Soul Coughing, 1992-2000, was a New York-based band founded by vocalist and guitarist Mike Doughty(who billed himself at the time as 'M. Doughty'), a folk singer (he attended Eugene Lang College with Ani DiFranco, where they studied with Sekou Sundiataand played around the school together), slam poet, sometime music writer, and doorman at the old Houston Street location of The Knitting Factory, then a nexus for such avant-garde artists as John Zorn . Doughty put the band together from instrumentalists he met as they came through the club; he met sampler player Mark De Gli Antoni(recently graduated with a composition degree from Mannes College of Music) when they both participated in a performance of Zorn's "game piece" Cobra. This same ensemble also featured Jeff Buckley. Doughty brought a stack of CDs over to De Gli Antoni's house one afternoon and had him sample iconic riffs from Raymond Scott, Carl Stalling, Howlin' Wolf, and The Andrews Sisters, among others.
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Soul Coughing
Darling
Afraid to close my eyes
When Im going to bed
Afraid to crack the phone down
Over my head
Why are all american girls so rough?
Damn a girl cant every hurt you enough.
Lady (lady)
Knock me on my knees
And I cant stand up
Youve got the look in your eyes
And smack my butt
Why are all american gilrs so rough?
Why do all american girls act so tough?
Why are all american girls so rough?
Darling
Afraid to close my eyes
When Im going to bed
Afraid to crack the phone down
Over my head
Why are all american girls so rough?
Damn a girl cant every hurt you enough
Lady (lady)
Knock me on my knees
And I cant stand up
Youve got the look in your eyes
And smack my butt
Why are all american girls so rough?
Why do all american girls act so tough?
Why are all american girls so rough?
Jack moves
Digging in my ribs
That aint no real moves
So baby
Take it easy
Lets try to be friends
Why are all american girls so rough?
Damn a girl cant ever hurt you enough
Lady (lady)
Knock me on my knees
And I cant stand up
Youve got the look in your eyes
And smack my butt
Why are all american girls so rough?
Why do all american girls act so tough?
Why are all american girls so rough?
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Why are all american so rough?
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Why are all american girls so rough?
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