Devo

I can't get no...satis-fac-tion I can't get me no...satis-fac-tion And I try and I try and I try t-t-t-t-try try I can't no - I can't get me no When I'm riding in my car And a man comes on the radio He's tellin' me more and more About some useless information...

Ice starts melting 33 degrees A change is gonna come Little girl thinking 'bout the birds and bees A change is gonna come Man grows up, goes down on his knees A change is gonna come A change is gonna come Here it comes Every new beginning Is a delic...

A plan for you A plan for you Weave to the left Bob to the right Or you'll be a flat tire On the freeway of life Go get active Change your luck Lay with yatta-yatta's And treat 'em rough Come your turkey Drop your load Please don't let the tin man Get your...

I grew up in a typical way so I keep trying to unwind cause I'm agitated in this place so full of hate I keep trying to unwind you might think it's pretty obvious so tell me what I say, hey! I way born in a typical way so I keep trying to go back and I'm agit...

I left home with a friend of mine Gone two years and I don't know why Now I'm happy all the time I don't think and I'm feeling fine I got feelings but they don't show Don't ask me 'cause I don't know No, no No, no, no All of us All of us All of us Think you...

If you could just get your mind together Then come along with me Hold hands and watch the sunrise From the bottom of the sea But first are you experienced? Well have you ever been experienced? Well I have I have I know I know You'll probably scream and cry You...

Are you ready?! Are you ready?! Action boy, now Action girl, now Be prepared to climb another mountain (Are you ready?!) Action boy, now Action girl, now Be prepared to circle 'cross the ocean (Are you ready?!) Be prepared to fill your plate Be prepared, don...

Auto mow down Down in Youngstown Bodies in the street Auto mow down Noon in downtown Bodies with no feet Auto mow down Noon in Youngstown Bodies got the blues Auto mow down Up in downtown Bodies with no shoes An acid-head goon In a 55' Dodge...

Girl of my dreams, she don't love me Always the way it seems to be My baby doll My baby doll My baby doll My baby doll My baby doll Light of my life, she turns it on Over my head not close enough My baby doll My baby doll My baby doll My baby do...

We do not like the way you slide We do not like the soft inside We do not like you many ways And we could do without you for days Baby-talking bitches Looking for a man Mama, baby, dada Get lost while you can We do not like the way you slide We do n...

Well he caught his first whiff In the jungles of 'Nam That slant-eyed catfish Tasted better than mom Now every single night She drops her big bomb 'Cause he's a Bamboo bimbo, bamboo bimbo Those hook marks really show 'Cause he's a Bamboo bimbo, bamboo bimbo H...

One, two, be stiff Be stiff, b-abies, be stiff Fruit ooze is wetly lewd so Stay dry in rubber boots and Be stiff, b-abies, be stiff Cucumbers, ripe and rude Bend over, fixed to shoot and Be stiff, b-abies, be stiff Breathe hard in metal suits now Live right...

It's a beautiful world we live in A sweet romantic place Beautiful people everywhere The way they show they care Makes me want to say It's a beautiful world For you It's a wonderful time to be here It's nice to be alive Wonderful people everywhere The way they...

Beulah You are so beautiful Beulah You feel so big Beulah There is so much of you to love. And when I wake up in the morning You look so good, naked You feel so good, to me, to me Beulah You are so beautiful Beulah You feel so big Beulah There is so much o...

The world, it goes around Yet it never seems to get nowhere Though it turns and spins in time But it never takes us somewhere new I wish the world would just stop And shoot off where it's never been I want the big adventure Where it can be that I see somethin...

I am cowboy kim Cowboy kim I am I am a lucky cowboy Let me tell you why I'm a man with a mission A boy with a gun I got a picture in my pocket of the lucky one I'll announce the winner On the radio With my microphone I do a super show I wear a cowb...

Never leaves a gap unfilled. Always pays on time, always fits the bill. He comes well prepared Cube top, squared off. Eight corners, 90-degree angles. Flat top, stares straight ahead. Stock parts, blockhead! Never trips over, stands up on his own. H...

When I see you I want to holler You make me steamy Under the collar You - you know you're my Sweet hot chihuahua If I can't have you I'm gonna get blowed up Said blow up Hot chihuahua Why don't you treat me to Your special flavors I can reciprocate with Some s...

Doctor say you ain't got long to live Nurse say you ain't got much to give Don't listen to your doctor Don't play up to the nurse Wave goodbye to your doctor Just because you're bottled up Just because you're bottled up Got to get un-bottled up Doct...

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Well, you wouldn't believe it, people Believe what I saw I saw a man get out of a car Saw a man drive into a bar Three women got him from down on the ground Took his pants off and they whirled him round And bushwhacked, whoa-oh-oh Bushwhacked, yeah, yeah, He...

The first time I saw you I knew There would be no other That tingle told us we were Meant for one another I'm calling you I'm calling you I'm calling, one, two, three Buttered beauties of the negroid north Come spread your tallow on me Oiled wonder of the mi...

C'mon c'mon c'mon When nothing's funny It gets easy to laugh At the drop of a hat or a bomb When someone's screaming It's hard to ignore Like the shot of a gun c'mon Let's run to a place somewhere The party never ends Let's run till there's no way To go on c'm...

