Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck Sue Man Who Alleges They Stole Lyrics From Poem

Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck are firing again on the creator who claimed they jacked lyrics to one in all their songs from an outdated poem … calling the entire thing a money seize.

Johnny and Jeff simply filed a lawsuit towards folklorist Bruce Jackson, who accused the duo of stealing the lyrics to their track “Unhappy Motherf*****g Parade” from an outdated toast carried out by an inmate and shared in one in all Jackson’s books.

Based on the swimsuit, obtained by TMZ, Johnny and Jeff say the toast, often known as “Hobo Ben,” would not have clear origins, and so they declare Jackson even admitted the one that shared the poem with him admitted it was handed down over time like an outdated folktale.

In different phrases, they are saying it belongs to nobody.

The “Hobo Ben” toast goes … “Girls of tradition and sweetness so refined, is there one amongst you that will grant me wine? I am raggedy I do know, however I’ve no stink, and God bless the woman that’ll purchase me a drink. Heavy-hipted Hattie turned to Nadine with amusing, and mentioned, ‘What that funky motherf***** really want, baby, is a shower.'”

The track lyrics on Johnny and Jeff’s new album function comparable traces to the “Hobo Ben” poem … “I am raggedy, I do know, however I’ve no stink. God bless a girl that’ll purchase me a drink” … and “What that funky motherf***** really want, baby, is a shower.”

Of their swimsuit, Johnny and Jeff declare Jackson fired off authorized letters asserting he was the rightful proprietor of the “the one recognized approved transcription and recording of ‘Hobo Ben”‘ … however the pair claims Jackson tellingly by no means mentioned he owned the rights to the toast itself as a result of he knew he could not personal a copyright to an outdated folktale.

Jackson’s additionally blasted Johnny and Jeff within the media, telling Rolling Stone … “I have been publishing stuff for 50 years, and that is the primary time anyone has simply ripped one thing off and put his personal identify on it.”