Devo

[fox69]

"Buttered Beauties"

"Buttered Beauties"



The first time I saw you I knew
There would be no other
That tingle told us we were
Meant for one another

I'm calling you
I'm calling you
I'm calling, one, two, three

Buttered beauties of the negroid north
Come spread your tallow on me
Oiled wonder of the midnight forest
Toss down your glossy web

She's got me by the lever
Sticking it out, sticking it out
In simulated leather
Sticking it out, sticking it out
I think she broke my tether

C’mon, c’mon
Keep on comin' on now

The first time I saw you I knew
There would be no other
That tingle told us we were
Meant for one another

I'm calling you
I'm calling you
I'm calling, one, two, three

Buttered beauties of the negroid north
Come spread your tallow on me
Oiled wonder of the midnight forest
Toss down your glossy web

She's got me by the lever
Sticking it out, sticking it out
In simulated leather
Sticking it out, sticking it out
I think she broke my tether

C’mon now, c’mon now
Keep on comin' on now

Buttered beauties of the negroid north
Come spread your glossy tallow on me
Oiled wonder of the midnight forest
Toss down your web

Me

 

[fox69]

"C'mon"

"C'mon"



C'mon, c'mon, c'mon

When nothing's funny it gets easy to laugh
At the drop of the hat or a bomb
When someone's screaming it's hard to ignore
Like the shot of a gun, c'mon

Let's run to a place somewhere
The party never ends
Let's run till there's no way
To go on, c'mon

Can't you hear the sirens blowing
Can't you hear them call
Can't you see the lasers probing
Brighter than the sun, let's run

C'mon, c'mon, c'mon
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon

Let's run from a promise
That could never be kept
Let's run or it's sure to chase us down
Well c'mon, let's run

C'mon, let's run
C'mon, let's run

Can't you hear the sirens blowing
Can't you hear them call
Can't you see those lasers probing
Brighter than the sun, well c'mon

C'mon, c'mon, c'mon

When no one's laughing you can bet they've been paid
Not to find out what's going on
When something's funny there's a feeling you get
It's the grip of a threat, c'mon

Let's run to a place somewhere
The party never ends
Let's run till there's no way
To go on, c'mon

Let's run from a promise
That could never be kept
Let's run or it's sure to chase us down
Well c'mon, let's run

C'mon, let's run
C'mon, let's run
C'mon, well let's run

 

[fox69]

"Cameo"

"Cameo"



He said his name was
Cameo, Cameo
They said his name was
Cameo, Cameo

He said his name was Cameo
He danced a nasty funk-style retro
He drove a bright red '67 GTO
He liked to let his Elvis-style hair grow

He was a black belt loaded with skills
He spoke slow choosing words that could kill
Honest people didn't need to fear him
But do not cross this Native American

Cameo, Cameo
Cameo, Cameo
He said his name was
Cameo, Cameo
He said his name was
Cameo, Cameo

He'd whisper "White Man speak with forked tongue"
Before he's finished talking, you'd be goin' down
He'd repeat "White Man speak with forked tongue"
And by that time, you'd be long dead and buried in the ground

Cameo, Cameo
Cameo, Cameo
I said his name was
Cameo, Cameo
He said his name was
Cameo, Cameo

He wore a white leather racing jacket
Zipped wide open so you could check out
His tanned body and his clean-shaved pecs
And the turquoise jewelry dangling from his neck

He said his name was
Cameo, Cameo
He said his name was
Cameo, Cameo
Cameo, Cameo
Cameo, Cameo

 

[fox69]

"Can U Take It?"

"Can U Take It?"



Can you take it?

Popeye's big punch
Knocks Bluto cold
Cartoon people
Don't go old
Yosemite Sam
Blows up his head
But you and me
Wind up dead
Dreamed I laid a toaster
Daddy caught me in the act

Can you take it?

Beauty queens
Get bigger all the time
Mamma's in a basket
Crossed a double yellow line
Magazines and T.V.
Show us nice behinds
All the kind of stuff
Nobody ever finds
Headlines in the paper:
“Killed by rock n' roll"

Can you take it?

 

[fox69]

"Chango"

"Chango"



Chango
Chango

I come up the river like meat man
I come up the river like Skunkman Fly
I come up the river to kill many people
I come up the river with my laser gun

Dear Uncle, dear Uncle, dear Uncle
Dear Uncle, dear Uncle

Your son just had intercourse with baggy breast
Your son just had intercourse with Death Debbie

My mommy didn't hold me when I was young
She didn't give me breast and went insane
My mommy didn't hold me when I was young
She didn't give me breast and went insane

Now I come up the river like a meat man
I come up the river like Skunkman Fly
I come up the river to kill many people
I come up the river with my laser gun

 

[fox69]

"Clockout"

"Clockout"


All right
Clock out

I got my coat, I got my keys
I got my head down to my lungs
And move my feet
Me, I got all the secretaries
Down on their knees