He said his name was Cameo, Cameo They said his name was Cameo, Cameo He said his name was Cameo He danced a nasty funk-style retro He drove a bright red '67 GTO He liked to let his Elvis-style hair grow He was a black belt loaded with skills He spoke slow...

Can you take it? Popeye's big punch Knocks Bluto cold Cartoon people Don't go old Yosemite Sam Blows up his head But you and me Wind up dead Dreamed I laid a toaster Daddy caught me in the act Can you take it? Beauty queens Get bigger all the time Mamma's i...

I gotta run away from dr surd. He's always on my tail. He's comin' so I better run 'Cause he would know I never fail. Oh my hell. It's dr surd. He thinks he is a big man. Let me tell you something, surd. Just catch me if you can. Surd won't leave me all by m...

Chango Chango I come up the river like meat man I come up the river like Skunkman Fly I come up the river to kill many people I come up the river with my laser gun Dear Uncle, dear Uncle, dear Uncle Dear Uncle, dear Uncle Your son just had intercourse with...

I got my coat I got my keys I got my head down to my lungs and move my feet I got all the secretaries down on their knees Look at em scoot they gonna clockout I got my money tied up in stock I got my mammy take my doggie for a walk Me I got the biggest little...

I -i owe-owe you Absolutely nothing I-i know-know you Positively disagree I've heard it said that all is fair In love and war so what's life for You watch it go out the window Stop and go back for more More! Go-go fight-fight punch Your way to happiness Go-go...

JONEE WENT TO THE PAWNSHOP BOUGHT HIMSELF A GUITAR NOW HE'S GONNA GO FAR YOU GOTTA LOVE 'EM AND LEAVE 'EM SOMETIMES YOU DECEIVE 'EM YOU MADE HER CRY JONEE YOU'RE BAD YOU'RE GONNA MAKE HER SAD JONEE JUMPED IN HIS DATSUN DROVE OUT ON THE EXPRESSWAY WENT HEAD-ON...

When I woke up this morning I wasn't in my bed You know I had an itchy, itchy feeling Running 'round my head I looked at my watch And this is what it said: You got them dawghaus blues Got them in your shoes Boy, you know you're bound to lose Well, I...

I've been walking in a deep sleep sleepwalking but i just woke up from a deep sleep a very deep sleep i've been running on remote control in a deep sleep i awoke the moment i was told that a smile is just a frown turned around on the face of a clown with a me...

Young hunks, cyberpunks and sweet things Trying hard to change your luck Baby thugs, bad spuds and mean things Living for today or maybe even yesterday Look around, shakey ground, do the right thing In this world you're just a guest Do it now, time's ru...

I'm a disco dancer But I've got no place to go (I'm a disco boy I'm a disco boy) Im a disco dancer baby But my feet wont touch the floor (I'm a disco boy I'm a disco boy) Oh no I've been sleeping twenty years or more I remember a long time ago (I'm a disco boy...

(Well this is hot... it's gonna blow) I was down in dixie with honey and pie I was doin' 50 with the sky passin' by I was feeling nifty, I was feeling high I was found in Georgia, suckin' on a peach I was found in Georgia, way outta reach (Kiss my ass!) 

When the old dog And the young dog Go out together For a spree You can best bet We'll all get wet They'll be running Fast and free Singing Bone sweet bone Bone sweet bone Singing it loud and long Bone sweet bone Bone sweet bone Money's never wr...

You know I can be found sitting home all alone If you can't come around at least please telephone Don't be cruel to a heart that's true Well baby, if I made you mad something that I might have said Please just forget the past the future looks bright ahead Don'...

Don't rescue me I don't want to be Let you and me be Out of control Just because I can't sleep at night Just because I hear your voice Just because I see your face Just because I want you You you're the one Turn me inside out You you're the one Make me scream...

Don't roof rack me bro Gotta let me go Don't roof rack me bro Let me die on the ground Don't roof rack me bro Man, I told you so Don't roof rack me bro Now it's all comin' down That rack's comin' down Seamus, seamus Please come back Your former master Is on th...

I get up every day - it's a miracle, I'm told Somehow I live to work, so I hit the road Squeeze into my hybrid car, drive as fast as I can While, I scan the rooftops - yeah, I scan the rooftops Don't shoot - I'm a man! Don't shoot - I'm a man! I live i...

Every move I make Every rule I break Makes me want it more Every step I take Every new mistake Each revolving door Keeps me searching for you There’s nowhere for you to hide ’cause a feelin’s got me reelin’ And I’m twisted up inside Don’t you know I got a thi...

Don't you stop Don't you wonder why Life itself pops in And takes you by surprise Don't you try to run It gets you from behind Like a common cold It takes you for a ride Now is the time To call me doctor This is a serious case There's not much time Now call...

spoken: And so it is, a few are shepherds and the rest are sheep But devo provides the musical calisthenics needed To toughen up a world gone soft. Until we meet again, this is general boy for devo incorporated. Duty now for the future! And now, my son, booji...

None of you would help me when I baked by bread Now all of you would help me eat it I can see that you are very well fed This indicates that you don't need it Enough said Enough said Stop and let me tell you what tomorrow holds for you Stop and let me tell yo...

