn the priest into a shell of a man
The priest was putting up the fight of his life
But he was old and he was bound to lose
The boyfriend hit as hard as he could
And knocked the priest right down to his shoes
Well, now Billy knew but never actually met
The preacher lying there in the room
He heard himself say, "That must be my daddy"
Then he knew what he was gonna do
Billy got up enough courage, took it up
And grabbed the first blunt thing he could find
It was a cold, glass bottle of milk
That got delivered every morning at nine
Ah Ah Ahhh...
Billy broke in and saw the blood on the floor, and
He turned around and put the lock on the door
He looked dead into the boyfriend's eye
His mother was a ghost, too upset to cry, then
He took a step toward the man on the ground
From his mouth trickled out a little audible sound
He heard the boyfriend shout, "Get out!"
And Billy said, "Not till I know what this is all about"
"Well, this preacher here was attacking your mama"
But Billy knew just who was starting the drama
So Billy took dead aim at his face
And smashed the bottle on the man who left his dad in disgrace, and
The white milk dripped down with the blood, and the
Boyfriend fell down dead for good
Right next to the preacher who was gasping for air
And Billy shouted, "Daddy, why'd you have to come back here?"
His mama reached behind the sugar and honey, and
Pulled out an envelope filled with money
"Your daddy gave us this," she collapsed in tears
"He's been paying all the bills for years"
"Mama, let's put this body underneath the trees
and put Daddy in the truck and head to Tennessee"
Just then, his little brother came in
Holding the milk man's hat and a bottle of gin singing,
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la, la la la...
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la, la la la...
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
Well now you heard another side to the story
But you wanna know how it ends?
If you must know, the truth about the tale
Go and ask the milkman
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Raconteurs, The Carolina Drama Comments
Stop telling people my life.
good song but the breaks in story are a bit long.
i think this song is about Billy’s dude of the story (the truth) and the milk man didn’t see the full thing as one kid comes out with the milk mans hat. So the milk man is a witness and everyone believes his side of the story that’s why at the end they say “go ask the milk man”
This fella sounds familiar. Sure as shit ain't no Nick Cave experience, though.
He was the singer of the white stripes
3:08 to 3:41 whoever provided those backing vocals. Just wow. Keeps me coming back to this.
Hmmm. Fuck.
These are not good fries. The mimic is much better.
Legit question, can I get a shirt with one of those "Michigan" drums on it?
M.A.S.T.E.R. P.I.E.C.E.
rafaela coco
Espectacular. Yo vengo por esto pronto.
Hell of a song that tells a hell of a story.
He never paid for shit, a broke bitch
Who the fuck disliked this video 🤦🏻♂️ fucking gronk cunts
I love this song but I hate the final lyric. Why bother with clues if you’re going to spell it out in the end?
Idk bruh
Suspense!? I THINK TRUE!
This reminds me of Darude Sandstorm
Sounds like The White Stripes
gio schiano it’s jack white singing haha
Anyone hearing similarities to Everlast's "Know What it's Like?" Not that's it a bad thing.
What a tune
Carolina drama sounds a lot like a typical Friday night back home. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Jack sings it great
Imagine if this had a music video
This song is a piece of art.
Please check out my cover of this song - https://youtu.be/maj8hUOmP68 💚
He sure picked a topic that he can truly make more songs about ....Carolina Drama..... But this one has a specific meaning that evidently needs to be heard.... Love the way he makes you listen word for word and feel the depth of his on personal feelings about his musical expression of emotions and experiences in life
love it
Coming to Atlanta August 21
l just want to know Jack, could you always write this great from the start or did your fellow writers here really help you write so well in the future
Ok so here's basically what went down 10 year old let's call him Bob
Boyfriend choking priest
Billy understands that that was his dad (priest)
Kills boyfriend and finds out priest (dad) had been paying the bills for years
Then Bob comes in singing with the milkman cap on
Last line go and ask the milk man
Because mama turns out to be a hoe and had sex with the milkman thus giving birth to bob
Close, Dwight, but Mama ain’t no “HOE” 😡 The daddy of BOTH boys is the milkman. Remember how the milk got “delivered every morning at 9”??? The priest thought like YOU did that he could get some sugar...new boyfriend wasn’t lying. Think, Dwight, THINK.
As someone who's greatest regret in life is NOT going back in the house for a pistol when his "pastor" step-dad was strangling my mom with a belt because she didn't clean the house right....this song is awesome in weird ways...
/him seeing a witness made him let her go. coward ass cunt shitwagon...
//she's now remarried to someone I actually consider a friend, so that's nice. Bad step-dads: Cop, Preacher. Good: Welder/Country Music Singer.
///lesson is: don't judge a book by it's cover. Particularly if it's a friendly one.
(yes, that's kinda opposite of this song. but I'm twisting it to my experience, damnit!)
Ok Everyone just calm down, The words in this are incorrect @ 4:50 "Holding the milkman's hat" NO if you listen he clearly says "Holding a Milkman's hat" there fore the younger brother is the milkman. But it has been argued that the older brother is the milkman because the younger brother found the Gin and his hat outside maybe on the ground as he threw up to stand. Also the Mother is not a whore but did engage in a forbidden love with the Priest who had at least 1 love child with her. I TRULY LOVE THIS SONG!!
SPOILERS: at the end, he says, if you must know the truth about the tale, go and ask the milkman.
There is a song by the pickens county bandits called "ask the milkman", and it gives you enough info to work out the whole story. I'll let you find the truth about the tale yourself.
The younger brother is "the age of 10". Pretty sure you can't become a milkman at age 10.
I always thought he said "holding the milkman's hand and a bottle of gin."
a fucked up childhood accounts for a lot of pain but makes for good song writing later if ya got the stomach for it.
This reminds me of hotel california
What a slapper
Such a good song.
