They Might Be Giants
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(She Thinks She's) Edith Head
Back in high school I knew a girl Not too simple and not too kind We both grew up but I heard she changed From a New Wave fan to another kind She thinks she's Edith Head but you might know she's not The accent in her speech, she didn't have growing up S...
(She was a) Hotel Detective
Nighttime lady, she says maybe In the all-night laundromat Wait one minute, I have seen her She's a billionaire She was a hotel detective But now she's gotten promoted I don't think it was the money She didn't care about expensive things No furs or pe...
200 SBemails
200 SBemails Exhausting just to think about How can we face 200 SBemails? The thought of all those SBemails makes me weak
2082
Draw the curtain look you’re only sleeping Or is this only what the other you is dreaming Either way hard to take Ashen features unmistakably your own Familiar posture recast in skin and bone Person from today here is you in 2082 Remove your helmet Fir...
25 O'Clock
The urge to take you grows more strong For time had made me wait too long Each watch I smash apart, just adding to my power Each watch I smash apart, just bringing near the hour Of 25 o'clock, that's when you're going to be mine 25 o'clock, we'll be together...
32 Footsteps
32 footsteps leading to the room where the paint doesn't want to dry 32 footsteps running down the road where the dirt reaches the sky 32 feathers in my brand-new Indian headdress 32 new moons shining in 32 skies What's the reason, why'd she go Where's my...
4 of 2
Underneath a big clock At the corner of 5th Avenue and 22nd Street I stood and waited for a girl I knew At the spot where we agreed to meet It was four minutes of two At four of two, I stood waiting for the girl I was four minutes early for the date we...
9 Secret Steps
Throw away the thing that tells you Not to throw the thing away You'll forget to rue the day You went ahead and threw the thing away Nine secret steps To the key to the door that you'll Throw in the well and let go Of all your thwarted dreams And visi...
A self called nowhere
I'm sittin' on the curb Of the empty parkin' lot Of the store where they let me play the organ I'm waitin' for my ride But I want to wait inside Of the store where they let me play the organ But I'm thinkin' of a wooden chair In a room at the top of th...
About Me
You might be thinking that you're free You might be sailing 'cross the sea You might be staring at the stars, But you'll be thinking About me. Me
Absolutely bill's mood
I was born in a lighthouse, my mother was the sea I crawled to school each morning when it occurred to me That life's just a mood ring, we're not allowed to see And this is what it said to me My room is comfortable small with rubber lining the walls And...
Aka driver
It's just a full day's drive away It's just a full day's drive away It's just a full day's drive away It's just a full day's drive away We can't fly like birds in the air We could walk but we'd never get there It's just a full day's drive away It's ju...
Alienation's for the rich
This song is dedicated to all you modern-day troubadour's out there And I think I know who you are I got to get a job, I got to get some pay My son's gotta go to art school, he's leavin' in three days And the TV's in Esperanto, you know that that's a bit...
All Alone
Once upon a time they sent a rocket to the moon With scientific instruments to test conditions there But just before they closed the door, one scientist expelled a germ That accidentally found its way aboard and stowed away For three years it remained unde...
All McGyver On It
We're gettin' metal with it We're all MacGyver on it It's not provisional and highly temporary It's the unbroken synapses acting out and talking scary They'd better listen up and fast 'cause now I'm metal on it Grab your keys, grab your hat, Grab y...
Alphabet Lost and Found
On this fateful day, in the history of whenever, An epidemic of missing letters has swept the land. Whatever the cause, for the sake of future generations, In the limited time we have been permitted, these stories must be told. There was an apple that lo...
Alphabet Of Nations
Algeria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Dominica, Egypt, France, The Gambia. Hungary, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Libya and Mongolia. Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Russia, Suriname. Turkey, Uraguay, Vietnam, West Xylophone, Yemen, Zimbabwe...
Am I Awake?
Am I awake? What time is it? When I get through this day Can someone tell me how And how much longer now Am I awake? The coffee's cold, did I forget to drink it yet Did I forget? My clothes are wet I don't remember drinking it When I get throu...
Ana Ng
Make a hole with a gun perpendicular To the name of this town in a desk-top globe Exit wound in a foreign nation Showing the home of the one this was written for My apartment looks upside down from there Water spirals the wrong way out the sink And her v...
Another First Kiss
I'm asleep but she's talking to me She's walking 'round wearing all of my clothes As she runs out of things to say And grabs my coat to walk away "How 'bout another first kiss?" she said "How 'bout another first kiss?" I said I want another first kiss l...
Ant
There's an ant crawling up your back in the nighttime There's an ant crawling up your back in the nighttime But you think that's OK while you're sleeping That ant crawls in your hair in the nighttime That ant crawls in your hair in the nighttime But you...
Apartment Four
I live up in apartment four I'm on the very next floor The number's right on the door If you ever get bored Come knock on my door The one with the four I live up in apartment number four Where the sound of the drum comes from Just follow the sound T...
Asheville
Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm the Orange Peel You don't remember but I was once part of your orange I'm the peel that you left on the floor You took the good part and walked out the door And I hate you for that I hate you for that I'm the Ora...
Au Contraire
David Bowie came to town Flying overhead "Don't you dig my chops?" he cried This is what they said Au contraire, Dave Quite the opposite, in fact As it happens, au contraire Au contraire, mon frare Franklin Delano Roosevelt Knew not what to do "T...
Bangs
Bangs Above your eyes your hair hangs Blow my mind your royal flyness I dig your bangs Bangs To drape across your forehead To swing concordant angles as you incline your head Once with a girl I fell in love sometime ago now she had Bangs Are that on...
Baroque Hoedown
A bear with a honey pot stuck on its head A large green hippo with blinking eyes Some tiny tiny people swinging tiny tiny lanterns On the Main Street Electrical Parade
Bastard Wants To Hit Me
He says he knows me But I don't know that guy He's waving at me But he looks kind of mad Some crazy bastard wants to hit me He's waving me over so he can hit me But I don't know that guy But I'm not going over there Some crazy bastard wants to hit me...
Become A Robot
Here's hoping you don't (hoping you don't) Become a robot (clang clang) Clang, clang, whoops, too late Here's hoping you don't (hoping you don't) Become a robot (clang clang) Clang, clang, whoops, too late Let's stick together 'cause we're number 8 Let...
Bed Bed Bed
[Chorus] The day is done The sun is down The curtains have been drawn And darkness has descended over everything in town The covers have been turned and I've got my pajamas on I've had my fun I've stretched and yawned and all is said and done I'm going...
Bee of the Bird of the Moth
Everyone is crying at the dread hypnotic flying Of the bee of the bird of the moth You can't walk, you can't ramble 'cause you're gonna have to scramble From the bee of the bird of the moth Catbug is a cat, but he's got bugness in his veins Manhouse live...
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
All my friends are beneath the Planet of the Apes All my friends are All my friends are All my friends are beneath the Planet of the Apes And when I get there I"ll find my friends there Deep inside the ground Underneath the town Where the apes...
Birdhouse In Your Soul
I'm your only friend I'm not your only friend But I'm a little glowing friend But really I'm not actually your friend But I am Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch Who watches over you Make a little birdhouse in your soul Not to put too fine...
Birds Fly
Birds fly into my windshield Thoughts fall from my thoughts This good luck charm hanging off my arm Was left here by the police Words fall out of my pockets And cats dance under my feet This colorful spell under which I live Protects me from all I writ...
Black Ops
Black ops Black ops A holiday for secret cops Black ops Black ops Dropping presents from the helicopter It's been a long year We've been so far from home Too many people here Here come the drones We take the best of it And make a mess of it...
Boat Of Car
Daddy'll sing bass Daddy'll sing bass Daddy'll sing bass Daddy'll sing bass I took my boat for a car I took that car for a ride I was trying to get somewhere But now I'm following the traces of your fingernails That run along the windshield on the boa...
Boss of me
Yes, no, maybe I don't know Can you repeat the question? You're not the boss of me now You're not the boss of me now You're not the boss of me now, and you're not so big You're not the boss of me now You're not the boss of me now You're not the boss...
Brain Problem Situation
Wake up Put on my makeup And pick the rake up And rake my hair And I think, maybe But I don't know But I'm starting to feel like I got a brain problem Situation on my hands I think, maybe But I don't know But I'm starting to feel like I got a bra...
Broke In Two
You said something before you left Something I was not to forget Then Is when I maybe should have wrote it down But when I looked around to find a pen And then I tried to think of what you said We broke in two Busted through Broke in two I would go...
C Is for Conifers
Most with cones for seeds, most with needles for leaves See is for conifers, my kind of trees Large junipers and fir, spruce, cedars and pines See is for conifers, more then five hundred kinds If you see a Christmas tree or a stack of newspapers or a 2x4 f...
Cabbagetown
I was laying on the porch As the bus drove by Just talking to the dog About thinking to myself There are so many big ideas We could talk about But nothing that gets said Gets us out of Cabbagetown Oh, Cabbagetown Oh, Cabbagetown I will leave and I'll...
Cage & Aquarium
Somebody's reading your mind Damned if you know who it is They're digging through all of your files Stealing back your best ideas You cover your windows with lead Even keeping the pets outside Then you hear a moment too late this sound coming over the ph...
Call You Mom
And we'll go out on the town Why don't you let me call you that? You're acting so much like my mom She didn't like it when I called her name You and her are the same Chorus: When we go out, you'll know someone who's there You will feel someone's starin...
Can You Find It?
Can you find the hidden H where it's hiding? Is it on the ground or in the sky or part of something here? Does it fit somewhere inside? Is there somewhere it can hide? Can you find it? Can you find it? Can you find it? There it is. Where's the secret...
Can't Keep Johnny Down
Outnumbered a million to one All of the dicks in this dick town Can't keep Johnny down Men piled up in a towering mound None of them once has found a way To keep Johnny down Spending days by myself Remembering slights I'm not a monument to justice Pl...
Canajoharie
In the overgrowth of the underbrush Shone a fossil tooth which I must have dropped Very long ago which reminded me how We wound up where we are now Right through those trees I’m not insane That’s where we came into this place And if you squint if you sq...
Careful What You Pack
The known, the unknown, and the under-known Look at what she found Digging all around By the goldfish pond She's gonna get in trouble now Shaking up the bees, swinging from that tree Doesn't understand She's in trouble now It's a new year Careful wha...
Careless Santa
Careless Santa Spoiled my Christmastime Thoughtless Santa How can I forgive him? Been so good all year long Bag of money Was all I asked him for Down my chimney it came My one Christmas wish Landed on my arm and broke it Careless Santa Spoiled my...