We like explosions that leave you feeling good We like ideas that change the world for good There's nothing past the stop 'n' go There's nothing but the ebb and flow There's nothing like some in and out There's nothing more than what you know We like n...

Faster, faster In this hour of darkness Just before I say goodbye Smokin' teflon cigarettes I chew my cyanide chlorettes I write down a fake confession And I send it off to you You did it Swim up the river Shoots on my head Bury the hatchet In the fertile r...

I've seen 'em doing battle I've heard in times of war Still I keep on going Though its different than before They've been riding high Up where the cold winds blow Miles above that highway Where the rest of us all go To find out You have to find out Its good t...

There it was Just like old faithful The eternal fountain of filth I took a walk Straight out of town But then I stopped And took my time for pleasure I was alone I looked around I heard a voice So I buckled up for safety I saw myself There on th...

Well my fräulein done told me When I was in goose-steps She said I would gas them And now I'm a big man Filling up autos That beep at me often I drop what I'm doing And wait on them cheerfully Some choose the big pump And other's the small It's a small, small...

A victim of collision on the open sea Nobody ever said that life was free Sank, swam, go down with the ship But use your freedom of choice I'll say it again in the land of the free Use your freedom of choice Your freedom of choice In ancient rome there was a...

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Twist away the gates of steel Unlock the secret voice Give in to ancient noise Take a chance a brand new dance Twist away the gates of steel Twist away Now twist and shout The earth it moves too slow But the earth is all we know We pay to play the human way T...

Salutations. Today I feel a sense of urgency as I state to you for Devo Incorporated. There is a direct connection between Devo's work in the music field and a big wiggly world around us. You may not be aware of this, but we are in the middle of World War Thr...

She sings from somewhere you can't see She sits in the top of the greenest tree She sends out an aroma of undefined love It drips on down in a mist from above She's just the girl, she's just the girl The girl you want She's just the girl, she's just the girl...

I'm wound tight Hot-wired About to explode I'm seein' red All hopped up And ready to go Well, I'm hurtin' and I'm searchin' for a place Where I can deliver I wanna scoot so fast that my head snaps Back together It's OK, not OK, it's OK, not OK, it's ok I...

Left home with a friend of mine Gone two years and I don't know why Now I'm happy all the time I can't think and I'm feelin' fine Girl put me in a situation Going through soft core mutation Think you heard this all before Now you're gonna hear some more I kno...

Golden energy For the guy or gal who's had a hard day Golden energy When you're expected to meet the demands Of an energetic mate before a red hot date Golden energy Dripping down on you Golden energy Natural aphrodisiac Golden energy Working hard to keep...

Itchy, itchy goo Got me thinking of you Itchy goo, itchy goo Oh, baby, I love you Itchy goo, itchy goo Itchy goo, goo, goo It's all I wanna do Whammo Itchy, itchy goo There's a pile next to you Itchy goo, itchy goo And it's turning blue Itchy goo, itchy goo I...

You might be an ambassador To England or France You might like to mumble You might like to dance You might be the heavyweight Champion of the world You might be a socialite With a long string of pearls But you gotta serve somebody Yes you got to serve somebo...

So young, so strong Ignorance is bliss Thin skin, caught up again In a place like this Big people set the trap for you Using you-know-what for brains You're just another lab experiment And you're easy to replace Too much, too soon Sensors overload...

Something about the way you taste Makes me want to clear my throat There's a method to your movements That really gets my goat I looked for silver linings But you're rotten to the core I've had just about all I can take You know I can't take it no more I've g...

Well it's an open road And it's full of life But it stops somewhere Cause time keeps ticking away Let me tell you about a boy An average spud He was twice in love With two very different girls Knowing life was short He told them both the truth But they alread...

God, money, I'll do anything for you God, money, just tell me what you want me to God, money, nail me up against the wall God, money, don't want everything he wants it all No, you can't take it No, you can't take it No, you can't take that away from me No, yo...

If you smell the smoke You don't need to be told What you got to do Yet there's a certain breed So very in between They'd rather take a vote Running short on time Still they can't decide But we already know That we are here to go We are here to go We are here...

Well, I'm a Huboon, baby I'm a cross between a human and an ape I'm all gagged out I'm gonna hoot, I'm gonna root, I'm gonna rape People look at me and laugh And make fun of my face I laugh right back I don't want to be part of the human race I did it to myse...

I am a human rocket On a mission of deployment I've been cocked and loaded Ready for the culmination I am a human missile Guided by a secret agenda That commands my every thought and deed And wills me on my way I am a human rocket On a mission of redemption...

Sitting after supper Watched the FBI I asked for a cigarette I got no reply Then you dropped your culottes Revealing rubber underpants Sweat was forming in my shoes But you ended our romance I been refused I lost my shoes Last Monday morning Minus...

I desire, I desire I pledge allegiance to the thought That your love is all that matters And your gestures have the power To bring the whole world to its knees Don't let me torment you Don't let me bring you down Don't ever let me hurt you Don't let me fail...

I need a chick I need a chick I need a chick Well, I need a chick I need a chick To suck my dick I need a dog To lick my hog Well, I need a cat To stroke my bat Well, I need a chick To suck my dick I'm puking and shitting and dying of thirst I ain't got no...

