They Might Be Giants

[fox69]

"Hot Dog!"

"Hot Dog!"


Hot dog! (Hot dog)
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 Daisy to play

Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
We're taking off, we're dancing now
Hot dog, leapfrog, and holy cow
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog

Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
It's a brand new day
Whatcha waiting for?
Get up, stretch out, stomp on the floor

Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
We're splitting the scene
We're full of beans

So long for now from Mickey Mouse (That's me!)
And the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

 

[fox69]

"House Of Mayors"

"House Of Mayors"


They are crowding the stage of these hallowed confines
Representing the parties
In here are enshrined the one hundred-odd figures of men
Wearing suits, who in sum
Constitute the assembly of the House of Mayors

Stacked in columns and rows
Dressed in period clothes
Near a wig, a pince-nez affixed to a nose
And the full complement's in attendance at the House of Mayors
(House of Mayors)
House of Mayors
(House of Mayors)
House of Mayors
(House of Mayors)
House of Mayors
(House of Mayors)
House of Mayors

And they're all up there, on the stage
And we're introduced to them all
And they're all still standing up there
When the last tour exits the hall
The effect is so real
That it's chilling to watch
As the creaking automatons all lurch
Into action, and act out historical deeds
And make speeches, sign legislation
And turn their heads and blink their eyes
Though the room has a faintly musty smell
You forget where you are, you are under their spell
And the spell that was cast was the ballot for the House of Mayors

George Finby!
Alexander Whigmore!
Patrick O'Barr!
Conrad Spectacle!
Carl Van Krieg!
Antonio Botton!

They are all still standing in there
In the dark in there, in the night
Similarity lurks under styles of moustache
These anemic, loyal, [?]
With a woman attending in fashion
In fashion; if some other face
Looked too much out of place
Would it spoil it for everyone else?

Some express disappointment when leaving the hall
Some feel cheated or mad--bear in mind, one and all
The next act of the show is an infinite row
Of unoccupied chairs, in a big room upstairs
In the House Of The Yet-To-Be Mayors

 

[fox69]

"Houston (Meridian)"

"Houston (Meridian)"


I wanna go play where the geckos play,
Where I can't understand a word that people say,
Where the noonday sun burns you alive,
By the ramp for Interstate 45!

Meridian! Meridian! Meridian! Yeah!

I wanna go play where the geckos play,
Where I can't understand a word that people say,
Where the noonday sun burns you alive,
By the ramp for Interstate 45!

Meridian! Meridian! Meridian! Yeah!

I'm sleeping in the Astrodome!
I'm sleeping in the Astrodome!
I'm sleeping in the Astrodome!
I'm sleeping in the Dome!

Meridian! Meridian! Meridian! Yeah!
Meridian! Meridian! Meridian! Yeah!

 

[fox69]

"Hovering Sombrero"

"Hovering Sombrero"


Hey hovering sombrero
Gently waving in the air above the meadow
Softly floating in the sky outside the window
Hovering sombrero don't be shy

Don't... don't be shy
Don't be... terrified
When you take yourself for granted
Feel rejected and unwanted
Know you're never just a hat
You're never only just a hat, you know
Hovering sombrero
Hovering sombrero

Time is flying like an arrow
And the clock hands go so fast they make the wind blow
And it makes the pages of the calender go flying out the window one by one
Til a hundred years are on the front lawn
And the old familiar things are mostly all gone
But the old sombrero just keep hovering on
Hovering sombrero hover on

Don't be burdened by regrets
Or make your failures an obsession
Or become embittered or possessed
By ruined hopes remember

When you take yourself for granted
Feel rejected and unwanted
Know you're never just a hat
You're never only just a hat, you know
Hovering sombrero
Hovering sombrero

 

[fox69]

"How Can I Sing Like A Girl?"

"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 be objectified
As if I were a girl?

I want to raise my freak flag
Higher and higher and
I want to raise my freak flag
And never be alone
Never be alone

From the watchtowers I've been spotted
Fingers pointing at my mouth
Spotlights turn and pivot towards me
But I dare not make a sound

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 be objectified
As if I were a girl?

I want to raise my freak flag
Higher and higher and
I want to raise my freak flag
And never be alone
Never be alone

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 be objectified
As if I were a girl?

How can I sing like a girl

How can I sing like a girl

How can I sing like a girl

How can I sing like a girl

 

[fox69]

"How Many Planets?"

"How Many Planets?"


Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Asteroid Belt

Ceres
Pallas
Vesta
And a bunch of other stuff

Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Don't forget about Pluto
Eris
And a bunch of other stuff

Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
And a bunch of other stuff (And a bunch of other stuff)
And a bunch of other stuff (And a bunch of other stuff)
And a bunch of other stuff

 

[fox69]

"How Much Cake Can You Eat"

"How Much Cake Can You Eat"


The shining spoons of this town
All point in your direction
Can you keep a secret?
We can trust you, we can throw you

Are you sitting on your feet?
How much cake can you eat?
Are you sitting on your feet?
How much cake can you eat?
Are you sitting on your feet?
How much cake can you eat?
Are you sitting on your feet?
How much cake can you eat?

 

[fox69]

"Hypnotist Of Ladies"

"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 remember why you liked him

 

[fox69]

"I Am A Grocery Bag"

"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

 

[fox69]

"I Am A Human Head"

"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 scalp, just the hair

What do I really need?
Best friend, also a head
Just the head, just the scalp
Hair

Friend, no
Head, no
Scalp, no
Hair

I am only one human hair
With no scalp for a home
All I need's the top of a head

Now all I am is just a skull
I don't have any head
I'd be glad if I had a head

Now I have a head look at me
I'm a fine floating head
Where is my friend, the other head?