![]() Beggar's Banquet (1969) [ larger cover art ] |
I hear the click-clack of your feet on the stairs
I know you're no scare-eyed honey.
There'll be a feast if you just come upstairs
But it's no hanging matter
It's no capital crime
I can see that you're fifteen years old
No I don't want your I.D.
You look so rest-less and you're so far from home
But it's no hanging matter
It's no capital crime
Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat
Oh yeah, don'tcha scratch like that
Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat
Bet your mama don't know you scream like that
I bet your mother don't know you can spit like that.
You look so weird and you're so far from home
But you don't really miss your mother
Don't look so scared I'm no mad-brained bear
But it's no hanging matter
It's no capital crime
Oh, yeah
Woo!
I bet your mama don't know that you scatch like that
I bet she don't know you can bite like that.
You say you got a friend, that she's wilder than you
Why don't you bring her upstairs
If she's so wild then she can join in too
It's no hanging matter
It's no capital crime
Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat
Oh yeah, don'tcha scratch like that
Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat
I bet you mama don't know you can bite like that
I'll bet she never saw you scratch my back
I know you're no scare-eyed honey.
There'll be a feast if you just come upstairs
But it's no hanging matter
It's no capital crime
I can see that you're fifteen years old
No I don't want your I.D.
You look so rest-less and you're so far from home
But it's no hanging matter
It's no capital crime
Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat
Oh yeah, don'tcha scratch like that
Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat
Bet your mama don't know you scream like that
I bet your mother don't know you can spit like that.
You look so weird and you're so far from home
But you don't really miss your mother
Don't look so scared I'm no mad-brained bear
But it's no hanging matter
It's no capital crime
Oh, yeah
Woo!
I bet your mama don't know that you scatch like that
I bet she don't know you can bite like that.
You say you got a friend, that she's wilder than you
Why don't you bring her upstairs
If she's so wild then she can join in too
It's no hanging matter
It's no capital crime
Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat
Oh yeah, don'tcha scratch like that
Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat
I bet you mama don't know you can bite like that
I'll bet she never saw you scratch my back
| horstman (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: May 10, 2013 - 15:12 joelbb wrote: Apparently you consider fucking 13-yearolds a leftist activity, Mr. h. Me, I never endowed the act w/ any political significance, just legal implications. Where, oh where, did you get sex with minors out of all this? Your comment is utterly stupid and out of context (as is most of the garbage you spew from your orifice). ![]() |
| d48m02h1918 | Posted: Apr 09, 2013 - 10:53 People, don't try to interpret or over-analyze the lyrics..... JUST ENJOY THE F*#@^&G MUSIC@!!! |
| joelbb | Posted: Dec 04, 2012 - 22:08 horstman wrote: In America, they were doing something very LEFT! if compared to the Antichrist. Apparently you consider fucking 13-yearolds a leftist activity, Mr. h. Me, I never endowed the act w/ any political significance, just legal implications. |
| horstman (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Sep 01, 2012 - 15:27 neuticle wrote: Antichrist? That means they were doing something very RIGHT ! In America, they were doing something very LEFT! if compared to the Antichrist. |
| neuticle (fog fog fog) | Posted: Sep 01, 2012 - 15:21 unclehud wrote: jr2571 wrote: It's strange— grew up a classic rock fan, but never appreciated the Stones- perhaps too much exposure to Hot Rocks, but as I get older (40 and counting) I love them more and more and I understand why they are called the best rock and roll band of all time. To steal someone else's line from a few comments below, when I was growing up you were either a fan of the Beatles or Stones. In my very small Southern US town, the Stones were the Antichrist, so we didn't hear much of them. Became a big fan in the late 70's, during/after college. Antichrist? That means they were doing something very RIGHT ! |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 00:38 I think the internet is good.....................................................My cat 'Comet' likes this tune, too.......whatever |
| unclehud (300 feet above the planet) | Posted: Dec 23, 2011 - 07:00 jr2571 wrote: It's strange— grew up a classic rock fan, but never appreciated the Stones- perhaps too much exposure to Hot Rocks, but as I get older (40 and counting) I love them more and more and I understand why they are called the best rock and roll band of all time. To steal someone else's line from a few comments below, when I was growing up you were either a fan of the Beatles or Stones. In my very small Southern US town, the Stones were the Antichrist, so we didn't hear much of them. Became a big fan in the late 70's, during/after college. |