Now I saw Jesus in the morning in the burning bush I saw Jesus in the afternoon too I saw Jesus at dinner time swimming in the stew That Jesus, he's everywhere Jesus down by the riverbed, ooh Jesus laying down by me, ooh Jesus down by the riverbed, ooh That Je...

You took the life that I was living You put it on and walked away I watched my dreams separate Come back as nightmares every day She'd always wanted to Share everything with you She never needed to Take everything that you did You know it's true Now I wouldn'...

Hell is where you put me And hell is where you're going to Until the next life I say this twisted prayer for you May the torment you put out Come back around twice multiplied. Even though you let me go I've got to let you know I'd cry if you died. The past i...

Supermarket flashbacks Show arms and legs in plastic sacks Fat men twelve bananas high Die while all the woman cry Love, love gets sucked away On big fat lips while people pray Boy plus girl make mess out of sex No babies come, what happens next? De-e...

Listen comrade, I don't care How long you want to grow your hair It doesn't matter to me Hey lady, have you heard the news? You can burn your wig and burn your shoes It doesn't matter to me But there's something bigger than my VCR Something important and it'...

It takes a worried man To sing a worried song I may be worried now But I won't be worried long It takes a worried man To sing a worried song I may be worried now But I won't be worried long Everyone's going to parties They're all laughing, having fun And...

Baby baby baby hurt me bad Baby baby Baby baby made me cry Baby I wanna die Somebody tell me where she's hiding out I gotta find that cheatin' gal Can't go can't go can't go sleep at night Can't sleep can't sleep It's not right Sunlight sunlight in...

She wore an itsy bitsy Teenie weenie Yellow polka Dot bikini 1-2-3-4 Tell the people what you want Itsy bitsy Teenie weenie Itsy bitsy Teenie weenie 

I know I let you tell me what to do You were confident you knew best Now things aren't working like you want them to Your confidence is what I detest You got me lookin' up high You got me searchin' down low You got me, I know you know You got me jerkin' back...

spoken: Mark: Well, I kinda feel sorry for Jimmy Jerry: Yeah, but you don't know the whole story he wasn't a nice guy Mark: Whaddya mean? Jerry: Let me tell ya Jimmy's in a wheel chair And I don't care Jimmy's in a wheel chair And I don't care Jimmy's in a wh...

They tell us that we lost our tails Evolving up from little snails I say it's all just wind in sails Are we not men? We are Devo! Are we not men? D-E-V-O! We're pinheads now We are not whole We're pinheads all! Jocko Homo Are we not pins? We are Devo! Monk...

Someone said that no-one knows what Goes on inside someone in love Strange as it seems It makes them do things In their right minds Would never think of People get away with things they don't deserve The jurisdiction of love Enough's not enough when love gets...

Keep on knocking Keep it up, knock boots Keep knocking, keep it up Until the end now White trash, celebrities Talking heads and tabloid sleaze War reports and violent crime Hideous news almost all of the time Feeling really low then I start to wonder How to...

MC yells "I'm free Hey dude! Comin' through" As he mows 'em down In his truck, pedal's stuck to the floor 4x4, burnin' oil by the ton I walked outside, it hit me on the dome If you don't want trouble, you should stay at home In the day-glo sky above the devo...

Life is a game That's what they say You gotta pay to play But everything's gonna be all right Come on and do it Let's do it It's time to do it Let's get to it Time flies too fast Stay hip, don't snap You're gonna score, relax But everything's gonna be all ri...

Up on the buzzer Quick on the start Let's go, let's go, let's go Reach for the counters And fill your car Let's go, let's go, let's go For it's hi-dee-ho You know where you want to go Don't be a shmoe Get in the show Bounce off the backboards And block that...

I saw you coming I called your name You couldn't hear me You walked on by Something's changed Everything's rearranged You didn't see me You didn't answer I was invisible to your cause I tried to tell you I was your friend You just kept walking Like it was th...

Dirt can't hide from the power of love Dirt can't hide from the power of love Dirt can't hide from the power of love Dirt can't hide from the power of love Stronger than dirt Love is stronger than dirt My love is stronger than dirt Stronger than dirt Dirt ca...

Love without anger He picked up the phone and took the call A long distance voice just started to bawl I don't care if you feel small Love without anger isn't love at all Why can't you have your cake and eat it too Why believe in things that make it tough on y...

Three cheers, I'm in love again Three cheers, dunno when it's gonna end I met her shoppin' at a discount store Now we're together, we're not shoppin' anymore She decides when we go for a ride She decides when it's time to come inside I wouldn't have it any ot...

Luv luv luv luv say you will be mine and love me, love me, love me all of the time treat me wrong that's all right just give me a little more of what you got tonight let's take a risk we'll do it your way taste the sweet smell of danger when I hear you say:...

If you got what they want Then you can tell them what to do Make them fall right in line Make them walk to the beat Show them how to move Change their clothes Let them know what to do If you do What they want You to do You can watch them [watch them] Copy yo...

If you ever had a clue You never acted like you knew When you took away the reasons And you chopped my heart in two Once you start to doubt When you don't know what it's about Its time to read the warning signs Of a man turned inside out For a guy needs a goo...

March on March on He was a brave little soldier marching far from home He was lost and he was lonely, pretending to be bold He was a brave little soldier marching all alone He was looking for some answers, he was looking for some love Letters froze inside hi...

