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The KKK Took My Baby Away

Ramones
Track 34 on Anthology: Hey Ho Let’s Go 

Producer

Graham Gouldman
In a 2015 interview conducted by Loudwire, Marky Ramone was confronted by the rumors of Joey writing “The KKK Took My Baby Away” after Johnny Ramone stole his girlfriend. … Read More 
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The KKK Took My Baby Away Lyrics

She went away for the holidays
Said she's going to L.A
But she never got there
She never got there
She never got there, they say

She went away for the holidays
Said she's going to L.A
But she never got there
She never got there
She never got there, they say

The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me

Now I don't know
Where my baby can be
They took her from me
They took her from me
I don't know where my baby can be
They took her from me
They took her from me
Ring me, ring me, ring me
Up the President
And find out where my baby went
Ring me, ring me, ring me
Up the FBI
And find out if
My baby's alive
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse]
She went away for the holidays
Said she's going to L.A
But she never got there
She never got there
She never got there, they say
She went away for the holidays
Said she's going to L.A
But she never got there
She never got there
She never got there, they say

The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
The KKK took my baby away
They took my girl
They took my baby away

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In a 2015 interview conducted by Loudwire, Marky Ramone was confronted by the rumors of Joey writing “The KKK Took My Baby Away” after Johnny Ramone stole his girlfriend.

In response to this Marky said:

No. The truth was the he (Joey) was in a mental institution. While staying there he met a black girl. They got along very well, but one day she was gone. This freaked Joey out, because they had become really close. So he cleverly used that in the song.<

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Anthology: Hey Ho Let’s Go (1999)
  1. 1.
    Blitzkrieg Bop
  2. 2.
    Beat on the Brat
  3. 3.
    Judy Is a Punk
  4. 4.
    I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
  5. 5.
    53rd & 3rd
  6. 6.
    Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
  7. 7.
    Glad to See You Go
  8. 8.
    Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
  9. 9.
    I Remember You
  10. 10.
    California Sun
  11. 11.
    Commando
  12. 12.
    Swallow My Pride
  13. 13.
    Carbona Not Glue
  14. 14.
    Pinhead
  15. 15.
    Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
  16. 16.
    Cretin Hop
  17. 17.
    Rockaway Beach
  18. 18.
    Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
  19. 19.
    Teenage Lobotomy
  20. 20.
    Surfin’ Bird
  21. 21.
    I Don’t Care
  22. 22.
    I Just Want to Have Something to Do
  23. 23.
    I Wanna Be Sedated
  24. 24.
    Don’t Come Close
  25. 25.
    She’s the One
  26. 26.
    Needles and Pins
  27. 27.
    Rock ‘n’ Roll High School
  28. 28.
    I Want You Around
  29. 29.
    Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio?
  30. 30.
    I Can’t Make It on Time
  31. 31.
    Chinese Rock
  32. 32.
    I’m Affected
  33. 33.
    Danny Says
  34. 34.
    The KKK Took My Baby Away
  35. 35.
    She’s A Sensation
  36. 36.
    It’s Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)
  37. 37.
    We Want the Airwaves
  38. 38.
    Psycho Therapy
  39. 39.
    Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)
  40. 40.
    Mama’s Boy
  41. 41.
    Daytime Dilemma (Dangers Of Love)
  42. 42.
    I’m Not Afraid of Life
  43. 43.
    Too Tough to Die
  44. 44.
    Endless Vacation
  45. 45.
    My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)
  46. 46.
    Somebody Put Something in My Drink
  47. 47.
    Something to Believe In
  48. 48.
    I Don’t Want To Live This Life (Anymore)
  49. 49.
    I Wanna Live
  50. 50.
    Garden of Serenity
  51. 51.
    Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)
  52. 52.
    Pet Sematary
  53. 53.
    I Believe in Miracles
  54. 54.
    Tomorrow She Goes Away
  55. 55.
    Poison Heart
  56. 56.
    I Don’t Wanna Grow Up
  57. 57.
    She Talks to Rainbows
  58. 58.
    R.A.M.O.N.E.S.
Credits
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Writer
Label
Drums
Guitar
Bass
Background Vocals
Lead Vocals
Released on
July 20, 1981
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