Caroline, No
Where did your long hair go ? Where is the girl I used to know? How could you lose that happy glow ? Oh, Caroline, no… Who took that look away? I remember how you used to say You’d never change, but that’s not true Oh, Caroline, you... Break my heart I want...
Celebration
I see that Banksy left a Post-it note For Anonymous for Anonymous It seems the after party has been moved To your house to your house It’s a special night of anticipation The moonbeams strong on the old band shell Celebration you’re a little bit better...
Certain People I Could Name
The few surviving samurai survey the battlefield Count the arms, the legs and heads and then divide by 5 Drenched in blood they move across the screen Do I need to point or do you see the one I mean The one in back, the way he acts Is he reminding you of...
Chess Piece Face
What's gonna happen to chess piece face There go I but for my face All I know could be defaced by the facts in the life of chess piece face I don't know where he lives Or if he knows to sail Or if little schemes like this one ever cross his trail But I...
Circular Karate Chop
Never took a class before in Self defense Never looked at you before with Common sense Gird myself for a short sharp shock Trace myself in sidewalk chalk I'll shut my mouth, you do the talking You're so proud of your circular karate chop Aftern...
Clap Your Hands
Uh huh Uh huh uh huh Uh huh Uh huh uh huh Uh huh Clap your hands [Repeat: x5] Stomp your feet [Repeat: x5] Jump in the air [Repeat: x4]
Climbing the Walls
Climbing The Walls I can't talk, I got to go Don't call me back, I won't get the door Got to focus on the job 'Cause I got a new job climbing the walls I was grinding my teeth, I was wasting my youth And using up my teeth Now I'm done chewing my nails...
Cloisonné
One, two, three, four Mind your business Mind your business Mind your never-shut Quonset hut business My craft is exploding It's like I'm making cloisonné Choking on my dust With my three blind cats You have a friend in law enforcement Don't go calli...
Concrete And Clay
You, to me Are sweet as roses in the morning You, to me Are soft as summer in that dawning love we share That something rare The sidewalks and the street The concrete and the clay beneath my feet Begin to crumble But love will never die You know we'l...
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Eustace, Muriel Somebody's at the door Creepy, Surreal Somebody get the door Somebody get the door Who's gonna get the door? Courage the Cowardly Dog Courage the Cowardly Dog Something horrible Wants to destroy our humble, No where, shack Who will...
Cowtown
I'm going down to Cowtown The cow's a friend to me Lives beneath the ocean and that's where I will be Beneath the waves, the waves And that's where I will be I'm gonna see the cow beneath the sea The yellow Roosevelt Avenue leaf overturned The ardor of...
Critic Intro
"Every once in a while a band comes along that changes the course of human history, and that band is They Might Be Giants." Tom Poston, the New York Times. "Like so many things I can't understand, they left my teeth chattering for more." Peggy Cass, Aquari...
Crystal Fortress
Davey: Mmm. French Fries. Other Guy: Mmm. Yea, they're good. Gee Davey, Strong Bad always seems so hostile. I bet he doesn't even know how much everybody loves him. Davey: Nope, nope I don't think so either. Other Guy: Nope. Davey: I've written a song I th...
Cyclops Rock
[Chorus:] I tell you how to cyclops rock, But then you go and turn around and break my heart, You waste my cyclops time, And mess up my cyclops mind. I'm sick, like Chuckie was sick, my defeated heart keeps beating on, I won't die, like Chuckie won't...
D & W
D, look at D Half a circle, half a moon, an apple slice There goes D, Captain D My boy D, Commander D, the well-known D D's getting on in years so he moves a little bit slower now D is shy and doesn't get out of the house much anymore And then there's W,...
D Is for Drums
Hey John. Oh hey John. What's going on? Man, I'm confused. You're confused, why? I, I'm no good at remembering stuff. Really? Yeah. Like what? I can't remember what D is for! You can't remember what D is for?! I think it's for an instrument you pl...
Damn Good Times
I'm not much of a natural dancer But I've got a friend who's a natural dancer You could call her a jumpin' bean She's got ants in her pants and she's gonna dance I know a girl who's a jumpin' bean She's got keys and a token when she hits the scene Yeah I...
Dark And Metric
No taxi could take you No trains rolling by No bicycle shop, No planes in the sky Planes in the sky Not a night spent in jail Parrot on my arm Not a man of the world, no patch on my eye Patch on my eye Dark and metric is my town Every day and night...
Dead
I returned a bag of groceries Accidentally taken off the shelf Before the expiration date I came back as a bag of groceries Accidentally taken off the shelf Before the date stamped on myself Did a large procession wave their (Did a) Torches as my head...
Dee Dee and Dexter
Dee Dee and Dexter don't need no superpowers They've got Mom and Dad And Dexter's Lab To keep them occupied Ah-ha! Dee Dee bugs Dexter And it's hard to get his way He's got a giant mind But still he finds His best plans go astray Ah-ha! Dee...
Destination Moon
Don't bother to call this room There's nobody here who can pick up Or has stuff they need to talk about And who won't be now Checking out and flying By rocket to the moon By airplane to the rocket By taxi to the airport By front door to the taxi By t...
Dexter's Laboratory Theme Song
Enter at your peril, Past the vaulted door Impossible things will happen That the World's never seen before. In Dexter's Laboratory Lives the smartest boy you've ever seen But Dee Dee blows his experiments To Smithereens! There's Gloom and Doom When Things g...
Didn't Kill Me
Though she didn't kill me She didn't make me stronger Though she didn't kill me Some parts didn't mend She shut down the sweet talk I sure felt like a goner When she shut down the sweet talk I thought that was the end
Dig My Grave
Dig my grave Dig my grave Every time I look in your eyes I see St. Peter wave Dig my grave Dig my grave Every time you call my name I hear the angels say "Dig my grave" Dig my grave Dig my grave Dig my grave Dig my grave
Dinner Bell
I've been leaving on my things So in the morning when the morning bird sings There's still dinner on my dinner jacket 'Til the dinner bell rings Experimental dog Salivating dog Good dog Waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing (waiting for the...
Dirt Bike
Here comes the dirt bike Beware of the dirt bike Because I hear they're coming to our town They've got plans for everyone And now I hear they're over their sophomore jinx, so you had better check it out All hail the dirt bike Philosopher dirt bike Sile...
Disappointing Show
"This, uh, song. This song is called other show. Other kind of show. It's called 'Disappointing Show.'" Disappointing show I saw it Disappointing show Man those guys blow Disappointing show Get your shit together Disappointing show Man those guys bl...
Doctor Worm
They call me Doctor Worm "Good morning, how are you, I'm Doctor Worm" I'm interested in things I'm not a real doctor but I am a real worm, I am an actual worm I live like a worm I like to play the drums I think I'm getting good but I can handle criticism...
Dog Walker
Showdown at the battery Showdown at the battery now Showdown at the battery Showdown Put down that snowball now Got no inclination to play around Must be hard for you Draculas When nobody's scared of you I take the long way home Stay realistic and s...
Don't Let's Start
Don't don't don't let's start This is the worst part Could believe for all the world That you're my precious little girl But don't don't don't let's start I've got a weak heart And I don't get around how you get around When you are alone you are the ca...
Doris Cunningham
I think you have another song for us. Would you like to perform it? What's the name of the song? Oh, I think I know that one! Great, great.
Down to the Bottom of the Sea
Down down down Down down down Down down down Down to the bottom of the sea Me and my baby We got a secret plan Me and my baby And I'm a sailor man Down down down Down down down Down down down Down to the bottom of the sea
Dr. Evil
Evil Evil is his one and only name Evil In his mind there is no other game When your name is Evil that is good Or so you think But you're so very wrong It's evil But being wrong is right So then you're good again Which is the evilest thing of all Do you fin...
Drink!
I'll take back my pinata it's wasted on you Just spinning that pool cue all over the room And give back the blindfold that's under your shoe Let's drink, drink this town is so great Drink, drink cuz it's never too late To drink, drink to no big surprise...
E Eats Everything
A hardly has an appetite And pokes at food too long And B can barely bother Because all the food is wrong See likes only candy And chocolate by the box D is just disinterested In anything you've got But E eats everything Yeah, E eats everything...
Employee of the Month
Got a job at the crumb factory It's my very first job I'm working at the crumb factory It's my number one job I'm employee of the month Number one crumb-makin' son of a gun I just need one sandwich and I'm set all day for making crumbs Got a job at th...
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the 'Planet of the Apes' Well we gotta escape from the 'Planet of the Apes' 'Cause all our friends are on different planet Yes all my friends are on a different planet now Gotta escape from the 'Planet of the Apes' Gotta escape from the 'Plane...
Even Numbers
2, 4, 6, 8 Even numbers, even numbers Every other number is an even number 2, 4, 6, 8 Who do we appreciate? 10, 12, 14, 16 Skip all the numbers in between Skip all the numbers that are not even Leave out the odd ones Leave out the odd, you're left w...
Everything Right Is Wrong Again
Everything right is wrong again Just like in the long long trailer All the dishes got broken and the car kept driving And nobody would stop to save her Wake me when it's over, touch my face Tell me every word has been erased Don't you want to know the r...
Experimental film
The color of infinity inside an empty glass I'm squinting my eye and turning off and on and on and off the light It's for this experimental film Which nobody knows about and which I'm still figuring out what's going to go In my experimental film Yeah...
Exquisite Dead Guy
Exquisite dead guy Rotating in his display case Exquisite dead guy Swear I saw his mouth move Exquisite dead guy Outside my high rise apartment Exquisite dead guy Hanging from a sky hook How am I supposed to let you know the way I feel About you H...
Extra Savoir-Faire
When I walk down the street, most guys look like elves I don't mean to put them down but they do It's hard to understand me from the language I use There's no word in English for my style What's a man like me supposed to do With all this extra savoir-fai...
Fake Out in Buenos Aires
Fake out Fake in Fake it to me What is fake? Fake TV Land of a thousand fake outs Fake worse than death In Buenos Aires In Buenos Aires Fake out Fake in Faker's delight Fake your claim Fake around the clock Winner fake all Three fakes, you're...
Fake-Believe
Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe F is for Fake-Believe F is for fun F is for fun F is for fake-believe We're wearing fake fur, and riding on alpacas On the wild...
Feast of Lights
You never write, you never call And now you wander in the hall You look familiar; I barely know your face at all We never get together at all Until the last day of Hanukkah. I got you a harmonica And a bag of chocolate coins. The only thing we have i...
