Your favourite song lyrics

[janno]

My all time favourite song. Most enervating on long road trips.

The Hippopotamus Song, Flanders and Swan.

A bold hippopotamus was standing one day
On the banks of the cool Shalimar.
He gazed at the bottom as it peacefully lay
By the light of the evening star.
Away on the hilltop sat combing her hair,
His fair hippopotamine maid.
The hippopotamus was no ignoramus
And sang her this sweet serenade.

CHORUS
Mud, mud, glorious mud!
Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood.
So follow me, follow, down to the hollow,
And there let us wallow in glorious mud.

The fair hippopotamus he aimed to entice
From her seat on the hilltop above,
As she hadn't got a Ma to give her advice
Came tiptoeing down to her love.
Like thunder the forest re-echoed the sound
Of the song that they sang as they met.
His inamorata adjusted her garter
And lifted her voice in duet.
(Chorus)

Now more hippopotami began to convene
On the banks of that river so wide.
I wonder now what am I to say of the scene
That ensued by the Shalimar side.
They dived all at once with an ear-splitting splosh,
Then rose to the surface again,
A regular army of hippopotami
All singing this haunting refrain.

The other song is one we used to sing with lots of giggles in form three. Unfortunately I only remember a couple of lines, to wit -

Delta Dawn,
wrap you pissflaps round my horn . . .

This one's a great one for bus trips -

Four and twenty virgins came down from Inverness,
And when the ball was over there were four and twenty less,
Singing "Balls to you father, backs against the wall,
If you don't get shagged on Saturday night you'll never get shagged at all".

Little Tommy, he was there, but he was only eight,
He could not woo the women so he had to Masturbate,
Singing "Balls to your Father, backs against the wall..."

Farmer Giles he was there, his scythe was in his hand,
And every time he swung around, he circumcised the band,
Screaming "Balls to your father...".

The Bride was in the parlour explaining to the groom,
That the vagina not the rectum is entrance to the womb.
Singing "Balls to your father...."

There was shagging in the hallways, shagging on the stairs,
You could not hear the music for the swish of pubic hair,
Singing "Balls to your Father...."

The village policeman he was there, a credit to the force
They caught him in the stable block tossing off a horse
Singing 'Balls to your partner...'

The village cripple, he was there, he wasn't up to much,
So they laid the bugger on his back and f...ed him with his crutch
Singing "Balls to your father...."

The village idiot he was there, sitting on a pole,
Pulling his foreskin over his head and whistling through the hole
Singing "Balls to your father...."

And when the ball was over, everyone confessed,
They'd all enjoyed the dancing but the shagging was a mess,
Singing "Balls to you father, backs against the wall,
If you don't get shagged on Saturday night you'll never get shagged at all".

[MaxB]

I must have dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams
But I can hear the marching feet
They're moving into the street

etc. etc.

What you have there is a genuine Genesis song. FWIW its on Invisible Touch (1986).

[Goblin]

Delta Dawn,
wrap you pissflaps round my horn . . .

There's one for Mr Hitcher!

[MarkDv]

Whiskey in the Jar - Traditional.
It is a great song with about 50 different versions of lyrics.

Can't really pick a personal favourite. Too many.

Thin lizzy did the best version in the 70's, got to admit though Metallica is a good cover also

[MarkDv]

So come on ride on
Ride on
ride on
Ride with me

Closing song Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Black eyed susan

[smoky]

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
Dance me to the end of love

Oh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone
Let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon
Show me slowly what I only know the limits have all gone
Dance me to the end of love

No one will read this shyte when it's posted in this song
I could call Hitcher a dick and know one would know at all
Or call Joni a tease and Goblin's been here way to long
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the children who are asking to be born
Dance me through the curtains that our kisses have outworn
Raise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic till I'm gathered safely in
Touch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove
Dance me to the end of love

[Indiana_Jones]

What you have there is a genuine Genesis song. FWIW its on Invisible Touch (1986).

"Invisible touch" is awesome

I also like "Jesus he knows me"

-Indy

[SlashWylde]

Hatebreed - Proven

You want to see me fail
You won't get your chance
(You want to see me fail)
You won't get your chance
(You want to see me fail)
You'll never get your chance

This is our lives
This is who we are
You can't put a price on it
It's strength within our hearts

From within our souls
Stood strong throughout the years (Stood strong)
This runs through our veins
We stay true to ourselves

You want to see me fail
You won't get your chance
(You want to see me fail)
You won't get your chance
(You want to see me fail)
You'll never get your chance


Who are you to judge us
Who are you to condemn us
I have respect, honor and dedication
For my family and my friends

From within our souls
Stood strong throughout the years (Stood strong)
This runs through our veins
We stay true to ourselves

You want to see me fail
You won't get your chance
This is deeper than blood
It's all that we have
Proven

This song keeps me going during times of self-doubt.