This is the boy who burns the books This is the way he always looks This is the boy who smashed his car This is the boy who went too far Washed his eye with yellow soap He stole his daddy's microscope All alone, we're not proud Never say his name aloud Now h...

I'm a mechanical man I'm a mechanical man Two mechanical arms Two mechanical legs I'm a 2 + 2 = 4 man I'm a mechanical man I'm a mechanical man I'm a mechanical man I'm a mechanical man I'm a mechanical man I'm a mechanical man Two mechanical ar...

I had the body of a two and a half year-old baby I had the brain of a man I used to play underneath my momma's skirts all day I parked my car in her garage She didn't know I was a midget She thought it was all innocent play She didn't know I was a midget...

She tries on dresses half her size She whines "These labels all tell lies" She wiggles 'til you give her love Then says "I'm jumpin' off your bus" Love is mind games Love is mind games She complains, you listen nice Then get's P.O.'d by your advice She waits...

It's a modern life but it's not what you're lookin' for. Whoa. It's a modern life. It's a modern life but it's not what it's 'sposed to be. Whoa. It's a modern life. The potential was there but it got tossed in the can Too many corkscrews to carry out the pla...

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid Happier than you and me Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid And it determined what he could see Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid One chromosome too many Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid And it determined what he could see And he wore...

Say goodbye to everything you knew Say hello to what a man can do (Monster man) (Monster man) Fear's his one and only dream It's all obscene to monster man (Man, man, man) (Man, man, man, man) The man's a monster A beast on the run He's a virus that gets shot...

Walk me out in the morning dew, my friend Walk me out in the morning dew today Can't walk you out in the morning dew, my friend Can't walk you out in the morning dew today I thought I heard a baby cry this morning I thought I heard a baby cry today You...

Three cheers! They're yellin' again Three cheers! They'll be at it to the end So drink some big beers and go crazy tonight They're all dressed up and they'll be gettin' it tonight Big swingers in double knits tonight Big babies gonna get in a fight Actin' cra...

More than once in a while No matter how good you feel Someone comes along So loud they spoil your fun That's when you can decide To stand back and step aside And lose that big beat It keeps them marching in time Tranced out and powered down Death to the thre...

A song of truth and beauty for you In the bigger scheme of things We haven't been around here more than a moment And yet too many, it seems, Believe we are creating a brand new world around us-- We are creating a brand new world without us Maybe it really is...

Greetings beautiful mutants, and how may we be of service? This is Nu-Tra for Devo Incorporated, checking in with the many factions of devolutionary humans who have waited so faithfully this past year, while Devo gathered its strength for the next offensive....

I hear 'em comin' can you hear 'em comin'? I see 'em comin' can you see 'em comin'? I feel 'em comin' gonna mess up the plumbing It's d-e-v-o from o-h-i-o It's d-e-v-o from o-h-i-o I hear 'em comin' can you see 'em comin'? I see 'em comin' can you feel 'em c...

One dumb thing Is how it starts One dumb thing Is all it takes One dumb thing Leads to another One dumb thing Is how it started One dumb thing Is all he said One dumb thing Led to another Now it's over 'cause of One dumb thing A glance, a stance A broken ro...

We were all alone Then she bit my bone I said let's sell the phone Try to get away I knew she was in heat She nailed at my feet Wet socks on the floor But it's all the same Last year we got sick Doctors did the trick Now I gotta use a stick But it's still th...

She's out of sync And everyone around her Knows that something is wrong She's out of sync She's got all the symptoms Of a girl who skipped a beat She's out of sync A piece of ancient history She's a walking mirage She's out of sync She entered through the exit...

Let me be a part of you Even for an hour or two Besides whatever else you do Let me be a part of you I could be your one who knows I'm a one, a chance to grow Reason why: I want you to Let me be a part of you Its worth the risk, so say you will Let me be the...

Patterns all around you Patterns everywhere Patterns of behavior Sometimes seem unfair Can you recognize the patterns that you find? Patterns unfamiliar Patterns lead you through (to) Patterns of discovery Tracing out the clues Can you recognize the...

Peek-a-boo! I can see you And i know what you do So put your hands on your face And cover up your eyes Don't look until i signal Peek-a-boo! peek-a-boo! peek-a-boo! The way that we weren't is what we'll become So please pay attention while i show you some Of w...

It's the middle of the month, it's happening all over town You know it's got me reeling forward, got me falling to the ground There's a new mag on the market, it's the best around All the guys are talking, it's the best they ever found All the guys are talking...

You better watch out I'm telling you why Just when you least expect it Just when you feel at ease That's when you get selected That's when they'll come you'll see So many stray transmissions There's nothing you can do So many liquid rhythms They'd f...

Songwriters: MOTHERSBAUGH, MARK ALLEN/MOTHERSBAUGH, ROBERT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pink Pussycat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINK PUSSYCAT WHERE ARE Y...

Pity you You're telling me you've got a problem A nervous sort of contraction A mindless kind of reaction You never get no satisfaction Here's to you I know you really got a problem A nasty kind of reflection A dangerous sort of destruction That makes it diff...

Who are you and who am I? Except a couple of people Wasting lots of time Worrying about the future Forever asking why Some people go on living While others die before their time Yet there's never been a reason Whatever is right If only just because It's much...