Look at ‘em scoot
They gonna clock out

I got my money tied up in stock
I got my mammy take my
Doggie for a walk
Me, I got the biggest little business
Down on the block

Get ready, get set
‘Cause we gonna clock out

[Demo Verse - Hardcore Devo]
I’m making sales, hand over fist
I’ve got a bedroom just to sleep
Between my hips
Me, I got a six-figure unit
That’s never been kissed

Down on all fours
‘Cause we gonna clock out

Take my advice, hear my decree
I'm afraid the futures gonna be
Maintenance free
I got the big brush for your bowl
Baby can’t you dig my plea

Gonna gag
Unless we-a clock out

Oo-hoo, no, no, no

 

[fox69]

"Cold War"

"Cold War"



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

Go-go fight-fight punch
Your way to happiness
Go-go light-light or
You'll never be a big success

I heard it said that all is fair
In love and war so what's life for
The boy and girl
Two separate worlds
The endless tug of war
Uh!

Go-go fight-fight punch
Your way to happiness
Go-go light-light or
You'll never be a big success

I've heard it said that all is fair
In love and war so what's life for

I heard it said that all is fair
In love and war so what's life for
The boy and girl
Two separate worlds
The endless tug of war

I -i owe-owe you
Absolutely nothing

 

[fox69]

"Come Back Jonee"

"Come Back Jonee"



Hey, come back Jonee
Gotta come back now, Jonee
Hey, come back, Jonee

Jonee be good
Treat her like you should
You made her cry

Jonee, you're bad
You're gonna make her sad

Jonee went to the pawnshop
Bought himself a guitar
Now he's gonna go far

You gotta love 'em and leave ‘em
Sometimes you deceive ‘em
You made her cry

Jonee, you're bad
You're gonna make her sad

As for the teardrops
Jonee jumped in his Datsun
Drove out on the expressway

Went head-on into a semi
His guitar is all that's left now
He made her cry

And she calls his name
Jonee, you're to blame
Come back Jonee

Hey, come back Jonee
You've gotta come back now, Jonee, Jonee, Jonee
Hey, come back Jonee

Oh, Jonee be good
Treat her like you should
You made her cry

Jonee you're bad
You're gonna make her sad
Come back Jonee

Well, come back Jonee
(Jonee, Jonee)
Jonee, Jonee, Jonee
(Jonee, Jonee)

You gotta come back now, Jonee
(Jonee, Jonee)
Well, Jonee be good
(Jonee, Jonee)

Treat her like you should
(Jonee, Jonee)
You made her cry
(Jonee, Jonee)

Well, Jonee you're bad
(Jonee, Jonee)
You're gonna make her sad
(Jonee, Jonee)

(Jonee, Jonee)
(Jonee, Jonee)
(Jonee, Jonee)

(Jonee, Jonee)
(Jonee, Jonee)
(Jonee, Jonee)

 

[fox69]

"Dawghaus"

"Dawghaus"



When I woke up this morning
I wasn't in my bed
You know I had an itchy, itchy feeling
Running round my head

I looked at my watch
And this is what it said
You got them dawghaus blues
Got them in your shoes

Boy you know you're bound to lose
Well, I got up and headed home right away
You know I was wondering
What my baby would say

She said wait
She said wait

Well, you been out all night
Got into a fight
And now you got them dawghaus blues

I said baby, baby, baby
Baby please don't go
I said baby, baby, baby
There's somethin' you should know

Well, that trick you do
It's not so new
Someday them dawghaus blues
Are gonna get to you

Yo Bobby
You know my woman was waitin'
Stick in hand
She beat me good
(Whew)

Now I don't understand
I thought there was freedom
In the here land

I got them dawghaus blues
I got them in my shoes
Man you know I'm gonna lose

I said
I said

 

[fox69]

"Deep Sleep"

"Deep Sleep"



I've been walking in a deep sleep
Sleepwalking, but I just woke up
From a deep sleep
A very deep sleep
I've been running on remote control
In a deep sleep
A very deep sleep

I awoke the moment I was told
That a smile is just a frown turned around
On the face of a clown with a mean streak
It was a deep sleep
A very deep sleep

I can't remember what I used to know
In my deep sleep
A very deep sleep
Somebody help me now and let me go
Into a deep sleep
Now I just woke up from a deep sleep
Somebody

Push me back, now, let me go
Into a dream again
To a sleep unlike before
So deep it never ends

I've been caught inside a deep sleep
Sinking deeper after I forgot
That a smile is just a frown turned around
On the face of a clown with a mean streak
In my deep sleep
A very deep sleep

Sleepwalking as I watch myself
In a deep sleep
I'm in this deep sleep
I keep pretending that it's someone else
In a deep sleep
Now I can't get up out of my deep sleep
I'm in a
Deep sleep
But I just woke up from a deep sleep
Somebody