To Defy the Laws of Tradition Lyrics

Band	Primus
Album	Frizzle Fry (1990)
Type	Album (Studio full-length)
Genres	Funk Metal, Alternative Metal
Labels	Caroline Records, Prawn Song Records
Ranked	#142 for 1990 , #8,933 all-time

Album rating : 71 / 100
Votes : 5

1. To Defy the Laws of Tradition (6:42)

Track rating : 81.7 / 100 Votes : 3 [ Rating detail ]

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
What if Christmas didn't come this year
And no one paid for Christmas cheer?
Who would cry the biggest tear
The child or the store?

[Verse 2]
Why do brides wear virgin white?
Most do not deserve that right
But to choose a color of their delight
Would surely bring on the frowns
[Chorus]
To defy the laws of tradition
Is a crusade only of the brave
To defy the laws of tradition
Is a crusade only of the brave, yeah

[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Suppose the taxman, he comes to town
And you don't lay your money down
Yet Mr. Jones he killed Mr. Brown the other day
Well I wonder, who's gonna go to hell

[Verse 4]
Oh, I'm just a bill
And I'm only a bill
And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill
And I hope to be a law someday

[Chorus]
To defy the laws of tradition
Is a crusade only of the brave
To defy the laws of tradition
Is a crusade only of the brave
To defy the laws of tradition
Is a crusade only of the brave
To defy the laws of tradition
Is a crusade only of the brave

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Frizzle Fry - Lyrics

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3. Too Many Puppies Lyrics	4. Mr. Knowitall Lyrics
5. Frizzle Fry Lyrics	6. John the Fisherman Lyrics
7. You Can't Kill Michael Malloy (performed by Matt Winegar) Lyrics	8. The Toys Go Winding Down Lyrics
9. Pudding Time Lyrics	10. Sathington Willoughby Lyrics
11. Spegetti Western Lyrics	12. Harold of the Rocks Lyrics
13. To Defy Lyrics

Frizzle Fry - Album Credits

Members

Les Claypool : Bass, Electric Upright Bass, Double Bass, Vocals
Larry LaLonde : Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Tim "Herb" Alexander : Drums

Additional musicians

Todd Huth : Acoustic Guitar on "The Toys Go Winding Down"
Sathington Willoughby Orchestra
Les Claypool a.k.a. "Snap" : Banjo, String Bass
Larry LaLonde a.k.a. "Chunker" : Archtop Acoustic Guitar
Tim Alexander a.k.a. "Herb" : Toy Organ
Matt Winegar a.k.a. "Exxon" : Toy Piano
Todd Huth : Acoustic Guitar

Other staff

Primus : Production
Matt "Exxon" Winegar : Production (except "hello skinny/constantinople")
Ron Rigler : Engineering
Matt Murman : Second Engineer
Stephen Marcussen : Remastering
Lance "Link" Montoya : Sculpture
"Snap" : Airbrushing, Cartooning
Paul Haggard : Jacket Design, Photography

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