Only came outside to watch the nightfall with the rain I heard you making patterns rhyme Like some new romantic looking for the tv sound You'll see I'm right some other time Look now, look all around, there's no sign of life Voices, another sound, can you hea...

Please baby please baby Baby, baby, please baby Please baby please baby Baby, baby, please baby Please baby please baby Baby, baby, please baby Give me some of that, heal me with that Please baby please baby Baby, baby, please baby Know what I'm talkin' abou...

Love comes in spurts and love is all around us love is what is does sometimes it hurts does that strike you rather strangely does it ever love please, please, please don't need to be so cruel please, please, please don't treat me like a fool love comes in sp...

If I had a hammer I'd wake up my neighbors Pounding out a rhythm All about you If I had a pencil I'd push me some paper I'd build a skyscraper To get close to you If I had a lasso I'd sail out the window And land on an island Next to you Well, i...

You got your left hand You got your right hand You got your left hand You got your right hand Well the left hand's diddling While the right hand goes to work I said the left hand's diddling now While the right hand goes to work You got both hands You got bot...

She was a private secretary But her boss gave her the boot We were married in Las Vegas And I wore my shark-skin suit She keeps it real wet and dirty And she's always home at night She's my private secretary And she keeps my business tight I gots a high-payin...

First he took a speck of dirt And made a man (Made a man) Then he made a woman From a grain of sand (Grain of sand) They saw each other And they got confused (Got confused) Now they get together But they feel used (Feel used) Magnetic trumpets blowing Syntheti...

Wake up puppet boy! Get up puppet boy You got a job to do Even so you're free to go Where your master tells you to Listen puppet boy Before you disobey Consider that the strings attached Could make a big change in your ways Puppet boy It's the little things th...

Race of doom Is it on Is it off Reply It's a matter of time It's a matter of luck It's a factor of chance 'til I self-destruct You fire at random I'm under attack Strapped in and freewheeling Flying off the track I want to be your time bomb Let me be your time...

When a man Raises his hand Am I correct to understand He means Hello Stay back Or Danger Watch Out! When a man Extends his arm 

I got a good reason for stayin alive Said I got a good reason for watchin my TV Said I got a good reason for keepin' it together Said I got a good reason they gave to me 'Cause I'm fallin' in love With recombo dna Said I'm fallin' in love With my corporate lif...

Let me tell you a story Let me shovel some dirt Long time, no sugar And it s starting to hurt * * Something's flattened my cola Something's wrong with my brew Something's rotten in Idaho And I don't know what to do * Gone, gone, gone With the red ey...

GOT A NERVOUS KIND OF FEELING GOT A PAINFUL YELLOW HEADACHE EVERY PICTURE IN EVERY MAGAZINE'S TURNED REAL EVERY FACE LOOKS OUT AND SCREAMS AT ME TOO REAL COLD SWEAT ON MY COLLAR DRIPPING TO MY BOOTS THE WAVES OF NAUSEOUS PAIN SETS OFF THE PRESSURE PAD ALARMS G...

You know I live a life of danger for the FBI Keeping tabs on our nation on the land, on the sea, in the sky But every single night before I go to bed I get down on my knees and thank God I'm a secret agent man Secret agent man, secret agent man They've given...

Remember luv Sexi luv Its a breath of fresh air On a day when the sun isn't shining It's like a rose that grows Through the concrete in the middle Of a parking deck Remember luv Sexi luv A smile as wide as a semi Burning bright as the lights on a highway Its...

Shout shout i'm shoutin' about the world outside i'm shoutin' because you just can't hide i'm shoutin' from the plain honest truth i'm shoutin' there's so much we could do Shout i'm shoutin' shoutin' shoutin' I'm shoutin' because it's hard to believe i'm sh...

Well, it's a god-given fact That you can't go back No, you can't go back It's a god-given law That you're gonna lose your maw Yes, you're gonna lose your maw Well, it's a god-given fact You gotta buy 'em by the sack Gotta buy 'em by the sack Well, it's a...

Keep your eyes, ears, nose, mouth pointed towards the future Keep your eyes, ears, nose, mouth focused on the target Keep your arms, legs, hands, feet safe inside the car Keep your arms, legs, hands, inside the car at all times Power wash Jet dry Force...

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey I saw my baby yesterday Saw my baby yesterday She spent her money on a car Spent her money on a brand new car...

(He's been with the world) I'm tired of the soup d'jour (He's been with the world) I wanna end this prophylactic tour Afraid that no-one around me Understands my potato Think I'm only a spud boy Looking for a real tomato (He's been with the world) I'm tired...

My baby took our love And then she rolled it up Rolled it up a hill Like a ball of snow Like a snowball grows Until it gets too big Until she lost control And it rolled back down And it rolled back down And it rolled back down And it rolled back down...

You obey society's rules You will be society's fools You obey and then disobey You disobey but then you'll obey You thought your mom and dad were fools You never wanted to listen in school Now your mind won't go where you want to take it You got a ride...

Soft things You want soft things You need soft things You'll get soft things You register a motion You get a helpful hint There's a certain way it shivers when she shakes Her mind seemed so chaotic Her posture was erotic And her voice was exotic I acted so neu...

