# \[GAME\] Speak To Me Only in Song Lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 16, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502 "2013-05-16T12:17:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 109
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2161 "2013-10-12T00:47:45Z")
I went home with the waitress The way I always do How was I to know She was with the Russians, too? I was gambling in Havana I took a little risk Send lawyers, guns and money They’ll get me out of this, hyeah ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2162 "2013-10-12T00:58:37Z")
PT-boat on the way to Havana I used to make a living, man Pickin’ the banana. Now I’m a guide for the CIA Hooray for the USA! Baby, baby, make me a loco Baby, baby, make me a mambo ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2163 "2013-10-12T02:10:11Z")
At the Copa – Copacabana, The hottest spot north of Havana. At the Copa – Copacabana, Music and passion were always in fashion, At the Copa… they fell in love! ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2164 "2013-10-12T17:08:06Z")
At the hop You can rock and you can roll And do the Stomp and do the Stroll At the hop ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2165 "2013-10-12T17:24:31Z")
he kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol When they do the Bristol Stomp Really somethin when they join in jumpin When they do the Bristol Stomp Whoa, whoa they start spinnin every Friday night They dance the greatest and they do it right Well, it’s the latest it’s the greatest sight to see ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2166 "2013-10-12T19:51:23Z")
There was also a dwarf named Bristol Quite a strong and ugly lump So short and wide and thick of hide He was called the Bristol stump ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2167 "2013-10-13T00:58:12Z")
Wanna tell you a story ‘Bout a woman I know Ah, come to lovin’ Ooh, she steals the show She ain’t exactly pretty Ain’t exactly small Forty-two, thirty-nine, fifty-six You could say she’s got it all! ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2168 "2013-10-13T01:19:54Z")
Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia? Lydia the tattooed lady She has eyes that men adore so And a torso even more so Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopedia Lydia, the queen of tattoo On her back is the Battle of Waterloo Beside it the Wreck of the Hesperus, too And proudly above waves the red, white and blue You can learn a lot from Lydia ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2169 "2013-10-13T02:40:26Z")
Well come on down to the go-go we’re down on the strip If you want to get hip to a brand new trip They got a new soul singer she’s really dynamite Jam up, jelly tight, outta sight, alright, ow! Well she may be small just two feet tall But if you give her half a chance she’ll pin you to the wall She’s a little showstopper you’re gonna have a ball She can sing she can dance she can really do it all yeah And now ladies and gentlemen without further ado It is indeed a great pleasure to introduce to you Held over three weeks and gettin’ rave reviews Here’s Bridget the Midget the Queen of the Blues ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2170 "2013-10-13T02:50:51Z")
Just picture your average caveman, sitting around listening to his stereo He says "gotta’ find a woman, gotta’ find a woman He runs across? sees? Bertha Butt, she was one of the Butt sisters She says, I’ll sock it to ya’ honey! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2171 "2013-10-13T14:06:49Z")
The next time she threw out the key, It fell by the old banyan tree. She sighed and she cried as the door opened wide And in walked her lover, Ali. She sighed and she cried as the door opened wide And in walked her lover, Ali. She threw out the key once again, Expecting her love, Suleiman. She sighed and she cried and she virtually died As in walked a whole caravan. She sighed and she cried and she virtually died As in walked a whole caravan. The leader then bowed his head low, And waited her wishes to know. “The most of you stay,” Zuleika did say, "But the children and camels must go. " “The most of you stay,” Zuleika did say, “But the children and camels must go.” ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2172 "2013-10-13T14:39:31Z")
Once a jolly swagman Sat upon a billabong Under the shade of a coolabah tree And he sang as he sat, and rested on the billabong Will you come a waltzing matilda with me ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2173 "2013-10-13T15:25:58Z")
That old Bilbao moon, I won’t forget it soon That old Bilbao moon, just like a big balloon That old Bilbao moon would rise above the dune While Tony’s Beach Saloon rocked with an old-time tune We’d sing a song the whole night long and I can still recall Those were the greatest (those were the greatest) Those were the greatest (those were the greatest) Those were the greatest nights of them all ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2174 "2013-10-13T16:14:52Z")
Those were the days, my friend We thought they’d never end We’d sing and dance forever and a day We’d live the life we choose We’d fight and never lose Those were the days Oh, yes, those were the days La la la la la la La la la la la la ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2175 "2013-10-13T16:32:04Z")
I wish that I knew what I know now When I was younger. I wish that I knew what I know now When I was stronger. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2176 "2013-10-13T17:13:34Z")
And I remember what she said to me How she swore that it never would end I remember how she held me oh so tight Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2177 "2013-10-13T17:25:05Z")
This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end I’ll never look into your eyes…again ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2178 "2013-10-13T17:43:03Z")
And then I fell in love With the most wonderful boy in the world We’d take long walks down by the river Or just sit for hours gazing into each other’s eyes We were so very much in love And then one day He went away And I thought I’d die But I didn’t And when I didn’t I said to myself " Is that all there is to love ? " ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2179 "2013-10-14T14:59:18Z")
If I fell in love with you Would you promise to be true And help me understand ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2180 "2013-10-14T21:55:03Z")
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