RC's Mom

Dead Milkmen · Beelzebubba [1988]

I'm gonna beat my wife

I'm gonna beat my wife now

Gonna smack her with a lead pipe

Gonna smack her with a 2x4

Run her over with a Brink's truck

Chase her down with a lawn mower



Gonna beat my wife

Look out!



Wife beatin'

Mistreatin'

Wife slappin'

It happens



Gonna beat my wife

Gonna beat your wife

Gonna beat his wife

Gonna beat her wife

Gonna beat my wife

Gonna slap my wife

Gonna kick my wife

Good God, y'all!



Gonna beat my wife

Gonna beat my wife

At the shelter

Helter skelter



Wife kickin'

Finger lickin'

Wife killin'

It's thrillin'



Oh baby please don't beat me, baby

I promise I'll never sleep with the moon in my face no more!



I'm gonna beat my wife

Heh heh heh

RC's Mom

Dead Milkmen's "RC's Mom" stands as a defining track from their 1988 album Beelzebubba, capturing the band's signature blend of punk energy and dark humor. Released during the height of the post-punk revival, the song exemplifies the group's ability to deconstruct social norms through satirical storytelling and aggressive instrumentation. The recording features the band's characteristic raw production and vocal delivery, which became hallmarks of their discography. As a staple of their early work, the track reflects the era's cultural anxieties while establishing the band's reputation for provocative songwriting that would influence subsequent generations of alternative rock musicians.