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Plead Me to a Lesser Charge
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Album

Rated G.G.

Released

2012

Artist

the Mountain Goats featuring the Legal Junkies

Length

2:13

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"Pettin' the Dog" (Ty Segall)

Plead Me to a Lesser Charge is the first song on WFMU's Rated G.G. compilation. It is a "G-rated" re-imagining of G.G. Allin's "Shove That Warrant Up Your Ass". The song is credited to "The Mountain Goats featuring The Legal Junkies", which are John Darnielle, Jon Wurster, and Mac McCaughan of Superchunk.

Lyrics[]

Manchester, New Hampshire
Plead me to a lesser charge
New Haven, Connecticut
Plead me to a lesser charge
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Plead me to a lesser charge
Memphis, Tennessee
Plead me to a lesser charge

Plead me to a lesser charge
Overcrowded jails are a fact of life
Plead me to a lesser charge

I've done my time in jails and prisons too
Emergency rooms are nothing new
I've been picked apart by a shrink or two
Probably should do a little time, it's true

Plead me to a lesser charge
Sentence me to time served and plea me out
Plead me to a lesser charge

Dalton, Georgia
Plead me to a lesser charge
Orlando, Florida
Plead me to a lesser charge
Austin, Texas
Plead me to a lesser charge
California
Plead me to a lesser charge

Plead me to a lesser charge
Have your lawyer call mine and work it out
Plead me to a lesser charge

You say I broke the laws in your state
Well, I looked up the statutes and you’re right, I did
Supervised probation is the place for me
Charge me with public indecency three 

New Jersey
Plead me to a lesser charge
San Diego
Stamp me in the docket and plead me out
Santa Barbara
Plead me to a lesser charge
Chicago
Plead me to a lesser charge

Plead me to a lesser charge
Plead me to a lesser charge
Plead me to a lesser charge

I already did three years in Michigan, you nitwits

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