[turtleman]

Cold Chisel - My Turn to Cry

Well I was pretty young
She was young and pretty
I was so naive
It was such a pity
I said now baby don't you waste your time
Just cryin' for me
I gotta go away for a while
And you can be free

And baby, baby, it's my turn to cry
Baby, baby, it's my turn to cry

I found a job
And you found a lover
He'd been married before
But you needed the shelter
When I told you to have a good time
I think you took me all wrong
Next thing I know you're engaged
And a kid is coming along

(I'm sittin' at home, watchin' the walls
My mouth is parched, my stomach's tight
You said goodbye, you turned you back
I guess you know what's right . . .
I'm sittin' at home, watchin' the walls
Birdcage mouth, I lost the fight
You said goodbye, you turned you back
I guess you know what's right . . .)

I found a job
And you found a lover
He'd been married before
But you needed the shelter

And baby, baby, it's my turn to cry
Baby, baby, it's my turn to cry

[Mikkel]

The Black Rose Phil Linnot of 'Thin Lizzy' wrote those Lyrics
Metallica just burgled the song

And before that it was the Dubliners who introduced the world outside Ireland to one of the traditional folk tunes. And yes, it is a good song.


Anyway, one of my all time favorites:

I am just an aging drummerboy, and in the wars I used to play.
And I've called a tune to many a torture session.
Now they say I am a war criminal and I am fading away.
Father, please hear my confession.

I have legalised robbery and called it belief.
I have run with the money and I've hid like a thief.
Rewritten history, with my armies and my crooks.
Invented memories, I did burn all the books.
And I can still hear his laughter and I can still hear his song.
The man's too big.
The man's too strong.

Well I have tried to be meek and I have tried to be mild.
But I spat like a woman and I sulked like a child.
I have lived behind walls that have made me alone.
Striven for peace, which I never have known.
And I can still hear his laughter and I can still hear his song.
The man's too big.
The man's too strong.

Well the sun rose on the courtyard and they all did hear him say.
You always were a Judas, but I got you anyway.
You may have got your silver, but I swear upon my life.
You sister gave me diamonds, and I gave them to your wife.
Oh father please help me for I have done wrong.
The man's too big.
The man's too strong.

The man's too strong
DIRE STRAITS - lyrics written by Mark Knopfler (of course)
The Brothers in Arms album has a lot of very good lyrics on it - the title song especially as well.

[BIGBOSSMAN]

Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang

Well the Shoop Shoop stands for the mood you're in
And the Diddy Wop mean let the fun begin
It's a feeling gonna set your senses reeling and you can't sit still
Cumma Cumma mean what you thought, that's right
And the Wang Dang gonna get you through the night time
Baby there's a right time if you wanna lose control

Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang

Shoop Shoop - li'll party, nothing formal
Diddy Wop - she's in the corner, looked quite normal
The Cumma Cumma, empty glass, bold as brass, pinch me, hang about
Wang Dang

Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
She said Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang

Well the Shoop Shoop stood for her mood alright
And her Diddy Wop gave me a nasty fright
Sought of feeling that-a sent me senses reeling and you can't sit still
Cumma Cumma meant what I thought, touche
And the Wang Dang, err, anyway, nearly died, mortified, nearly lost control

Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang

[Blue Velvet]

Has anyone heard of these from Black Flag (Henry Rollins) ?

"Drink........drink........drink.......drink....... .don't think.........drink..........drive.......KILL"

They aren't actually my favourite lyrics, but they are pretty "out there". Shocking really.

Yes. I like their spoken word album 'Family Man', particularly the title track.

And while not my favourite, I like this one...

BUTTHOLE SURFERS - Sweet Loaf

"Daddy, what does regret mean?
Well son, the funny thing about regret is,
It's better to regret something you have done,
Than to regret something you haven't done.
And by the way, if you see your mom this weekend,
Be sure and tell her, SATAN, SATAN, SATAN!!!"

[Hitcher]

Every last one, route one, rural heart's got a story to tell
Every grandma, in-law, ex-girlfriend
Maybe knows you just a little too well
Whether you're late for church or you're stuck in jail
Hey word's gonna get around
Everybody dies famous in a small town.

[MisterD]

I'm hot for teacher.

I'm not sure about great lyrics, but that video was pretty good IIRC...(heads off to youtube)

[MisterD]

Hey You!
Don't watch that,
Watch this.
This is the heavy heavy monster sound,
The nutsiest sound around
So, if you come in off the street,
And you're beginning to feel the heat
You'd better start to move your feet
To the rockingest rock-steady beat of Madness.
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