Feign Amnesia
Now I know just what to do Feign amnesia How I wish it wasn't true Wish it wasn't true right now Not much quiet about reinvention Why have settled for stuff that is half-new? Like a volume beyond comprehension If the bass won't get you, The treble wil...
Fibber Island
Here on Fibber Island We strum rubber guitars. Our friends live on mars. And we sew buttons on our cars. Here on Fibber Island Our house is made of pie, Our dog is 2 miles wide And all he talks about is pie. Here on Fibber Island We swim on the...
Figure Eight
Round, can you go around? And if you can turn around without falling down You can skate in a figure eight If you can turn, if you can go straight Turn left, go straight, turn right, straight again And then do it over, repeat forever That's all you need...
Fingertips
Everything is catching Yes, everything is catching on fire (Everything's catching on fire) Everything is catching on fire (everything's catching on fire) Fingertips Fingertips Fingertips I hear the wind blow I hear the wind blow It seems to say, "He...
Finished With Lies
Now I'm telling the truth I'm finished with lies, lies If you don't believe me now You'll never believe me now I should have my head examined They'll see when they look inside I won't have to say a word I'll stop thinking what I shouldn't be thinking...
Flying V
Flying V If you're standing underneath it, you will see when you inspect it That a flying V is made of flying geese The pointed end flies in the lead So when it flies, it's hard to read You've got to tip your head to see Flying V, Flying V It's a V In...
For Science
There has been a spacecraft sighted Flying high above the sky Sirens declare there's one among us from Venus Volunteers, we need volunteers Soldiers to meet them Have no fear Have no fear You will be killed right away I will date the girl from Venus...
Four Of Two
Underneath a big clock at the corner of 5th Avenue and 22nd Street I stood and waiting for a girl I knew at the spot where we agreed to meet It was four minutes of two At four of two, I stood waiting for the girl I was four minutes early for the date we h...
Fun Assassin
You to me Like a magnet to a flame Like a mirror in the dark And we're off to a bad start again Dawn begins This is what the summer became Only strangers walking down from the beach Where did we bury the time? Fun assassin, killing fun for kicks Sta...
Go for G!
Gorillas in the jungle Gazelles out in the field Goats are in the barnyard And gophers in their holes Go, go, go, go for G Go, go, go, go for G You'll feel glorious, generous, gleeful and great When you go, go, go, go for G Goof balls in their go-car...
Greasy Kid Stuff
I've got the hairdo of a child It's so unruly It doesn't suit me My hair is really growing wild It needs some schoolin' It needs some groomin' Oh! Radio! Can't you hear? Hear my plea? We need greasy kid stuff Greasy kid stuff yeah! (Greasy kid st...
Great
Great, great, hey, Dave If you have a hundred Dollars, I can save you two Hundred dollars Dave, hey, Dave, hey wait Dave, where are you going With that hundred dollars In both of your fists? I'm going downtown (I'm going downtown) To get used up (To...
Hall Of Heads
Here in the hall of heads You look through the keyhole This is the hall of heads One step through the doorway Roll out that special head This is our favorite one Please don't try to leave Don't leave the hall of heads Hide underneath the porch Hide...
Hearing Aid
Frosty the supervisor Lives by himself Sometimes I feel sorry for him Usually I can't I've turned off my hearing aid Don't say the electric chair's not good enough For king-lazy-bones like myself More coffee for me boss 'Cause I'm not as messed up as...
Heart of the Band
Four, three, two, one, go We all like to play in the band, uh huh We all like to play in the band, uh huh But the drummer is the heart of the band The drummer is the soul of the band The drummer is the core of the band, uh huh Even when we're playing...
Hell Hotel
Salutations, pain is karma, bent joints in fighting words Got his mean streak from his mother, ha ha ha Now Love Boats paint his liver, with eyes on the city lights Collapsin' on the upbeats or relaxin' for the night He steps into a crazy hotel, the desk c...
Here in Higglytown
Here in Higglytown Things all jump around Just like the Higglytown heroes (Our heroes) They all work together Making fun together Come see the Higglytown heroes Eubie, Wayne, Twinkle, Kip and Fran All hop and pop around Soon they'll learn about real...
Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal
I could never sleep my way to the top 'Cause my alarm clock always wakes me right up And since my options had been whittled away I struck a bargain with my radio DJ I said I'd like this song to be number one He said "I'd really really like to help you my...
Hide Away Folk Family
Hide away folk family Or else someone's gonna get ya (Someone's gonna get ya) Someone's gonna get ya Hide away folk family Better hide away Better hide away Tippy-toe to the front door, Mother, 'Cause there's a guy with a long, long fuse And the one t...
High Five!
High five! Low five! Slap me five! Down low! Too slow! When it's time to celebrate With all your friends There is something you can do Just open up your hands, and High five! (Up top!) Low five! (Don't stop!) Slap me five! (Woo!) Down low! Too s...
Homunculus
Homunculus is by your side Ungrateful now and he's losing your trust Your old star map, a disco nap, And when you change you can't always change back Your headliner blues got 'em crying It Stuck in your head and now you're crying The tiny fake tears tha...
Hopeless Bleak Despair
I never knew what everybody meant By endless, hopeless, bleak despair Until one day when I found out The first time I ever left my house It saw me and followed me home And stayed with me for my whole life For years and years I wandered the earth Condem...
Hot Cha
Hot Cha, where are you? Everybody's eyes are closed I can't see why I miss you so So Hot Cha, where are you? First time Hot Cha went away A floating island was his home Then the phone rang off the hook and Hot Cha had to run back home. Second time he r...
Hot Dog!
Hot dog, oh no, hot dog Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog Now we got ears, it's time for cheers Hot dog, hot dog, the problem's solved Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog Grab my boots and a sandwich Let's start a parade Get the coconut drum kit For Da...
Hovering Sombrero
Hey, Hovering Sombero Gently waving in the air above the meadow Softly floating in the sky outside the window Hovering Sombrero don't be shy Don't Dont be shy Don't be terrified When you take yourself for granted Feel rejected and unwanted Know you'r...
How Can I Sing Like a Girl?
Birds are calling to sing along But my window's painted shut And all that year of chorus taught me Is out of style and long forgot How can I sing like a girl And not be stigmatized By the rest of the world? Tell me how can I sing like a girl And not b...
Hypnotist Of Ladies
He's a hypnotist, hypnotist of ladies He's a hypnotist, hypnotist of ladies You're getting sleepy, very sleepy He's a hypnotist, hypnotist of ladies Never had a pocket watch, never counted backwards You won't remember why you liked him You won't remembe...
I Am A Grocery Bag
Juices, muffins, pasta and cheese Milk and biscuits and cocktail sauce I am a grocery bag Salsa and pickles and organic grains I am a grocery bag Fresh coffee and bagels Pudding and soap Baby formula and ham I am a grocery bag
I Am A Human Head
I'm a human head And my best friend is also a head I don't really need my best friend Now my friend is gone And I'm only a head by myself I find I don't need my whole head Now I'm just the top of a head Just the scalp and the hair I don't like the sc...
I Am Not Your Broom
Now broom you must now sweep for me the dust it fills my room No John I will not sweep for you for I am not your broom What nonsense are you speaking broom my words you must obey Another life awaits be and I'm leaving you today I am not your broom I am no...
I Blame You
Ten miles from nowhere There's a story that's true About a fine girl and a boy just like you They fell so deeply But then fell apart Now they say the same words of what used to be What used to be: "I blame you" "I blame you" "I blame you" He drops hi...
I C U
Urnx Urnx, ni, imnx Ictv Ictv, nicu Icu, icu, nurok Urnx Urnx, ni, iw Icatv, icadvd, nicu Icu, icu, nurok Icu, icu, nurok Translation: You are an X You are an X, and I, I am an X I see TV I see TV, and I see you I see you, I see you, and you are...
I Can Add
Paper out, pencils raised One plus one is two Two plus two is four Four plus four is eight And eight plus eight is sixteen I can add, I can add I can add, I can add I don't even know Spanish But I'm gonna sing it in Spanish, now Uno mas uno es dos...
I Can Hear You
I can hear you by they might be giants. Made at the Edison laboratories. I can hear you Just barely hear you I can just barely hear you This is a warning Step away from the car This car is protected by viper Guess where I am I'm calling from the p...
I Can't Hide From My Mind
I've got my house surrounded I know I'm in there Come out with both my hands up And don't make me come in and get me Don't make me come in and get me I can't hide from my mind Though I try, try, try I can't hide from my mind And you know why Running...
I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
Sometimes I feel like being wispy And once in a while I feel like being dry But we're doomed and we're drowned by this feeling we surround So I hope that I get old before I die Ohhhhh It's a long, long rope they use to hang you soon I hope And I wonder...
I Left My Body
Ah ah ah ah I left my body And I went on a journey And I forgot where I left my body They're gonna tow you If they think you're abandoned You got to act like you're not abandoned I left a notebook with all of my good ideas Keywords encoded cryptograp...
I Like Fun
Impatiently I wait To refill my prescription And count the tock Of the drugstore clock A prototype they say To combat my affliction Extra gravity to control me But that's my fun And I like fun And so do you As we float away So do you As we fl...
I Palindrome I
Someday mother will die and I'll get the money Mom leans down and says, "My sentiments exactly, You son of a bitch" I palindrome I (I palindrome I) I palindrome I (I palindrome I) And I am a snake head eating (snake head) The head on the opposite side (s...
I Should Be Allowed To Think
I saw the best minds of my generation Destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical I should be allowed to glue my poster I should be allowed to think I should be allowed to glue my poster I should be allowed to think I should be allowed to think I should...
I'll Sink Manhattan
I'll sink Manhattan Right under the sea I'll find the sweetest spot to watch As it goes away You were so happy With the things that you said Like, "He's my lower half," you laughed But you're going to cry A river of tiny tears flow from your crocodil...
I'm A Little Airplane
Well, I'm a little airplane nyyyow I'm a little airplane nyyyow, nyyyow I'm a little airplane nyyyow I'm a little airplane nyyyow, nyyyow Wangity-wang, wangity-wang I'm a little airplane nyyyow I fly in the dark Over the baseball park I fly at night...
I'm All You Can Think About
Do you recall someone you haven't thought about in a long time? That one with a tiny face is he now on your mind I was never much in your life But now you can only think of me When you're concentrating on someone else You can only think of me Your atten...
