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Blitzkrieg Bop

This version of Blitzkrieg Bop was released by Ramones in 1976.

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Hey ho, let’s go
Hey ho, let’s go

They’re forming in a straight line
They’re going through a tight wind
The kids are losing their minds
The Blitzkrieg Bop

They’re piling in the back seat
They’re generating steam heat
Pulsating to the back beat
The Blitzkrieg Bop.

Hey ho, let’s go
Shoot’em in the back now
What they want, I don’t know
They’re all reved up and ready to go

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The lyrics for Blitzkrieg Bop are defined as the words making up the song released by Ramones in 1976. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Blitzkrieg Bop have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Ramones and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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