They Might Be Giants

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Rabid Child"

"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
Hammer down, rabbit ears
Hammer down, rabbit ears
Hammer down, rabbit ears, hammer down

If you pass the rabid child say "hammer down" for me
The rabid child
The rabid child
The rabid child

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Raleigh (Lincoln Theatre)"

"Raleigh (Lincoln Theatre)"

Good evening everyone my name is Jump Little Chicken.
Welcome to the show. We've got quite an experience for you people prepared tonight.
But we got a special song we'd like to perform for you now before we get the evening's festivities started.
It's a special song that we've composed for you today.

This song is called The Lincoln Theater.

Na na na na na na
The Lincoln Theater
Na na na na na na
It's the Lincoln Theater

Horton Heat
And Charlie Mars
Peter Yorn
And Dark Star
We got jam bands
Cover bands
Satriani and Afroman

Na na na na na na
It's the Lincoln Theater
Na na na na na na
It's the Lincoln Theater

Two Skinny J's
And 2 Live Crew
Bo Diddley
And They Might Be Giants
Indecision
And Drive-By Truckers
Who's Bad
And DJ Pez

Na na na na na na
It's the Lincoln Theater
Na na na na na na
It's the Lincoln Theater

[spoken:] Everybody now!

Na na na na na na
It's the Lincoln Theater
Na na na na na na
It's the Lincoln Theater

Thank you very much.

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Rat Patrol"

"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
Then disappear into the night

I'm on Rat Patrol
I'm on Rat Patrol

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Renew My Subscription"

"Renew My Subscription"

Though I don't write a whole lot of letters
I figured I'd better say something now
I saw the thing about the heartsick shut in
Thought that I should cut in
And tell you 'bout how

It woke me from a life long day dream
While I'd been aging you wrote it all down
And though I recognized the words when I read them
I know I never said them to people out loud

Renew my subscription
To "Desperate Bellowing Magazine"
It sure does have a familiar ring
You might say I fit the description
Renew my subscription
To "Miserable Freak Show Quarterly"
Every back note I saw spoke to me
Acknowledging it's my addiction
Renew my subscription

I wanna be a much better person
Instead I worsen with every day
But there's a drug whose name I'm not sure of
Which I need more of to feel okay

They told me exercise and diet
If I would try it, would cure my ills
But though I'm already past my quota
I want another load o' those magic pills

Refill my prescription
To whatever that thing is
That makes the carpet stop turning into snakes
In lieu of my coming conniption
Refill my prescription
And free me from where I don't want to be
Standing outside the unopened pharmacy
Before I confirm your prediction
Refill my prescription

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Replicant"

"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 dirt on yourself

You've got his eyes
Same exact smile
Doot doot doot doot
Doot doot doot
doot doot doot doot doot
All that he has
All this will be yours
Doot doot doot doot
Doot doot doot
doot doot doot

Replicant, someone is waiting outside
He says you did something wrong to his friend
Look at me when I'm talking to you
What have you got there behind your back?

You've got his eyes
Same exact smile
All that he has
All this will be yours

I found this when I was cleaning your room
I think you've got some explaining to do
Whatever you did, we'll get through this
Go out the back and I'll deal with the cops

You've got his eyes
Same exact smile
Doot doot doot doot
Doot doot doot
doot doot doot doot doot
All that he has
All this will be yours
Doot doot doot doot
Doot doot doot
doot doot doot

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Reprehensible"

"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 of my immortal soul

Indestructable
Indefensible
Reprehensible
10,000 years of unerasable acts
And permanent facts
The record of my
Unspeakable crimes
In previous lives
In previous times
Indelibly stains
The pages of history

Indestructible
Indefensable
Reprehensible
Night after night a voice recites my misdeeds
And puts me to sleep
But tells me that I
Won't remember a thing

When morning comes at last
I rub my eyes
Remember nothing and thinking
Only of my plans
My plans

The world is spinning 'round and I'm on the top
And nothing in the world can ever make me stop

Indestructible
Indefensible
Reprehensible
10,000 years of unerasable acts
And permanent facts
And only I know
Who's responsible
Indefensible
Reprehensible
Me

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Rest A While"

"Rest A While"

I got rid of my jackets and coats, I threw out all of my pants
I got sick of my stinking clothes, I had to get rid of them
I'm not yet considering replacing them, I'm only glad to be rid of them and

Rest a while, rest a while

I lay out in the sun too long, and burned off all of my skin
I felt so dizzy I got into my car and got into an accident
Out of the burning wreckage I fell only wanting to lay where I fell and

Rest a while, rest a while

Rest a while!

I became friendly with Ruy Lopez the author of works on chess
Ruy had said you're incorrect, he cut me off and acted mad
He won't even talk to me now but I don't care cause I'm sick of that guy and I need to

Rest a while, rest a while
Rest a while, rest a while

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Return From The Planet Of The Apes"

"Return From The Planet Of The Apes"

Cornellius cornellius, I miss you ape
I miss you ape
I miss your toffee cape
I miss your toffee cape, cornellius, cornellius, you were my favorite ape
I've got to get back to that crazy planet that they call the planet of the apes
And find cornellius, my favorite ape
I miss his toffee cape, I say toffee - some would just say tan
But I'm a sophisticated guy so I call it toffee

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Rhythm Section Want Ad"

"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 of tea is a wall of trombones
If you dig Menudo, or MDC we salute you the way we know
For every one with dollar signs in his eyes
There must be hundreds who look at you as if you're some kind of
Rhythm section want ad
No others need apply to the rhythm section want ad
I'll tell you why

Hats off to the new age hairstyle made of bones
Hats off to the use of hats as megaphones
Speak softly, drive a Sherman tank
Laugh hard, it's a long way to the bank

Do you sing like Olive Oyl on purpose
You guys must be into the Eurythmics
For every one with dollar signs in his eyes
There must be hundreds who look at you as if you're some kind of
Rhythm section want ad
No others need apply to the rhythm section want ad
And here's the reason why

Hats off to the new age hairstyle made of bones
Hats off to the use of hats as megaphones
Speak softly, drive a Sherman tank
Laugh hard, it's a long way to the bank

Do you sing like Olive Oyl on purpose
You guys must be into the Eurythmics
For every one with dollar signs in his eyes
There must be hundreds who look at you as if you're some kind of
Rhythm section want ad
No others need apply to the rhythm section want ad
And here's the reason why
Rhythm section want ad
No others need apply to the rhythm section want ad
And here's the reason why
Why
Why

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Road Movie To Berlin"

"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 up our skeleton bones
So take the wheel and I will take the pedals

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