I'm Def
Can we do that? Can we do that? I'm def I'm def I'm def I'm listening to the radio Got a job as a test pilot Yes I got a job as a test pilot I'm def I never listen to the I never listen to I never listen to the ra' I'm def Got a job as a test...
I'm Getting Sentimental over You
Never thought I'd fall, But now I hear love call, I'm getting sentimental over you Things you say and do, Just thrill me through and through, I'm getting sentimental over you. I thought I was happy, I could live without love Now I must admit, Love is all I'm...
I'm Impressed
I'm impressed I'm impressed When that gorilla beats his chest I fall to bits, I confess, I admit, I'm impressed When the torpedo in the vest barks his orders I'm impressed And I find that my head's nodding yes Though my legs are not following I'm inspi...
I'm Sick (Of This American Life)
Screw kid I got nothing to say Quit bugging me, go away High time you realized I didn't come here to socialize I'm sick, sick of this American life And I've learned the value of human sacrifice I like staring at two glass eyes Keep them stuffed, museu...
I'm Your Boyfriend Now
Early one day I got up the strength To call you on the phone You answered and said "Please leave a mess-" And I dropped the receiver then I'll do as you ask if I can figure out where you live And though the world may think you strange I find you great...
I've Got A Fang
Glistening white Triangular tooth Open up a can of tomato juice I've got a fang. I've. got. a fang. I've got a fang. Girlfriend took me to meet her dad Didn't like me because I look so bad I've got a fang. I've. got. a fang. I've got a fang. Gir...
I've Got A Match
Get out of the car Put down the phone Take off that stupid looking hat you wear I'm going to die if you touch me one more time Well I guess that I'm going to die no matter what Love people are there The smell of love is everywhere You think it's always...
Icky
Everybody saying "Who's that icky guy?" I'd like to get to know him I want to be his best bud" "No, I do, we can't both be his best bud" Who's that sucking all the oxygen Out of the place First name: getting all up in your Last name: face First name:...
If I Wasn't Shy
If I wasn't shy If I wasn't shy I'd burn all the uniforms I'd burn all the "Ask Me" buttons I'd burn all the intercoms I'd burn all the time clock cards If I wasn't shy If I wasn't shy I'd steal somebody's Cadillac I'd steal anything I lack I'd st...
In The Middle, In The Middle, In The Middle
Don't cross the street In the middle In the middle In the middle In the middle In the middle of the block. Don't cross the street In the middle In the middle In the middle In the middle In the middle of the block. Use your eyes to look up. Use...
Insect Hospital
Walking down to the Insect Hospital To set the insects free 'Cause we are like literally, literally Walking down to the Insect Hospital To set the insects free 'Cause we are like literally, literally, literally (Walking down to the Insect Hospital) Li...
Introducing C Is for Conifers
Most with cones for seeds, most with needles for leaves C is for conifers, my kind of trees Large junipers and fir, spruce, cedars and pines C is for conifers, more then five hundred kinds If you see a Christmas tree or a stack of newspapers or a 2x4 frame...
Istanbul (not Constantinople)
Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night Every gal in Constantinople Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople So if you've a date in Constantinople...
It's Kickin' In
It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Shocked awake in the middle of the day In a fight over shadows of the night And you wonder why the talk is so bold When it's boring and the story's so old Pani...
It's Not My Birthday
Well the rain falls down without my help I'm afraid And my lawn gets wet though I've withheld my consent When this grey world crumbles like a cake I'll be hanging from the hope That I'll never see that recipe again As I walk, I think about a new way to w...
Jackie The Clipper
That's an old photo, but yes it's her I'll tell you what I already told the cops You'd better write this down, I don't want to repeat it After we're done here I'd prefer to forget the name of Jackie the Clipper I used to know her, well as well as someone...
James K. Polk
In 1844, the Democrats were split The three nominees for the presidential candidate Were Martin Van Buren, a former president and an abolitionist James Buchanan, a moderate Louis Cass, a general and expansionist From Nashville came a dark horse riding up...
John Lee Supertaster
Flans, When I was 39 years old, I heard a story. I found out that there [are] people walking among us who have superpowers. These people are called Supertasters. To a Supertaster, bitter fruits taste far more bitter, and sweets far more sweet. Then, ju...
Judy Is Your Viet Nam
You met Judy in the 90s She threw parties for magazines For a while she had a roommate But the roommate was never seen Who knew she could be so reckless Who knew you could be so wrong Dancing in her kitchen for so long Ten years on and something’s shi...
Kiss Me, Son Of God
I built a little empire out of some crazy garbage Called the blood of the exploited working class But they've overcome their shyness Now they're calling me Your Highness And a world screams, "Kiss me, Son of God" I destroyed a bond of friendship and resp...
L M N O
Hello children, it's time for an important lesson with Professor Flans. This is about four letters that people sometimes confuse for one, L-M-N-O! L-M-N-O Are four letters L-M-N-O Are not one L L M L M N M N oh! L-M-N-O L M N oh! L-M-N-O L-M-N-O...
Lazyhead & Sleepybones
Lazy Head and Sleepy Bones Always disagree Though everybody says they should be friends They're too tired to see When Sleepy Bones says he's feeling tired Lazy Head wants to rest When Lazy Head says it's "number one" Sleepy Bones says it's "best" Whe...
Let Your Hair Hang Down
Let your hair hang down It is now the time To untie your hair Let your hair hang down Why do we resemble concrete Did you order all the storm clouds Who overturned the party cart Who said to stomp the fire out Let the wrong be wrong Would it be so b...
Letter/Not a Letter
What's that? That is a letter What is that? That's not a letter That's a letter That's not a letter That is a letter Is that a letter? I don't know what that is That's so a letter What is that? Whatever that is, it's not a letter That's a letter...
Letterbox
I'll never know what you'll find When you open up your letter box tomorrow 'Cause a little bird never tells me anything I want to know, She's my best friend, she's a sparrow And I'll never never know what you never never never want to know When you know...
Lie Still, Little Bottle
Lie still, little bottle, and shake my shaky hand Black coffee's not enough for me, I need a better friend One pill at the bottom is singing my favorite song I know I must investigate I hope that I can sing along There's no time for metaphors cried the l...
Lost My Mind
Lost my mind Left somewhere behind Must've been in amongst The things we'd thrown out Nowhere to be found Probably buried underground I could try to dig it up But I don't want to waste my time To summarize, this whole planet is elliptical In short,...
Lucky Ball And Chain
I lost my lucky ball and chain And now she's four years gone Just five feet tall and sick of me And all my rattling on She threw away her baby-doll I held on to my pride But I was young and foolish then I feel old and foolish now Confidentially, she n...
Lullaby To Nightmares
Have you ever seen a bloody egg? Glass in hand, lying up in bed That's the time to sing this cowardly lullaby And you ought to know why Lullaby to nightmares, whispered low In the night where bat wings flow That's where all the frightmares go When the...
Mainstream U.S.A.
Can I have this last dance, my darling? Can I have this last dance with you? I want to dance the whole night tonight And can I have this last dance, my darling? Can I have this last dance with you? These are the words that he told to the fellow next door...
Mammal
Standing in between extinction in the cold And explosive radiating growth So the warm blood flows Through the large four-chambered heart Maintaining the very high metabolism rate they have Mammal, mammal Their names are called They raise a paw The bat...
Man, It's So Loud in Here
They fixed up the corner store like it was a nightclub It's permanently disco Everyone is dressed so oddly I can't recognize them I can't tell the staff from the customers Baby, check this out I've got something to say Man, it's so loud in here When t...
Marty Beller Mask
I'm steaming up the inside Of my Marty Beller mask 'Cause I'm really Whitney Houston On the drums It's been 15 long years Since I put on the Marty mask You're the only person That I've ever told Don't walk away from me I will always love you But ho...
Maybe I Know
Maybe I know that she's been a-cheating Maybe I know that she's been untrue But what can I do I hear them whispering as I walk by She's gonna break his heart and make him cry I know it's me they're talking about I bet they all think I'll never find out...
Meet James Ensor
Meet James Ensor Belgium's famous painter Dig him up and shake his hand Appreciate the man Before there were junk stores Before there was junk He lived with his mother and the torments of Christ The world was transformed A crowd gathered round Presse...
Meet the Elements
Iron is a metal, you see it every day Oxygen, eventually, will make it rust away Carbon in its ordinary form is coal Crush it together, and diamonds are born Come on come on and meet the elements May I introduce you to our friends, the elements? Like a box...
Memo To Human Resources
I'll be in the back, and I don't need the help I'm good here in the back I'm good all by myself I'm busy taking stock of all the things that I've forgot (5 4 3 2) And making mental notes of just exactly where I lost the plot (2 2 2 2) I stuck around too...
Metal Detector
Down at the shore there's a place where there's no one vacationing There's just the sound of the call of the wild overcoming the fear of the unknown And I've got something to help you understand Something waiting there beneath the sand My metal detector...
Mink Car
It's knocking off My diamond wig Knocking me down Into the platinum ground Woke up in a beautiful dream Alone Alone I got hit by a Mink Car Hit by a Mink Car Driven by a Guitar And the silver Chauffeur says That it's all in your head When you're 2...
Money For Dope
Walking stick Lobster shell Cellophane Acid bath Legal pad Nitrogen Avocado Sleeping bag Rope Money for dope Russian hat Safety glass Jumping beans Hand grenade Almanac Butcher block Finger cymbals Liquid soap Money for dope Opera glass...
Moving to the Sun
While they were staring at the Citgo sign Is when they lost our trail They thought we were part of a caravan But we had other plans You can't catch me, where I'm gonna fall You can't catch me, where I'll hide This world's too cold, So I'm gonna roam, I...
Mr. Klaw
A claw is a claw And, and, and nobody has seen a, a talking claw Nobody has seen a talking claw Unless, unless that claw is the famous, the famous Unless that claw is the famous Mr. Klaw Mr. Klaw Mr. Klaw Mr. Klaw (Mr. Klaw) Mr. Vanity Klaw (Mr. Kl...
Mr. Me
Once a boy named Mister Me bemoaned a great regret I've floundered in the misty sea, but can't abide its mystery I wound up sad, you bet So onward go and Edward Ho into the bounding main Enjoy the show look out below but mind the misty sea Or end up sad...
Mr. Xcitement
Cafe con pan, cafe con pan, Rock on my hubba, the beat is blubba Being stingy on the pike collect the one into the otha Careen in tandem, the sea into the landem The people in the pix they want to scarf and dig the clamdem Aww yes! Mr Excitement! We nix...