| h8rhater | Posted: Dec 23, 2011 - 06:47 lemmoth wrote: Oh ye clueless one. They got famous because they were "The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band." Are the World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band. |
| jr2571 (NYC) | Posted: Nov 21, 2011 - 13:15 It's strange— grew up a classic rock fan, but never appreciated the Stones- perhaps too much exposure to Hot Rocks, but as I get older (40 and counting) I love them more and more and I understand why they are called the best rock and roll band of all time. If you have any doubt see the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus movie- unreal- true young rock and roll power!! |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Nov 21, 2011 - 13:14 finoufk wrote: obvious...so easy to do better than the stones. Never understood how they got famous ! Oh ye clueless one. They got famous because they were "The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band." |
| finoufk (Bordeaux - france) | Posted: Sep 19, 2011 - 07:01 bigbudd1 wrote: The Johnny Winter version is so much better... although this will do for the moment. obvious...so easy to do better than the stones. Never understood how they got famous ! |
| CWKeeney | Posted: Sep 19, 2011 - 06:58 Just made my morning! Thanks, Bill! |
| kcar | Posted: Aug 18, 2011 - 22:17 Randomax wrote: How times have changed....if a group put this out today they'd be on some pedifile watch list or there'd be a movement afloat to ban it from record stores....and Amazon sure wouldn't carry it...what with the trouble they've been in lately....personally, when I was 15 I LOVED this song (and still do!!!)....he was SINGING TO ME!!!!!!!!!!! R. Kelly could tell you a different story, only he's too busy counting his money. Or maybe he's still making "Trapped in the Closet" videos. Still prefer the live version from "Get Yer Ya Yas Out." |
| h8rhater | Posted: May 16, 2011 - 06:07 Tim42 wrote: Actually, in England the age of consent is 16, so to say 15 is barely pushing the boundaries of what's legal. I'm not saying having a lower age of consent works, just pointing out what the law is to put some perspective on it. If the Stones were a US band, they would have said 17, just like several US bands have done. Whatever. Get off your PC soapboxes fools it's just a rock and roll lyric. |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Apr 14, 2011 - 16:29 , Stingray wrote: Just heard Winter´s version again and,....truely...., GORGEOUS! The last time I saw Johnny was four years ago in a tiny bar in Lafayette, LA. He was so debilitated he had to have help to change guitars. Still some of the thunder and lightning there, but I would not have bet he would live another year. My brother idolized him, so I got a table next to the stage. A month later, my brother was dead and Johnny's still kicking. Saw Edgar Winter last year, and he dedicated a song to Johnny "where ever you are, I love you brother". So he may well be back into the bad end of the pool. What´s our Albino doing anyway? Visiting "Keef" talking "Brown Sugar" maybe? His website says he's working on a new recording, and he's supposed to perform three sold out nights in Tokyo starting TONIGHT (4/14/2011). Coming to your neck of the woods in May. Would there have been a Stevie Ray without Johnny taking the Texas Blues torch from Gatemouth Brown? He's one of the founders, that's beyond question. |
| Randomax (Wimberley, TX) | Posted: Jan 10, 2011 - 13:53 How times have changed....if a group put this out today they'd be on some pedifile watch list or there'd be a movement afloat to ban it from record stores....and Amazon sure wouldn't carry it...what with the trouble they've been in lately....personally, when I was 15 I LOVED this song (and still do!!!)....he was SINGING TO ME!!!!!!!!!!! |
| bigbudd1 | Posted: Jan 10, 2011 - 13:53 The Johnny Winter version is so much better... although this will do for the moment. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Nov 23, 2010 - 13:44 ![]() funny-cat-wallpaper . |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 05:23 ThePoose wrote: Well, Mick, it is a capital crime in some jurisdictions. A capital crime is a crime punishable by execution (e.g. murder or high treason) Just sayin'... Great song, by the way. |
| bachbeet | Posted: Sep 05, 2010 - 16:37 Great song from a great album. Also probably their greatest period. |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Sep 05, 2010 - 16:24 DIRTY STONES ARE GOOD STONES! PS THE GERMAN BEGGAR'S BANQUET COVER IS QUITE DIFFERENT as much as is the EURO-VERSION of this song! |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Aug 04, 2010 - 16:13 Oh yeah....that's where I know this from — Soundgarden's version is on SOMMS (limited edition disc that came with Badmotorfinger) |
| Derecho (A Land Without Traffic Lights) | Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 14:34 Just remember, Mick — 15 will get you 20. |
| Stefen (West Hollywood, CA) | Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 14:28 When Mick and The Rolling Stones were 41 years younger and surrounded by groupies. Hell, maybe they're still surrounded, I don't know. |
