I'm sittin' in a magic hat
With smoke and mirrors
And tire rubber fires
Watch me disappear
What made it slow you down
Sucking on a ball and chain
Another motherfucker goes down the drain
Hard headed fuck you all
Just add it up to the hot rod death toll

Sick in the head sick in the mouth
And I can't hear a word you say
Not a bit, and I don't give a shit
I got the glass, I got the steel
I got the love to hate
All I need is your head on a stake
Hard headed fuck you all
Just add it on the hot rod death toll



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Track duration: 03:05

"Ty Cobb" as written by Cornell/shepherd

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    General Comment:ty cobb was a vicious mother fucker
    he was extremely racist as well and was famous for his rough style of play
    Flag buriedtaxidriveron June 28, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Ha! I always thought it was 'I'll hit it. Fuck you all' But these lyrics make more sense. Usually when I get a new CD, i skip through songs that i think i won't like because of the beginning. This song was one of them lol! That calm and soothing beginning is really misleading.
    Flagged grimscythe24on March 09, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Despite what richenback wrote, Ty Cobb never killed a human being, at least it was never reported.

    His mother, however, accidentally killed his father while he was spying on her to see if she was with another man in their own house.
    Flag Metsfan980on February 18, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Ty Cobb was the greatness baseball player of all time. 2nd on all time hit list. 2nd all time base stealer. One of only a handful of players to win the Triple- Crown.

    I loved this song as a kid. Boy Soundgarden's lyrics were so incredibaly difficult to dicifer. Especially without the lyric page. I always assumed the chorus went like: I HATE YOU SO FUCK YOU ALL. CAN I HAVE MY MENTHOL (cigarette). Instead of " Hard headed fuck you all. Just add it up. To the hot rod death toll".

    This was the best album in Chris Cornell's career. This song is a great pick me up. Also, I encourage you to see the movie "Cobb". If you are a fan of Soundgarden then you'll be a fan of "Cobb". I totally hated baseball, but after I saw "Cobb" a few years back I love the sport. Find myself going to Phillies game frequently.
    Flag Bl00d h0und gangon May 20, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Haha, Ty would have loved this song if he'd been around to hear it. Kickass song.
    Flag JoNNieS Kon April 02, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:AW YEAH, FUCK YOU ALL!!!!!!

    Greatest chorus in the history of man. How do you not get fired up when listening to this song? Perfect title, since Ty Cobb was such an asshole. I agree that it's about a murderer or about somebody who thinks about killing but would never actually do it. While the message isn't great, never play this when you are mad at somebody. You might go psycho.

    Just add 'em to the HOT ROD DEATH TOLL!!
    Flag T-CAP75on July 03, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:supposedly the original name for this song was "hot rod death toll," but someone (Ben?) suggested "Ty Cobb", because they're both short and nasty. great song....
    Flag pawnshop_trashon April 18, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This is the perfect song to listen to when you are pissed off.
    Flag Olie986on March 19, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:It is about Ty Cobb. You should watch the movie 'Cobb' with Tommy Lee Jones in it to get a feel for what he was about.
    Flag Bettyforsmuton January 23, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:in your face song!, hey yeah, me and my friend got fired up for work for sure crankin this jam one night!...
    Flag dave_rock716on December 08, 2005   Link

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