Mrs. Train
I don't want to be first in line to see Mrs. Train I expect that it doesn't matter to Mrs. Train Being comfortable with yourself And being patient and taking your time Are the things that Mrs. Train can understand I've never seen a train like this before...
Museum of Idiots
They built this whole neighborhood out of wood, out of wood. I guess I'll still be around when they burn, burn it down. I will be standing around when they burn it down. Here in the Museum of Idiots. Honey, I'm there when you need me, please believe me, p...
My Evil Twin
My evil twin, bad weather friend He always wants to start when I want to begin It scares me so, like I scare myself With that book of Nostradamus up upon my shelf Playing hangman 'til the morning light Doing donuts on the neighbors lawn Then sleep all t...
My Man
My man Muscles from hand to foot Completely coated in uninterrupted skin My man Signals command the leg To follow orders coming down from headquarters Why then am I in bed? I guess my man's fallen out with my head May I direct your attention to the fo...
Nanobots
(Grow the nanobots up) Grow the nanobots up (Grow them in the cracks in the sidewalk) Grow them in the cracks in the sidewalk Wind the nanobots up (Wind them up and ask them a question) Wind them up and ask them a question (Raise the yellow bots up) Ra...
Narrow Your Eyes
I don't want to change your mind I don't want to think about your mind They say love is blind I don't think you're blind You don't want to understand And I don't want to shake your father's hand And walk in the sand And act like a man I get on the bus...
Never Knew Love
I never knew love could be like this I never knew love could be like this I go around thinking I’m a genius But I never knew love could be like this Cartography is not my métier And the mountainsides of daydreams too steep for me today Lovers lost befor...
New York City
You called me last night, on the telephone, and I was glad to hear from you 'cause I was all alone. You said, "It's snowing, it's snowing! God I hate this weather!" Now I walk through blizzards just to get us back together. We met in the springtime at a r...
Nightgown of the Sullen Moon
Fell in the door And you fell on the floor With your hand on the knob Looking up and abruptly Forget what you're thinking Fire alarms go off in your head You live In the nightgown of the sullen moon How the windows lean into the room In the nightgown...
Nine Bowls of Soup
Nine bowls of soup are balanced on the end Of a rake on an ichthyosaur's head Woah, woah, woah, woah! Oh good, none of them spilled Please can I have one Mr. Ichthyosaur? No, you can't, I'm saving them for friends But you don't have any friends Yes, I do No,...
No Answer
In the moat of the castle was where the Duke of Something's wife drowned And the eyes of her portrait seemed to follow him around The bank foreclosed on his dungeon when the Duke was late in paying And now he looks at her picture and he seems to hear it saying...
No One Knows My Plan
In my prison cell I think these words I was careless I can see that now I must be silent Must contain my secret smile I want to tell you You my mirror You my iron bars When I made a shadow on my window shade They called the police and testified But they're li...
No!
No is no No is always no If they say no it means a thousand times no No plus no equals no All no's lead to no no no Finger pointing eyebrows low Mouth in the shape of the letter O Pardon me -no excuse me -no May I stay can I go -no no no Do this -no...
Nonagon
Everybody at the party is a many-sided polygon When a guest arrives, they will count how many sides it has on Standing by the window over there There is a shape with four sides so it's a square And the one who has nine is looking fine And its name is Nona...
Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes
All the people are so happy now, their heads are caving in I'm glad they are a snowman with protective rubber skin But every little thing's a domino that falls on different dots And crashes into everything that tries to make it stop And the mirror, it ref...
Nouns
Everywhere around this burg They're running out of verbs Adverbs and adjectives Everywhere around this town They're running out of nouns They're running out of nouns
Now That I Have Everything
The mirror on the wall Won't talk to me at all Now that I have everything The place inside the frame Just doesn't look the same Now that I have everything I wasn't always so fortunate But I knew what I had to do To be well-to-do And it had to do With the thin...
Number Three
There's only two songs in me and I just wrote the third Don't know where I got the inspiration or how I wrote the words Spent my whole life just digging up my music's shallow grave For the two songs in me and the third one I just made A rich man once told...
O Do Not Forsake Me
Oh, do not forsake me, my indolent friends Oh, do not forsake me though you know I must spend All my darkest hours talking like this For I am one thousand years old One thousand years old Sure, you think that's old One thousand years old But what do you know?...
Old Pine Box
They tried the handcuffs but they won't lock Electrical courses but they won't shock You pulled the fire alarm you tried punching a cop You're just too tired to stop Old pine box You old pine box With your head full of rocks Sharp like a cracked flowerpot You...
Older
You're older than you've ever been. And now you're even older. And now you're even older. And now you're even older. You're older than you've ever been. And now you're even older. And now you're older still. Time! Is marching on. And time, is still marc...
On Earth My Nina
Her burden of things walking out Her burden of things walking out On Earth my Nina On Earth my Nina God forbid a vaguer feat National hell mock me Say the sparrow wants a morbid arrow Here's a quarter; that's the one I want Maybe I'll buy the whirlwind That al...
On The Drag
You're only happy when you're sad You're top fueled and you're bad Parachute in your back pack and Your knees under your chin And your boyfriend's getting mad At all the time you waste Trying to put your finger on it The allure of St. Marks place On t...
Ondine
Ondine You won All she left behind was an unloaded gun And my face Is blushing For all the things she's done You couldn't miss that girl 'Cause here she comes Ondine Back up Run over my body with your pickup truck And finish What you started Because I'm don...
One Dozen Monkeys
I am a girl. I'm 11 years old That's one more than 10 And one less than 12 (One dozen) At noon (12 o'clock) I was eating a cupcake from a baker's dozen (Of cupcakes) That's 13 cupcakes And the postman rang the doorbell to deliver a package It was a barrel that...
One Everything
There's only one everything Remember these words:there's only one everything and if you go out and count up everything it all adds up to one There's only one everything The last time I checked there's only one everything It kind of makes sense that ther...
One More Parade
Hup, two, three, four, marching down the street Rollin' of the drums and the tramping of the feet General salutes and the mothers wave and weep Here comes the big parade Don't be afraid, prices paid One more parade So young, so strong, so ready for the war So...
Ooh La! Ooh La!
Ooh la! Ooh la! Ooh la! Ooh la! It's the Double Dutch Ooh la! Ooh la! It's the Double Dutch Ooh la! Ooh la! Eensy beensy, crumbleeny Ooh la! Ooh la! Gumbleeny Inspiration, education Here comes the 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 elevators Going too slow, I'll see y...
Operators Are Standing By
Smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee Bounce their shoes at the end of their feet And wish they could go home Operators are standing by Poking holes in the ceiling tiles Making jokes about their old boyfriends And days gone by Operators are standing by Talkin...
Or So I Have Read
Animals can smell your dreams Or so I have read That explains the constant sniffing Under your bed Or so I have read It says it right here And did you know That mixing paint with milk will make it clear? Barber poles are found in the wild And caught...
Oranges
Oranges, oranges, Oranges and graphic design. The Chopping Block spends their days, growing Oranges, and picking oranges, Then working on graphic design. The Chopping Block works all the time! We work the day shift, and We work the night shift, and We work t...
Oranges Testimonial
Hey, this is John of They Might Be Giants. You might know me better as one of the guys from They Might Be Giants. You know, chemistry is like a relationship and that's why when you're looking for web design, go to the best: The Chopping Block. You might no...
Out of Jail
Long before the screen door slammed, she was out of Xenia A stranger could have loved that town but she had to leave I wish I'd gotten to know her before I fell in love I could say who's to blame, say who's the man in this cautionary tale But I swore I'd be t...
Particle Man
Particle man, particle man Doing the things a particle can What's he like? It's not important Particle man Is he a dot, or is he a speck? When he's underwater does he get wet? Or does the water get him instead? Nobody knows, Particle man Triangle man, Triang...
Pencil Rain
The possible dream Finale of seem The moment that some call eternal that some call insane Now helmets on each head awaiting the first lead The pageant is named the pencil rain The infantry stands And holds out its hands The marshal's binoculars focus and skyw...
Pet Name
You gave me a pet name Which is not to say I like it We met at a party Not to say I was invited You said love was just a lie But I could tell that you were lying And we almost figured out how we'd get along And given time we'd find it strange to be alone and...
Pictures of Pandas Painting
Pictures Of Pandas Painting [Repeat: x3] Pictures Of Pandas Painting Penguins [Repeat: x3] Penguins Proudly Parading Past Skateboards, Skateboards Skateboards, Skateboards Hippos are from Helicopters [Repeat: x3] High Pictures Of Pandas Painting [Repeat: x...
Piece Of Dirt
Piece of dirt, that is all I'm standing on today Piece of dirt, the whole world has slipped away I would climb the highest mountain just to jump into a fountain Or to fly, I'd fly away A woman's voice on the radio can convince you you're in love A woman's voi...
Pirate Girls Nine
Listen children, hear this story That will take you around the world In the belly of the vessels Stowed away nine pirate girls Nine pirate girls, pirate girls, pirate girls nine (One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine) One named Polly had a par...
Prevenge
Can you tell that I'm planning prevenge? Read my mind, yes, I'm planning prevenge At the freak show, In the front row, Mi amigo, Lost in the sound. Now you know that the girls are just making it up, Now you know that the boys are just pushing their luck Now y...
Protagonist
She stole my daydreams She stole my air guitar Exterior man on lawn alone at dawn Packed the typewriter and drove off in her car A battered automobile drives past state line sign And now I know that I’ll rue the day I let her get away I need a haircut I got m...
Purple Toupee
I remember the year I went to camp I heard about some lady named Selma and some blacks Somebody put their fingers in the President's ears It wasn't too much later they came out with Johnson's wax I remember the book depository where they crowned the king of Cu...
Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
As your body floats down Third Street With the burn-smell factory closing up Yes it's sad to say you will romanticize All the things you've known before It was not not not so great It was not not not so great And as you take a bath in that beaten path T...
Q U
Q you Q you Q you, they're often a pair Make kw sounds together Like quick, quack and quill Q you Q you Quack quack, quack quack Q you, they're often a pair Make kw sounds together Like squid squash and square Q you Q you Q you
Rabid Child
Lord, please don't take me away. Rabid child stays at home, talks on a CB Truckers pass calling out their handles to the kid Chess Piece Face and The Big Duluth call her every day "Hammer down" and "rabbit ears" are the only words they know Hammer down...