| Tim42 | Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 14:26 h8rhater wrote: Whatever. Get off your PC soapboxes fools it's just a rock and roll lyric. Actually, in England the age of consent is 16, so to say 15 is barely pushing the boundaries of what's legal. I'm not saying having a lower age of consent works, just pointing out what the law is to put some perspective on it. If the Stones were a US band, they would have said 17, just like several US bands have done. |
| h8rhater | Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 13:24 rickhoran wrote: I agree, especially when you have a teenager daughter. "its no capital crime"? maybe not, but you are going to serve serious time in most states. Whatever. Get off your PC soapboxes fools it's just a rock and roll lyric. |
| ThePoose | Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 13:19 Well, Mick, it is a capital crime in some jurisdictions. |
| mrdak (Middle GA) | Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 16:52 Damn strayt! |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Oct 24, 2009 - 07:21 denmom wrote: When I was a kid, you were either a Beatles kid, or a Stones kid; a Superman kid, or a Batman kid... ...I always went for the Stones & Batman, myself. This song reminds me why. same! |
| bbHappy (39.991323, -105.261375, elev. 1654m) | Posted: Jul 21, 2009 - 15:00 This song is so un PC. Got to love it! |
| denmom (Connecticut) | Posted: Jul 21, 2009 - 14:53 When I was a kid, you were either a Beatles kid, or a Stones kid; a Superman kid, or a Batman kid... ...I always went for the Stones & Batman, myself. This song reminds me why. |
| fuh2 (salmon land) | Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 19:29 This has my 9 thumbs up stamp of approval |
| Randomax (Wimberley, TX) | Posted: Feb 13, 2009 - 08:43 Hard to believe Mick would be jailed today for what is in these lyrics! G R E A T S O N G!!! |
| tomig (stockton,ca) | Posted: Jan 12, 2009 - 17:05 Johnny Winter did a good version with Rick Derringer. |
| spofcher | Posted: Jan 12, 2009 - 16:35 One of my favorite Stones songs |
| exeter | Posted: Dec 12, 2008 - 01:59 lily34 wrote: also, what's a "zimmer frame" exactly? never heard of that and i'd like to know.
It's British for a "walker," i.e. a thing that elderly people use to help them get around. |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Nov 10, 2008 - 12:40 sutcliff wrote: Soundgarden did a decent cover of this song. WOW. i've never heard that! and i'd like to. got a link? also, what's a "zimmer frame" exactly? never heard of that and i'd like to know. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Nov 10, 2008 - 12:39 drife wrote: C'Mon! This song is a strain at best. Really poor, even for the Stones. okay - so we have a different opion - don't understand it, but you are entitled. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Nov 10, 2008 - 12:38 Dave_Mack wrote: Never looked at the lyrics before. That's some serious rock-and-roll raunch! You can't really be too comfortable with the story of fooling around with a 15-year-old. Conflicted. On Get Your Ya Ya's Out, the live version changes 15 to 13 - Mick was truly a provacateur. |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Nov 10, 2008 - 12:36 it DOES kick ass. |
| Alexandra (The Gem City, Ohio) | Posted: Oct 09, 2008 - 22:00 This just kicks ASS. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Sep 08, 2008 - 07:59 I recall that we were all blown away by Beggars Banquet and wondered how the Stones could top it—and they went ahead and did Let It Bleed. I think this was the same year that Traffic, Green River, Abbey Road, and Led Zepplin II were issued. An onslaught. |
| bairdc (missionary ridge) | Posted: Sep 08, 2008 - 07:56 I agree - - I actually think it is a "capital crime" Dave_Mack wrote: Never looked at the lyrics before. That's some serious rock-and-roll raunch! You can't really be too comfortable with the story of fooling around with a 15-year-old. Conflicted. |
| slowhand (NC) | Posted: Sep 08, 2008 - 07:55 Nasty and Nice! |
| Stingray (Cologne, Germany) | Posted: Aug 07, 2008 - 17:08 Just heard Winter´s version again and,....truely...., GORGEOUS! What´s our Albino doing anyway? Visiting "Keef" talking "Brown Sugar" maybe? |
| Stingray (Cologne, Germany) | Posted: Aug 07, 2008 - 17:04 Pumpkins and Soundgarden also made great version of this rather early Stones tune! |
| ivanh (Johnston County, NC USA) | Posted: Aug 07, 2008 - 16:53 Rolling Stones - Stray Cat Blues Muddy Waters - Rock Me Django Reinhardt - Minor Swing Is Bill's pick algo this easy or is this pattern a coincedence ? |
| Stingray (Cologne, Germany) | Posted: Aug 07, 2008 - 16:50 these are the STONES we wanna hear! Wonderful "rotzig"...!!! |
| Pharlap (Bahama, NC) | Posted: Jun 05, 2008 - 14:29 Nice to see that cover (as with the Blind Faith one a little earlier). I remember when I sent away for it from the UK and pasted it on the US version. |
| Crawlmeister (Alaska) | Posted: Jun 05, 2008 - 14:29 Oh come on, law-abiding citizens. It's a SONG. How many people did you ice in GTA? |


