# \[GAME\] 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:** 22
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/421 "2013-06-08T02:41:36Z")
Someone told me it’s all happening at the zoo. I do believe it, I do believe it’s true. The monkeys stand for honesty, Giraffes are insincere, And the elephants are kindly, but they’re dumb. Orangutans are skeptical of changes in their cages, And the zookeeper is very fond of rum. Zebras are reactionaries, Antelopes are missionaries, Pigeons plot in secrecy, And hamsters turn on frequently. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/422 "2013-06-08T02:43:24Z")
On the Amazon, the prophylactics prowl On the Amazon, the hypodermics howl On the Amazon, you’ll hear a scarab scowl and sting zodiac’s on the wing All the stalactites and vicious vertebrae Hunt the stalagmites while laryngitis slay All that parasites that come from Paraguay in the spring ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/423 "2013-06-08T02:45:14Z")
The worms crawl in and the worms crawl out The ones that crawl in are lean and thin The ones that crawl out are fat and stout Your eyes fall in and your teeth fall out Your brains come tumbling down your snout Be merry my friend, be merry ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/424 "2013-06-08T03:25:35Z")
Now he lies beneath the 'simmon tree His epitaph is there to see: “Beneath this stone I’m forced to lie The victim of the blue-tail fly” ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/425 "2013-06-08T03:43:22Z")
[Confusion will be my epitaph](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48sciFaO9B8) As I crawl a cracked and broken path If we make it we can all sit back and laugh, But I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying, Yes I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying ---
**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:** [June 8, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/426 "2013-06-08T15:32:32Z")
Sittin’ on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away ---
**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:** [June 8, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/427 "2013-06-08T17:29:55Z")
L. A. proved too much for the man. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/428 "2013-06-08T23:51:39Z")
Sometimes I feel like I want to live Far from the metropolis Just walk through that door Sometimes I feel like I want to fly Reach out to the painted sky A prisoner to the wind [A bird on the wing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zReWPjreJzI) ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/429 "2013-06-09T00:09:26Z")
Birds fall from the window ledge above mine. Then they flap their wings at the last second. You see birds fall from the window ledge above mine. Then they flap their wings at the last second. I can see their dead weight Just dropping like stones Or small loaves of bread Past my window all the time. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/430 "2013-06-09T01:40:37Z")
Who will love a little Sparrow? Who’s traveled far and cries for rest? “Not I,” said the Oak Tree, “I won’t share my branches with no sparrow’s nest, And my blanket of leaves won’t warm her cold breast.” ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/431 "2013-06-09T02:20:53Z")
Maybe sparrow you should wait The hawks alight till morning You’ll never pass beyond the gate If you don’t hear my warning ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/432 "2013-06-09T04:40:22Z")
You tell me that you’ve got everything you want And your bird can sing But you don’t get me, you don’t get me ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/433 "2013-06-09T05:14:23Z")
Anything you want, you got it. Anything you need, you got it. Anything at all, you got it. Baby! ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/434 "2013-06-09T05:49:45Z")
You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant Walk right in it’s around the back Just a half a mile from the railroad track You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/435 "2013-06-09T13:38:51Z")
One pill makes you larger And one pill makes you small And the ones that mother gives you Don’t do anything at all Go ask Alice When she’s ten feet tall ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/436 "2013-06-09T15:25:34Z")
And I hope you’re thinking of me As you lay down on your side Now the drugs don’t work They just make you worse But I know I’ll see your face again ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/437 "2013-06-09T15:50:08Z")
Don’t you see no matter what you do You’ll never run away from you And if you keep on runnin’ You’ll have to pay the price ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/438 "2013-06-09T17:34:09Z")
You left me just when I needed you But I ain’t even close to through with you ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/439 "2013-06-09T18:34:06Z")
What’ll I do When you are far away And I am blue What’ll I do? What’ll I do? When I am wond’ring who Is kissing you What’ll I do? What’ll I do with just a photograph To tell my troubles to? ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/440 "2013-06-09T18:47:03Z")
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