Rat Patrol
Moths beat on the windowpane Telling me I'm not the same Sounds of nothing, sounds of fear Speak to me when no one's near I'm on rat patrol I'm on rat patrol Well, those disappear inside Floorboards creak and footsteps heard Headlights turn into the drive Th...
Read A Book
How fast is the speed of light? I don't know, did it say in the book? How fast is the speed of light? I don't know, did it say? I'll ask John How could you ask me that? How could I know? How could you ask me that? How could I know? How fast is the speed of...
Replicant
Doot doot doot doot Doot doot doot doot doot doot doot doot Doot doot doot doot Doot doot doot doot doot doot Replicant, replicant, where have you been? Replicant, what is that stuff in your hair? Replicant, why do you lie on the ground? Shoveling handfuls of...
Reprehensible
Each night I lie awake Completely alone A voice is calling, and I tremble For it's not my own My own I can't ignore it Although I try The intrusive whisper fascinates me Here's why Here's why The secrets gather 'round as the voice recites The secret history o...
Rest Awhile
I got rid of my jackets and coats I threw out all of my pants I got sick of my stinkin' clothes I had to get rid of them I'm knot yet considering replacing them I'm only glad to be rid of them [Chorus] Rest awhile Rest awhile I lay out in the sun t...
Rhythm Section Want Ad
In a world we call our home there's lots of room to roam Plenty of time to turn mistakes into rhyme There's a place for those who love their poetry It's just across from the sign that says, "Pros only" So if you like a band with a chick singer, Say your cup o...
Richards on Richards
She's a different kind of girl The kind you see in pictures I think you might have seen her Richards on Richards You know what I mean You know what I mean You know what I mean mean Richards She doesn’t ride a motor bike She says it doesn't fit her But she a...
Road Movie To Berlin
We're in a road movie to Berlin Can't drive out the way we drove in So sneak out this glass of bourbon And we'll go We were once so close to heaven Peter came out and gave us medals Declaring us the nicest of the damned Time won't find the lost It'll sweep u...
Robot Parade
In a future time children will work together to build a giant Siborg Robot parade, robot parade, wave the flags that the robots made Rob parade, robot parade, robots obey what the children say There's electric cars, there's electric trains, here comes a robot...
Roy G. Biv
R is for red O is for orange Y is for yellow And G is for green B is for blue I for indigo And V is for violet And that spells “Roy G. Biv” Roy G. Biv is a colorful man, and he proudly stands at the rainbows’ end Roy G. Biv is a colorful man, and his name s...
S-E-X-X-Y
Dressed only in clothes From her head to her toes This is the way The talking part goes S-E-X-X-Y More than enough Around the clock with nobody else S-E-X-X-Y There she is Standing on the bed Cookie in one hand, wig on her head S-E-X-X-Y X because it's extr...
Sally Boy Candy Bar
I've been told that a boy is a girl This isn't true anywhere in the world You got a heart for a head, breakfast in bed You got a sally boy candy bar And it's driving me out of my car You got a sally boy candy bar And it's making me mad You got a sally boy cand...
Santa Cruz
JF: Hey. We're sorry we were away so long but we had to write this song. JL: We--John, why don't we explain this-- We've been doing songs for each venues where we play in. We make up a song for every venue. As you can imagine, they're not all...you know, hit-...
Santa's Beard
Once a year my friend puts on a red suit And hangs around with me and my wife Now I can't help but feeling jealous each time she climbs on his knee And she stands beneath the mistletoe screaming For him to stand beneath the mistletoe screaming Now I can't help...
Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love
Pistol shots Gun shots Pistol shots Gun shots Bullets from a revolver Bullets from a gun Bullets through the atmosphere Here they come John, I've been bad And they're coming after me Done someone wrong And I fear that it was me Sapphire bullets Bullets of p...
Science Is Real
Science is real From the Big Bang to DNA Science is real From evolution to the Milky Way I like the stories About angels, unicorns and elves Now I like the stories As much as anybody else But when I'm seeking knowledge Either simple or abstract The...
Secret Life of Six
The secret life of six Means having fun When everyone's inside He's in the sun Six knows how to stand on his head Six knows how to stand on his head Six knows how to stand on his head Six knows how to stand on his head And when six pretends he's nine He acts...
See The Constellation
I lay my head on the railroad track Stare at the sky all painted up Your train is gone, won't be coming back See the constellation ride across the sky No cigar, no lady on his arm Just a guy made of dots and lines Just a guy made of dots and lines Two years...
SenSurround
When I was only a zygote I still remember the time When there was nothing to know or to think about Except the sound of my mind And the sound from outside SenSurround Down at the bottom Sensible to ear and sternum And the world first spoke to me in SenSurroun...
Seven
Oh, there's the doorbell Let's see who's out there Oh, it's a seven Hello, Seven Won't you come in, Seven? Make yourself at home Hey, who's that other guy? Is that your friend there? Oh, that's just Seven Another seven Hello, Seven Won't you come in as well?...
Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work)
Oh no, no, I never go to work Oh no, no, I never go to work Oh no, no, I never go to work Oh no, no, I never go to work On Mondays I never go to work On Tuesdays I stay at home On Wednesdays I never feel inclined Work is the last thing on my mind On Thursday...
She's Actual Size
Words fail Buildings tumble The ground opens wide Light beams down from heaven She stands before my eyes She's actual size, but she seems much bigger to me Squares may look distant in her rear view mirror but they're actual size As she drives away Big men Of...
She's an angel
I met someone at the dog show She was holding my left arm But everyone was acting normal so I tried to look nonchalant. We both said, "I really love you," The Shriners loaned us cars We raced up and down the sidewalk twenty thousand million times Why di...
Shoehorn With Teeth
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth People should get beat up for stating their beliefs He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth Because he knows there's no such thing He asks a girl if they can both sit in a chair but he doesn't get nervous She's not re...
Sleep
Each (ahh) Time (ahh) I (ahh) Sleep (ahh) I'm (ahh) Sad (ahh) I (ahh) Will be replaced by somebody else In the morning Exactly like me Going around, drinking all my drinks Kissing my wife Thinking what I think Making me resentful but Each Time I Get up in th...
Sleeping In The Flowers
I got a crush Copy shop clerk But she won't look up at me Don't want to be known as the freak Who just comes around to catch her eye We could be sleeping in the flowers We could sleep all afternoon You'd proclaim that you're an island I'd proclaim that I'm on...
Sleepwalkers
See them over there See them moving down the road Their arms held out ahead And their eyes, their eyes are closed Don't make any noise, cry out loud, or stamp your feet You'll wake the girls and boys who are walking in their sleep Every night they throw asid...
Snail Shell
Sir hand Or is it ma'am I fell out of my right place again And you Considered me And now I'm where a snail has to be I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell Was it something you woul...
Snowball In Hell
Avalanche or roadblock I was a snowball in hell Avalanche or roadblock A jailer trapped in his cell Money's all broke, and food's going hungry If it wasn't for disappointment I wouldn't have any appointments Side effect or drug trip Don't tease me with all o...
Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
Mr. Horrible Mr. Horrible Telephone call for Mr. Horrible But before he can talk to the ugliness men There's some horrible business left For him to attend to Something unpleasant has spilled on his brain As he sponges it off they say "Is this Horrible...
Sometimes A Lonely Way
Not everyone you've abandoned Is still standing by Not everyone who is lost is Wondering why Sometimes a lonely way Taking your name down from the Jumbotron Find a new place to stay And a new home for the trumpeter swan We can see it now, the scratch...
Spider
Ladies and gentlemen Ladies and gentlemen Spider He is our hero Spider Get rid of Spider Step on spider Spider We love you spider I promise not to kill you Spider Spider We love you spider Spider Get rid of Spider Must stop Spider He is our hero
Spine
I've been dragging my feet across my back And I've been rubbing my head against my neck And I've been walking my fingers through my mind And I've been feeling this feeling in my spine And I believe I'll be leaving it behind When I don't need a spine.
Spines
Spines Gonna make you cry Gonna make you crawl Gonna make you fall in love again Spines Gonna make you beg Gonna make you scream Gonna make you fall in love with Spines
Spiraling Shape
Down, down, down you go No way to stop As you fall, hear me call No, no, no Listen to this warning and Consider these Simple words of advice Stop, stop, stop Fogging the view, cupping face to the window In darkness you make out a spiraling shape Putting all r...
Spoiler Alert
Linnell: Here comes the last page All I need is an ending Nearing the end of the last page And the end of the whole book Yeah, what to do with these loose ends I should change the beginning But I shouldn't be typing While I'm driving While I'm making a phone...
Spy
I see you from my spy plane, baby I see you walking on the ground I see you through my spy glasses, baby I can see right through the ground If you want to be a spy Then you must really see And you must really see If you want to be a spy like me Come on I mig...
Stalk of Wheat
I went for a walk on a stalk, on a stalk of wheat And it felt like a trillion feet I was looking for a friend at the end, at the end of the line And it took me till the end of time I was all out of luck like a duck, like a duck that died I was all out of juic...
Stand On Your Own Head
I like people, they're the ones who can't stand They're the ones who can't stand I see smoke signals coming from them They say "We are out of furniture" Stand on your own head for a change Give me some skin to call my own Stand on your own head for a change G...
Stomp Box
Stomp box speak my thought Vent these voices from the dark Shout Shout Shout Shout Scream it out Blast your missive Tell the wordless message Little stomp box Tear it from my heart Stomp box, voice of fear Pour the poison in my ear Kill kill kill kill Kill me...
Stone Cold Coup D'État
The stars got together and extinguished the moon and sun And they reigned forever in the night sky they had won The words assassinated the book The kitchen cooked and ate the cook Aw yeah, what is that certain je ne sais quoi? Aw yeah, it's a stone cold coup...
Stormy Pinkness
Stormy pinkness Human weakness Fills my johnny cup with gloom Your progression My digression Forty days this afternoon The things we cherish are small indeed So much the larger the need Stormy pinkness Set me thanklessly free
Stuff Is Way
Did you just what? Is what you yes? Did you whatever, whatever you I guess? The stalking horse Was hides the guy And which the pony is a phony was a lie You say, stuff is way Way to go Go away Who had you was? I yes you would It was catastro, catastro-feeling...
Subliminal
As I got hit by a car there was a message for me As I went through the windshield, I noticed something Subliminal (subliminal) In an unnoticeable way Important (important) And hard to see Subliminal (subliminal) Subliminal (subliminal) While lying there in m...