These guys stole the flow from "the denial twist" that's pretty fucked up shame on them
Austin Redd please tell me your joking
Now I can't unhear it goddamn
Carolina Drama
The Raconteurs
I'm not sure if there's a point to this story
But I'm going to tell it again
So many other people try to tell the tale
Not one of them knows the end
It was a junk-house in South Carolina
Held a boy the age of ten
Along with his older brother Billy
And a mother and her boyfriend
Who was a triple loser with some blue tattoos
That were given to him when he was young
And a drunk temper that was easy to lose
And thank god he didn't own a gun
Well, Billy woke up in the back of his truck
Took a minute to open his eyes
He took a peep into the back of the house
And found himself a big surprise
He didn't see his brother but there was his mother
With her red-headed head in her hands
While the boyfriend had his gloves wrapped around an old priest
Trying to choke the man
Ah Ah Ah
Billy looked up from the window to the truck
Threw up, and had to struggle to stand
He saw that red-necked bastard with a hammer
Turn the priest into a shell of a man
That priest was putting up the fight of his life
But he was old and he was bound to lose
The boyfriend hit as hard as he could
And knocked the priest right down to his shoes
Well, now Billy knew but never actually met
The preacher lying there in the room
He heard himself say, "That must be my daddy"
Then he knew what he was gonna do
Billy got up enough courage, took it up
And grabbed the first blunt thing he could find
It was a cold, glass bottle of milk
That got delivered every morning at nine
Ah Ah Ah
Billy broke in and saw the blood on the floor, and
He turned around and put the lock on the door
He looked dead into the boyfriend's eye
His mother was a ghost, too upset to cry, then
He took a step toward the man on the ground
From his mouth trickled out a little audible sound
He heard the boyfriend shout, "Get out!"
And Billy said, "Not till I know what this is all about"
"Well, this preacher here was attacking your mama"
But Billy knew just who was starting the drama
So Billy took dead aim at his face
And smashed the bottle on the man who left his dad in disgrace, and
The white milk dripped down with the blood, and the
Boyfriend fell down dead for good
Right next to the preacher who was gasping for air
And Billy shouted, "Daddy, why'd you have to come back here?"
His mama reached behind the sugar and honey, and
Pulled out an envelope filled with money
"Your daddy gave us this, " she collapsed in tears
"He's been paying all the bills for years"
"Mama, let's put this body underneath the trees
And put Daddy in the truck and head to Tennessee"
Just then, his little brother came in
Holding the milk man's hat and a bottle of gin singing
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la, la la la
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la, la la la
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
Well now you heard another side to the story
But you wanna know how it ends?
If you must know, the truth about the tale
Go and ask the milkman
Good job dude
q buena rola
Not a loser. Not a double loser. A TRIPLE loser. XD
Think he said crippled loser actually
@Jeffrey Carter Triple loser. See also: three-time loser. Bad luck, i.e bad things come in threes. Three strikes. Ex con.
snikiforuk I also read into it as him being a drinker, you know the old “XXX” bottle of hooch.
@Danny Sides A drunk temper that was easy to lose, thank god he didn't own a gun
Triple loser....
Them's the worst kind
I finally know what song Tenacious D played to the devil. this one. it has to be. because this is the best song ever.
@Just Sayin' GREAT COMMENT! I Agree!
I love it....
Ditch the source and ask the cow
What exactly mean by the blue tattoos when he was young? Was his father abusive?
@Da CrispyFriedChicKen Makes sense I guess.
Im pretty sure they are like a prison thing according to another comment.
Contrasts the mother's red hair, just means he got tattoos when he was young I reckon.
Referring to the ink fading over the years. I think.
Prison tattoos
The father lived right?
Michael Morris go ask the milk man
This is actually the best song in history!!!!
Somebody tell me who's more talented than Jack.. He's the total package.. Raw talent, songwriting genius and amazing live performer
@Hi Hi Brendon Urie is a talented singer but his lyrics are annoying and so is he.
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury is God himself
@Andres Garcia wait who's mjk
———TOM WAITS———
Jack sings better, but Tom Waits kills him in songwriting.
thicc escape
Best part of this is the expert editing man. Love it.
Reminds me of Jack White
Zachary121201 seriously??? I never knew that. mind blown. and no it wasn't a joke lol. wow.
Emily Colstrich 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
太好了,Lyrics on-screen
What a great song love it
I misread your comment "what a great love song" . I almost died 😂
great tune.
GREAT TUNE!!
WOW!!!! My 1rst time ever hearing this one, OMG!!!!!!
these guys are among the last true musicians left. absolutely love this song
The Decemberists
You seem to misunderstand the difference between songwriter/composer and musicians. There is a near endless supply of musicians. Many of which are better than anyone in this band. Composers are of a much shorter supply. I would also put White near the top of that list but not the other.
@mason harris get lost
@yoel van den bosch Why? Because you disagree with me? No one in this band has alot of technical ability and they don't claim to either.
so the Milkman is actually the dad? damn I'm confused now but this is a sweet song.
I think.. That his little brother killed the milked milk man. Go an ask the milk man.
you're asking all the wrong questions
Go and ask the milk man
Thats in response to another song that gives a different perspective on this song. So to fill in some of the gaps, go find the other song. Lol
The milk man was the 10 year olds dad
There's another song called "Ask the Milkman". Putting thenpieces togheter you find out that the mom was also banging the milkman (although wether he is the 10 year old boy's dad or not is never clarified) and he went to see the mom that same day while delivering the milk. Since the little boy enters with the milkman,s hat and a bottle of gin one can assume that the milkman dropped those two things becase he witnessed the whole thing and ran away. That's why the song tells you to ask the milkman.
It is an amazing song. I cant get over it.
Such awesome song from the great band