Lyrics to
Blackmail

This version of Blackmail was released by Robert Palmer in 1974.

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Well you told me that you weren’t infectious
So I brought no precautions with me
And you said your old man was in texas
And anyway he’d forgotten his key
So I put my cassette in your bathroom
And threw all my clothes on your floor
Next thing, door burts open
And there I am caught in the raw
Blackmail
You’re blackmailing me
Spongeing all my money
I don’t think it’s funny
The way you’ve been badgering me
So I’m hiding out in the basement
Wondering how on earth I’m gonna survive
Well your old man hollers
I’ve got ten thousand dollars for you
Coz I know you can provide
Leaving me with grounds for my divorce
Pulls out his chequebook and starts to endorse
Two benjamin franklins
And before I can thank you mama
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Blackmail
You’re blackmailing me
Rendering you a service
Makes me feel real nervous
Trying to get me into your sceams
Blackmail
You’re blackmailing me
Spongeing all my money
I don’t think it’s funny
Way you done the dirty on me
Blackmail
You’re blackmailing me
Spongeing all my money
I don’t think it’s funny
The way you’ve been badgering me
Blackmail
You’re blackmailing me
Spongeing all my money
I don’t think it’s funny
Way you’ve done the dirty on me

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About Lyrics and Blackmail by Robert Palmer

The lyrics to Blackmail are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Robert Palmer used when the song was created in 1974. The lyrics to Blackmail have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Robert Palmer and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Blackmail by Robert Palmer. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Blackmail" means the words set to the music of Blackmail, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Robert Palmer. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Blackmail and the lyrics to Blackmail are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Robert Palmer who came here looking just for the lyrics to Blackmail, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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