Swing Is A Word
Who can snap my fingers? Nobody can, nobody can Where's my cat's pajamas? In the can, the big trash can Swing is a word Six feet down Swing is a word Six feet down Swing is a word Six feet down Swing is a word Six feet down 3-8-7-6-9-6-2-night Swing is a wo...
Take Out the Trash
Girl! Why not take out the trash? And once you get him out, tell him not to come back again. Girl! Put that cat in the bin! After what he said, after everything he did. YOU had him figured out a while ago. And I know it's not exactly breaking news. But it's A...
Ten Mississippi
Counting the seconds while singing the Mississippis One Mississippi Two Mississippi Three Mississippi, four Five Mississippi Six Mississippi Seven Mississippi, eight And nine Mississippi, ten, and we're done! Counting the seconds while singing the Mississippi...
Tesla
Tesla Brought the X-ray photo to the world Brought the AC power to the world Here is a mind That can see across space Here is a mind soaring free Sound turns to light And light turns to waves And waves turn to all things perceived Maybe that knowled...
The Army's Tired Now
The army's tired now Tired of swinging its giant arms The army's tired now Tired of waiting on the couch And it's so sad All its defenders have moved along And it's so sad The army's good times have all gone
The Ballad of Davy Crockett (In Outer Space)
Davy, Davy Crockett Traveling through outer space Reborn in the stratosphere and Saturn-bound Flying fast and miles off the ground Jumped from the spaceship just to look around And shot off his gun without making a sound Davy, Davy Crockett King of th...
The Ballad of Timothy McSweeney
Walking alone on the streets of Boston A man with a name that everybody knows Please recognize our notable namesake Timothy McSweeney's the journal of prose And music And art Timothy McSweeney Timothy McSweeney He takes a pen and paper and he writes things do...
The Bells Are Ringing
The bells are ringing The song they're singing The sound is bringing the people 'round They hear the instructions They follow directions They travel great distances to the sound The bells are ringing The song they're singing The sound is bringing the people '...
The Big Big Whoredom
Come on baby turn that frown upside down Tell me why you ain't been around What is it brings you down? We work the hardest to be the smartest (we work) We work the hardest to be the smartest (we work) We work the hardest to be the smartest (we work) We work t...
The Biggest One
The water running down that pipe Looks like a snake to me By "Doc's Sugar Bowl" my coffee gets cold Because I don't want to see that I've got no one to blame but my fat self I've got no one to blame but my fat self I'm the biggest one I'm the biggest one I've...
The Bloodmobile
The Bloodmobile, the Bloodmobile A delivery service inside us We begin in the heart's right ventricle And travel to the lungs Red blood cells get oxygen To take back to the heart Then from the left side of the heart And out to every cell Delivered by...
The Cap'm
Do you think there's somebody out there Someone else who's better than the one you've got? Well there's not, there's not When I talk you keep looking away from me Because you probably think that I'm high on pot But I'm not, I'm not Look me over I'm the Cap'm...
The Darlings Of Lumberland
Yes, it's the darlings of Lumberland Their voices are the echoes' mausoleums turned to sand Empty hollow sockets freeze the soldiers where they stand The darlings of Lumberland It's getting difficult for a ghoul Wax museum dreams are so foolish No rehearsal,...
The Day
The day Marvin Gaye and Phil Ochs got married The trees all waved their giant arms And happiness bled from every street corner And biplanes bombed with fluffy pillows The day Marvin Gaye and Phil Ochs got married The trees all waved their giant arms And happi...
The Edison Museum
The Edison Museum, not open to the public Its haunted towers rise into the clouds above it Folks drive in from out of town To gaze in amazement when they see it Just outside the gate I look into the courtyard Underneath the gathering thunderstorm Throug...
The End Of The Tour
There's a girl with a crown and a scepter Who's on WLSD And she says that the scene isn't what it's been And she's thinking of going home That it's old and it's totally over now And it's old and it's over, it's over now And it's over, it's over, it's over now...
The Famous Polka
The famous person wears the same size water skis as me She's got three cars, as many years I've lived in this city Her hair is blond and mine is brown, they both start with a B But when the phone inside her rib cage rings, it's not for me But when the phone in...
The Guitar
Hey, Who's that playing? Hey, The guitar? Is it Jim? I don't know Is it Jim? I don't know In the spaceship, the silver spaceship, the lion takes control, In the spaceship, the silver spaceship, the lion takes control, Hey, Who's that playing? Hey, The guitar?...
The Haunted Eye
I can't hang out with the haunted eye though I don't know why. -repeat- I was born in a crypt a hundred years ago A spider was my mom. Working as shill in a traveling show til I killed someone. I can't hang out with the haunted eye though I don't know why. -...
The House at the Top of the Tree
There's a house at the top of a tree There's a house at the top of a tree In the house there's a room In the room there's a chair And sitting in the chair is you There's a nose at the end of a snout Of a dog with his head out the window Of a car that's drivin...
The Lady and the Tiger
The lady said to the tiger as they stood behind some doors, "I'm sick of this job; I don't know what we're waiting here for. I'm turning off life support. I'm putting an end to this joke." The tiger thought about this and then the tiger spoke. (Tiger:) "...
The Long Grift
Look what you've done, You gigolo. You know that I loved you, hon, And I didn't want to know That your cool, Seductive serenade Was a tool Of your trade, You gigolo. Of all the riches you've surveyed, And all that you can lift, I'm just another dollar that yo...
The Mesopotamians
We've been driving around From one end of this town to the other and back But no one's ever seen us (no one's ever seen us) Driving our Econoline van (and no one's ever heard of our band) And no one's ever heard of our band We're the Mesopotamians Sargo...
The Shadow Government
Driving home from my meth lab Realized something had changed Looked in the sky Saw with my eye The moon was following me Where's the shadow government when you need it? Where's the shadow government? It's a bad, bad world It's a bad, bad world Sifting throug...
The Statue Got Me High
The statue got me high The statue got me high The monument of granite sent a beam into my eye The statue made me die The statue made me die It took my hand it killed me and it turned me to the sky The stone it called to me (And now I see the things the stone...
The Vowel Family
A I why, O E you We're the Vowel Family, and we've come to sing for you Vowels are important letters, there's a vowel in every word Vowels are important letters, there's a vowel in every word Ask someone older to show you, there's a vowel in each word Vowels...
The World Before Later On
I'm trapped in a world before later on, I'm trapped in a world before later on, Where's my hovercraft? Where's my jet pack? Where's the font of acquired wisdom that eludes me now? We're trapped in a world before later on, We're trapped in a world before late...
The World's Address
I know you deceived me, couldn't sleep last night Now my tear stains on the wall reflect an ugly sight I can see your secrets No need to confess Everyone looks naked when you know the world's address The world's address A place that's worn A sad pun that refl...
There
There's a great big beautiful tomorrow Shining at the end of every day There's a great big beautiful tomorrow And tomorrow's just a dream away Man has a dream and that's the start He follows his dream with mind and heart And when it becomes a reality It's a d...
Thermostat
When the hands that operate the motor lose control of the lever When the mind of its own in the wheel puts two and two together When the indicator says you're out of oil should you continue driving anyway? There's a thermostat that regulates the temperature Th...
They Got Lost
Julie at the station says They'll be here any minute now But she's running out of records and her show is ending anyhow. They can hear her saying Their name on the car radio But the signal keeps fading out no matter which way They go. I heard They Might Be...
They Might Be Giants
Hang on Hang on tight They might be giants (boy) They might be giants They might be rain They might be heat They might be frying up a stalk of wheat They might be giants (boy) They might be giants They might be brain They might be washed They might be Dr. Sp...
They'll Need A Crane
Love sees love's happiness But happiness can't see that love is sad That love is sad Sadness is hanging there To show love somewhere something needs a change They need a change They'll need a crane, they'll need a crane To take the house he built for her apar...
Three Might Be Duende
The Monochrome Martinet His texture is starch The song is a march And from the beginning His duende was winning But though he’s a worthy emcee He’ll never be part of the three Orpheum act Faustian pact Three might be duende in fact Necropolis Blownapart A gho...
Through Being Cool
We're through being cool We're through being cool Eliminate the ninnies and the twits Gotta go to the moon Too late to be a clone Time to show the in crowd that it's out If you live in a small town You might meet a dozen or two Young alien types who step out...
Thunderbird
I know, I know, I said that I would quit All right, I promise, no more after this You don't know how I've tried To forget what it was like I remember now I remember now Why they called it Thunderbird Why they called it Thunderbird Man, oh man, my throat is d...
Till My Head Falls Off
There were 87 Advil in the bottle now there's 30 left I ate 47 so what happened to the other 10? Why do you suspiciously change the subject and break my concentration As I dump the bottle out and I count the Advil up again? Don't interrupt me as I struggle to...
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
Oh who has heard the great commotion, motion motion all the country through? It is the ball a-rolling on for Tippecanoe and Tyler too and with him we'll beat Little Van, Van Van is a used up man and with him we'll beat Little Van Sure, let 'em talk about hard...
Toddler Hiway
In the mornin' sun 'round seven o'clock The parking lot fills around Toys-are-Us And my little girl, she will get away Ride her bike down Toddler Hiway Take your Close'n'Play Toddler Hiway
Token Back To Brooklyn
The token back to Brooklyn fell between the grating And we're just watching it sinking The fare went up to one hundred dollars And we can never go home again The bill collector's drinking lighter fluid And says he'll tell our parents Our feet start running at...
Too Tall Girl
Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Fall in love with the too-tall girl Deleterious and delirious Fall in love with the too-tall girl With her magazine Dressed in aubergine Too-tall girl can see Past the rooftops and the trees Too-tall girl can see Past the crosst...
Triops Has Three Eyes
Rabbits have two eyes And whales have two eyes And eagles have two eyes But triops has three eyes Triops has three eyes Two eyes on a face Are usually enough But triops has got One that looks up And one that looks around And one to keep an eye On the other p...
Truth In Your Words
Erstwhile and estranged I know I'm one in a long chain I came to get my mini-bike returned Same old bad times I know they're one in a long line I came to get my mini-bike returned And I know there's truth in your words Buried inside of your words Yeah I've l...
Turn Around
I was working all night in my office When a man I had recently killed Called me up from a phone near my building So I looked out the window at him He had the same obsequious manner That was the reason I had him killed So to calm my nerves I sang this song To h...
Turtle Songs of North America
Turtle songs of North America: Put an ear out the back window. There's a sound coming from the pond or the woods that might remind you of a broken train whistle, or the quiet whisper of two leaves having a quarrel over who will pay the bill, or it may sound t...
