Bagpipes From Baghdad Lyrics

[Intro]
Oh, it's music to my ears, oh, man
How can I describe the way I feel?
Fucking great, man
Okay, let me see
How could I begin?

[Verse 1]
Locked in Mariah's wine cellar, all I had for lunch
Was bread, wine, more bread, wine and Captain Crunch
Red wine for breakfast and for brunch
And to soak it up, an in-between snack, crackers to munch
Mariah, what's ever happened to us?
Why did we have to break up?

All I asked for was a glass of punch
You see, I never really asked for much
I can't imagine what's going through your mind after such
A nasty break-up with that Latin hunk
Luis Miguel,
Nick Cannon, better back the fuck up
I'm not playin', I want her back, you punk

This is Hello Kitty bedspread, Satin Funk
Mixed with Egyptian, with a little rap and punk
Zapp and Eric Clapton, Shaft, Frank Zappa, crunk
And, yeah, baby, I want another crack at ya
You can beat me with any spatula that you want
I mean, I really want you bad, you cunt
Nick, you had your fun, I've come to kick you in your sack of junk
Man, I could use a fresh batch of blood
So prepare your vernacular for Dracula acupuncture

[Chorus]
Bagpipes from Baghdad
When will it ever cease?
For Pete's sakes,
he's crazy to say the least
Bagpipes from Baghdad
What's going through my mind
Half the time, when I rhyme, or blowing up like

Bagpipes from Baghdad
Somebody turn the vacancy sign on
'Cause I'm gone, blowing on my

Bagpipes from Baghdad
I run the streets and act like a madman holding a Glad bag
Oh, bagpipes from Baghdad

[Outro]
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Genius Annotation

Bagpipes from Baghdad is a slight diss on Nick Cannon, although isn’t aimed completely at him, but more so at his lasting lust for Mariah Carey.

This diss towards Mariah Carey led her to release the song “Obsessed” —a stab at Eminem— which, in turn, led Eminem to release the diss track “The Warning”.

The song does, of course, have the familiar themes of murder and drugs, stable staples in Em’s works.

The song is also cited on “The Reunion” and “Psychopath Killer”.

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