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

Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck are firing again on the writer who claimed they jacked lyrics to one in all their songs from an outdated poem … calling the entire thing a money seize.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 in opposition to folklorist Bruce Jackson, who accused the duo of stealing the lyrics to their track “Sad Motherf*****g Parade” from an outdated toast carried out by an inmate and shared in one in all Jackson’s books.

According to the swimsuit, obtained by TMZ, Johnny and Jeff say the toast, often called “Hobo Ben,” would not have clear origins, they usually declare Jackson even admitted the one that shared the poem with him admitted it was handed down over time like an outdated folktale.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 … “Ladies of culture and beauty so refined, is there one among you that would grant me wine? I’m raggedy I know, but I have no stink, and God bless the lady that’ll buy me a drink. Heavy-hipted Hattie turned to Nadine with a laugh, and said, ‘What that funky motherf***** really need, child, is a bath.'”

The track lyrics on Johnny and Jeff’s new album function related traces to the “Hobo Ben” poem … “I’m raggedy, I know, but I have no stink. God bless a lady that’ll buy me a drink” … and “What that funky motherf***** really need, child, is a bath.”

In their swimsuit, Johnny and Jeff declare Jackson fired off authorized letters asserting he was the rightful proprietor of the “the only known authorized 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means mentioned he owned the rights to the toast itself as a result of he knew he could not personal a copyright to an outdated folktale.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’ve been publishing stuff for 50 years, and this is the first time anybody has just ripped something off and put his own name on it.”