("Oh my god") Way out west Where the sun never sets A man with a gun Finally faces the test ("Pow") The girls in France Do a special dance With blindfolded eyes They move around in a trance It's the way of the world It's the world, it's the way we live Liv...

Hang your head Hang your head Hang your head Hang your head Some things never change Some things never change Hang your head Hang your head I saw the news today, oh boy (Hang your head) A thousand starry skies we've seen before (Hang your head) Small minds...

There's a place for us Somewhere a place for us Peace and quiet and open air Wait for us somewhere There's a time for us Somewhere a time for us Time together with time to spare Time to love, time to care Someday, somewhere We'll find a new way of living We...

Pretty mongo Everybody wants her toilet Same old story She don't let no one near it The way she teases them It's such a shame She's got all the huboons Crying out her name So bawls, so bawls She's got them howling She's got them growling So bawls, so bawls S...

Space girls are as cold as ice They'll kiss you once and kiss you twice You'll shiver and shake and then turn blue Next you got the space girl blues I want your mechanism Give me your mechanism Space girls always smoke for taste Swallow butts and leave...

She was walking, all alone. Down the street, in the alley. Her name was Sally, I never touched her. She never saw it. When she was hit by, space junk! She was smashed by, space junk! She was killed by, space junk! In New York, Miami Beach. Heavy metal fell, i...

I'm speed racer and i drive real fast He's speed racer and he drives real fast I drive real fast i'm gonna last I'm a big pirate and i like to steal He's a big pirate and he likes to steal I like to steal and i like to kill Go go go speed racer I'm a barbie...

When I was young I thought I stood On solid ground, well that proved wrong Everything I knew was true Just blew up in my face Isn't life wonderful? I really didn't think so I took my chips and cashed them in And let the games begin 'Cause it's easy...

Listen up y'all It's D-E-V-O They say the night time is the right time So now it's high time to choose your destiny Take a hard line, let some fur fly Learn to stay high above the stormy sea They say the new age is the big rage And the next stage will bring...

Stop, look and listen I hear 'em coming Can you hear 'em coming? I see 'em coming Can you see 'em coming? I feel it coming Gonna mess up your plumbing It's D-E-V-O from O-H-I-O It's D-E-V-O from O-H-I-O Stop, look and listen I hear 'em coming Ca...

Intersecting love lines Drew us closer every day Always kept your distance When you felt my presence near you love keeps on rolling over Fly in retreat I would follow without shame A stupid spud staggering to the flame To be had and rehad Be a victim of the p...

When you hear "woulda, shoulda, coulda" Gotta think, mighta been in spite of Low down, tired of being a fighter Turn around, put it all behind you Caught in a trap and you can't walk out It's in your mind so you can't walk out Now, don't get stuck Stu...

My Woman's Subhuman (She won't talk) My Woman's Subhuman (She can't talk) My Woman's Subhuman (She came from space) My Woman's Subhuman (She's got no face) She's bald, she's cold She's eight years old She's gonna live for the future She's got a six foot si...

Green means "time to go" Go, move over, bro You're moving way too slow Maybe you should know I'm the leader of the western world The big decider in the neighborhood I'm floating hope on an ocean of need I'm Santa Claus, so look under your tree I got somethin...

Super Cop (12 times) I was born to serve justice But I don't sermonize Good is good Bad is bad And I never compromise They lock me in a rocket Made of flesh and bone I'll meet you in the war zone With my fists of stone I'm a Super Cop I'm a Super Cop My bo...

I used to be a prickly guy Bursting everybody's bubble Don't ask me why I didn't care I was keepin' busy Scratchin' to the top I just couldn't stop I never took the time to Pick up what I dropped I just couldn't stop I just couldn't stop (But then something...

Everybody it's a good thing Everybody wants a good thing Everybody ain't it true that Everybody's looking for the same thing Ain't it true there's just no doubt There's some things that you can't do without And that's good Ain't it true as the sun that...

Vigor vim vitality and punch The ability to act on a sudden hunch Nerve to tackle the hardest thing Feet that climb and hands that cling A heart that never forgets to sing That's pep That's pep That's pep Sand and grit in a concrete base A friendly smile on...

I tried and tried Finally I realized Why she left this 3d world behind Go! She got tired of the same old story She had a mind that would not quit She'd insist a plot must exist With an ending that she could not guess She tried hard to convince me Then she took...

Going round the world Going round the world Don't know where we're going We don't even care But you just can't be From someplace else Unless you go somewhere And we're in the same boat So as long as it floats We might as well stop and stare At the...

I got a surprise from my honey I got a message from my girl When she picked up a pen from the side of her and Wrote me a scribbled note That she was coming back to see She was visiting real soon Gonna get up from the long, white bed And leave this cold white r...

I heard voices from the other side I saw faces filled with pride I felt the things that I left inside I see the final lovers come I am the only one I am the only one (You live your life alone) I am the only one (But when you see) The final lovers go I am the o...

I found a girl with a pretty face I tied a rope around her waist I know when she's in and when she's out Well there ain't nothing to guess about She covers her ears when I play my guitar She runs away but not very far Push a button, retractable cord I...

With a mind that's satisfied With a mind that's satisfied That big ice cream cone in the sky Floats right on by The satisfied mind never needs more It never forgets whatever it's for Beyond control of hot and cold With a mind that's satisfied Each one goes tog...