Twisting
She set your goldfish free And now she's sighing Blew out your pilot light And made a wish She doesn't have to have Her DB's record back now But there's not a lot of things That she'll take back (She wants) She wants to see you again (She wants) She wants to...
Unforgotten
Don't have to be your only one Don't have to be something from now on Don't have to be what I want at all Just have to be unforgotten I know your new boyfriend And you belong with him The truth is my one regret The truth is my one regret Just have to be unf...
Unrelated Thing
Do you smile 'cause I'm funny? said the man I wasn't joking and I meant the thing I said Not at all, not at all Said the woman to the man I was thinking of an unrelated thing Unconnected and free No relationship to anything How come you never look me in the...
Unsupervised, I Hit My Head
I hit my head I hear the phone ring I was distracted by my friend Joe I hit my head Now I'm left-handed Lost my sublet to my friend Joe I've lost my superpowers I was invisible I could just cut myself Right out my will I was unsupervised I had a real good t...
Upside Down Frown
You say you've got some very excellent news You say I'm going to die when you tell me And in my way, I will But though your words will kill, I know you'll think that I don't seem to care It's just because my frown is upside down It's upside down, my frown Is...
Vancouver
She's a different kind of Girl The kind you see in pictures I think you might have seen her Richards on Richards You know what I mean You know what I mean You know what I mean mean Richards! She doesn't ride a motorbike She says it doesn't fit her But she al...
Violin
Violin lin lin Violin lin lin Violin lin lin Oh! Violin lin lin Violin lin lin Violin lin lin Ah Hippo Hippo Hippo Hippo Hippo Hippo Hippo Mop! Mop Mop Mop, Mop! Mop! Mop! Mop! Mop! Mop! Mop! Mop! Speck of Dust dust dust Speck of Dust dust dust Speck o...
Vote Or Don't
Vote and don't Do what strangers tell you Vote although There's something I could tell you You might vote for someone else And I might want to change your mind So vote and don’t today Vote and know It might make a difference Vote and know It might not make...
We Live In A Dump
Hangin' out While the monkeys type away Waiting in my room all day Why be realistic? Don't wake me from my dream I was individualistic They kicked me off the team We live in a dump Admit it's a dump Our friends are all nuts And half of 'em drunks...
We Want A Rock
Where was I? I forgot The point that I was making I said if I was smart that I would Save up for a piece of string And a rock to wind the string around Everybody wants a rock To wind a piece of string around Everybody wants a rock To wind a piece of s...
We're The Replacements
Hi, we're the Replacements (hi) Hi, we're the Replacements (hi) Hi, we're the Replacements (hi) And we're playing in a rock'n'roll band (we're playing in a rock'n'roll band) We're having a good time (we're) We're having a good time (we're) We're having a good...
Wearing A Raincoat
Wearing a raincoat is flying around in a plane Made of a raincoat But when you think of that You hurt your mind And you'll need a friend To talk you down Needing a friend to talk you down Is food that comes from a pipe But when you hate the food That comes fr...
Weep Day
I never went to the tropical island Though everybody said they saw me there And it wasn't me you punched a hole in At the west German protest march Simultaneous events don't happen We are isolated temporally And a part is never called the whole thing Though i...
Welcome To The Jungle
Welcome to the jungle, Jim Welcome to the jungle, Jim Welcome to it, Jim Welcome to the jungle, Anne Welcome to the jungle, Dan Welcome to it, John Think you're gonna like I think you're gonna like it Once you've given the jungle a chance Think you're gonna li...
West Hollywood House of Blues
There's a band That's living in L.A. But they never get to play They're just working jobs all day But their plan Is to follow us around As we go from town to town They're copying our sound And at the House of Blues in West Hollywood They're taking notes from...
When It Rains It Snows
There's a knock at the door that I adore There's a face at the window, a smiling yellow face There's a knock at the door And if I were at home they'd find me there There's a note on the door that I would see And the furniture's barely been moved from where it...
When Will You Die
I’m so tired of your lies And the evil things you’re doing behind my back Are there crimes that you have never committed I doubt it sometimes I wonder when will you die You’re insane You are bad You wreck everything you touch and you’re a sociopath There’s ju...
Where Do They Make Balloons?
Marmalade's from Scotland Rugs from Pakistan Mexico has jumping beans And cars are from Japan Clowns are from the circus Barking comes from dogs Eggs come from a chicken And log cabins come from logs But where, where do they make balloons? (where) But where,...
Where Your Eyes Don't Go
Where your eyes don't go a filthy scarecrow waves its broomstick arms And does a parody of each unconscious thing you do When you turn around to look it's gone behind you On its face it's wearing your confused expression Where your eyes don't go Where your ey...
Which Describes How You're Feeling
Which describes how you're feeling all the time Which describes how you're feeling all the Feeling all the time There's this guy in the sky and he makes you want to Want to make you sigh, like the time When you felt like you're feeling all the time And you sig...
Whirlpool
There was a swirling mass of water that lived in a quiet pond It asked permission from its master to visit the lands beyond And its master allowed it to fly So the wind swept the whirlpool across the sky The whirlpool's mother wore a jacket she'd sewn out of d...
Whistling In The Dark
A woman came up to me and said "I'd like to poison your mind With wrong ideas that appeal to you Though I am not unkind" She looked at me, I looked at something Written across her scalp And these are the words that it faintly said As I tried to call for help...
Who Put The Alphabet In Alphabetical Order?
All right! Back in ancient times You know that things then weren't that easy So many different tribes So many different ways of writing So, who put the alphabet in alphabetical order? I wonder Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order? Oh Now I've got a que...
Why Does the Sun Really Shine?
The sun is a miasma Of incandescent plasma The sun's not simply made out of gas No, no, no The sun is a quagmire It's not made of fire Forget what you've been told in the past (Plasma!) Electrons are free (Plasma!) Fourth state of matter Not gas, no...
Why Must I Be Sad?
No more mister nice guy I love the dead I've been thinking about it Now I understand what he said Ask me now I understand the words that Alice said I kick the rocks beneath me I squint at the sun Sad, sad, sad, sad Why must I be sad? The rows of dan...
Wicked Little Critta
The pro is here to lead the way, To save the day, Wicked little critta. He clips the puck from Bobby Orr, He shoots, he scores Wicked little critta. As he proceeds to torch the place, As he proceeds to scorch the place, As he proceeds to torch the pla...
Window
Look at all the people in the window I'm checking out the people in the window I was uncomfortable Now I'm uncomfortable The trouble I encountered when I thought it was, it was a window It was a catalog Of many women, men The window Window Window L...
With The Dark
Like a ghost writer's ending She will send you down She's in love With her broken heart She's in love With the dark She's in love With her broken heart She's in love with the dark I'm getting tired of all my nautical dreams I'm getting tired of all...
Withered Hope
Very Sad Sack is a sad bag Very, very sad Very Sad Sack Withered Hope says she is his friend to the end, But she doesn't like Very Sad Sack Today Withered Hope saw the Very Sad Sack And she tried not to meet his eyes And he cut out a paper heart, pinn...
Women And Men
When the ship runs out of ocean and the vessel runs aground Land's where we know the boat is found Now there's nothing unexpected about the water running out "Land's" not a word we have to shout But there's something beside the shoreline coming up from...
Words Are Like
Words are like The middle class A drinking glass A mask Words are like A Spanish town A wedding gown A crown Words are like A happy dream A racing team A wooden beam A seam Words are like A rusty nail A minor scale A snail Words are like...
Working Undercover For The Man
I've been working hard, trying to sing and play guitar. Growing out my hair, and practicing my stare. Paid to fake it in a traveling band, And I'm working undercover for the man. Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la Planing midnight raids on our unsuspecting...
XTC vs. Adam Ant
X-T-C versus Adam Ant Content versus form Fighting for their place in rock and roll There is no right or wrong Just when you think it's finished With X-T-C on top Ant music, like a phoenix Flies back up the charts X-T-C versus Adam Ant Only one will...
Yeh Yeh
Well every evenin' when all my day's work is through, I call my baby, and I ask her what shall we do. I mention movies, but she don't seem to dig that, and then she asks me, why don't I visit her flat, and have some supper, and let the evening pass by, by...
You Are Old, Father William
"You are old, Father William," the young man said "And your hair has become very white And yet you incessantly stand on your head Do you think, at your age, it is right?" "In my youth," Father William replied to his son "I feared it might injure the brai...
You Don't Like Me
I know what you're thinking I can read your mind In your thoughts it's obvious You don't like me From across a crowded room You can feel me staring And you know that I can see How it is There's so much pleasure to be had From Mr. Ian's secret plans...
You Probably Get That a Lot
Do you mind Excuse me I saw you over there Can I just tell you Although there are millions of cephalophores That wander through this world You’ve got something extra going on I think you probably know You probably get that a lot I’ll bet that people s...
You'll Miss Me
You'll always miss my big old body In its prime and never shoddy, While bloodhounds wait down in the lobby you'll eulogize my big old body You'll miss me with effigies Lighting up your house like Xmas trees As tears roll down below your knees You'll mis...
You're on Fire
Hi, I forgot your name Whatever My point is Hi, your head's on fire! Oh damn, you must've got one of them Combustible heads! I read an article all about them You're on fire You're on fire I won't lie You're on fire Combustible head! (I won't lie...
Your Ass Or A Hole In The Ground
Your ass or a hole in the ground You choose baby Your ass or a hole in the ground It's your choice baby Make up your mind Make up your mind Make up your mind Make up your mind Because it's your ass or a hole in the ground Your ass or a hole in the g...
Your Own Worst Enemy
It's your own worst enemy Ringing the bell on the door And the person inside says nobody's home So your own worst enemy peeks inside And sees you softly weeping as some music fills the room And the song they play Is that guy with the messed up face Goi...
Your Racist Friend
This is where the party ends I can't stand here listening to you And your racist friend I know politics bore you But I feel like a hypocrite talking to you And your racist friend It was the loveliest party that I've ever attended If anything was broken I'm su...
Youth Culture Killed My Dog
Youth culture (youth culture) Youth culture (youth culture) Youth culture (youth culture) Youth culture (youth culture) Youth culture killed my dog And I don't think it's fair (I don't think it's fair) And his suicide can be justified By the taste make...
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[Chorus] Pictures Of Pandas Painting [Repeat: x3] Pictures Of Pandas Painting Penguins [Repeat: x3] Penguins Proudly Parading Past Skateboards, Skateboards Skateboards, Skateboards Hippos are from Helicopters [Repeat: x3] High [Chorus]