Dr. jekyll And mr. hyde A real nice guy with a na na n-na nasty side In trouble He tried to hide from himself Good gawd Sad man Couldn't face up to the yin and the yang Everybody All of us got a shadow Who knows what lurks in the hearts of men The shadow know...

Today what does it take to do the super thing I'll tell you what it takes a very simple thing Iron nerves like the pilot of a jumbo jet Or a girl on the go who hasn't got there yet Magnetic trumpets blowing Synthetic saxophone The evidence kept growing From be...

If I had a tiny microphone Hidden in my heart It would amplify my love for you But the words get stuck in my throat The words get stuck in my throat If I had a little viewmaster Stuck inside my brain It would snap the pictures all of you. But the words get st...

Don't you stop Don't you wonder why Life itself pops in And takes you by surprise Don't you try to run It gets you from behind Like a common cold It takes you for a ride Now is the time To call me doctor This is a serious case There's not much time Now call...

If an AmTrak train was closing in fast And five pretty girls trapped on the track And you could pull a switch to save their lives, But if you did, you'd kill ten young guys What would you do... What would you do... (Think fast) Show the world who you are (Th...

We're through being cool Eliminate the ninnies and the twits Going to bang some heads Going to beat some butts Time to show those evil spuds what's what If you live in a small town You might meet a dozen or two Young alien types who step out And dare to declar...

I feel like a time bomb Whenever I'm around you Time is running out now The way you're working me out It' just a matter of time Hold on, I wanna change it all up Hold on, get ready for love Lay down, I'm gonna self-destruct I feel good Inside I'm about to go H...

Hello This is devo We would like to say Things go both ways New ideas stupid moves Nightmares or dreams come true Mucho work minus play Tension mounts in a twisted face Dark clouds in the crystal ball Tension mounts in a foreign place The screw turns...

When love takes a back seat to life When a man runs away from his wife That's when you know He's in the world When a guy tries to round up his mate But she's gone and it's gettin' too late That's when you know He lost his girl [Chorus] So it happens...

Think I got your dial tone Think I got Billy Baxter's bone Think I got a bubble-sac I think I got a Big Mac attack Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce Special orders, don't upset us All we ask is that you let us Serve it your way There's too much paranoias Th...

It was a thing I had to do It was a message from below It was a messy situation It was desire for a girl I'm not a wanker or a banker I'm not afraid to take a risk It is the thing females ask for When they convey the opposite * Before I die Before I die Befor...

Take a step outside yourself Then you turn around Take a look at who you are It's pretty scary You're so silly Well it's revolting You're not much If you're anything Take a step outside the city And you turn around Take a look at what you are Well it's revol...

Ever since you came around Wiggling under my skin I've been stuck in the lost 'n' found Feeling just like a helpless pin You got me bug, bug, bug, bug, bugged Girl, I don't know what to do You got me bug, bug, bug, bug, bugged You fluttered on down As gracef...

You, ooh, ooh, ooh Another hairdo Mobutu shoes This Roman nose You're uglatto You grin like a star The grille of a car Fat Oldsmobilo A puffed potato This Roman say: Ugh-latto You, a bad tomato Speak Esperanto So desperato And constipato This...

Yeah Yeah Yeah Got an urge got a surge And it's out of control Got an urge I wanna purge 'Cause I'm losing control Uncontrollable urge I wanna tell you all about it Got an uncontrollable urge It makes me scream and shout it I've an uncontrollable...

(Drums: Rock steady Bass: Keep it tight Lead: Do it now) Hey I thought I heard somebody say "This dog ain't goin' home Until he gets his bone" Hey They said that way he'd be OK So when he's home alone He'd bark "ain't nothin' wrong!" Now, watch us work it W...

General Boy: Come in Booji Boy. You're late. Have you got the papers the Chinaman gave you? Booji Boy: Here it is Dad. Is it a surprise? General Boy: Yes Booji. In the past this information has been suppressed, but now it can be told. Every man, woman, and...

I used to plan and plot And try to live correct Lately i do a lot Of things that don't make sense Now i must do what i must Now why do you think that a man Jumps out of the frying pan Into the fire when he can Find a way not to get burned? I must do what i m...

When we do it The great big "it" I hope it's "we" And not just me When we do it Something happens And it's bigger than The both of us And for a second there's no trouble And the world outside goes away The clock on the wall between us stops Then t...

Crack that whip Give the past the slip Step on a crack Break your momma's back When a problem comes along You must whip it Before the cream sits out too long You must whip it When something's going wrong You must whip it now whip it into shape shape it up ge...

They say the fittest shall survive Yet the unfit may live Let 'em wear gaudy colors Or avoid display Hey it don't matter It's all the same So I do this and I do that So I do this and I do that So I do this and I do that It's never straight up and down It's n...

You want to learn something that I can teach to you You want to know a secret that I said is true Monkeys, we have more fun than humans ever do Ooh ee ooh ah ah Ting tang Walla walla bing bang Ooh ee ooh ah ah Ting tang Walla walla bing bang We lear...

Well, I been working in a coal mine Going down, down Working in a coal mine Whew, about to slip down Working in a coal mine Going down, down Working in a coal mine Whew, about to slip down Five o'clock in the morning I'm up before the sun...