# \[GAME\] 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:** 230
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4581 "2014-05-18T15:49:24Z")
When you’re alone and life is gettin’ you lonely Ye can always goo, Achhh, doon toon. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4582 "2014-05-18T16:43:23Z")
Well, a Scotsman clad in kilt left a bar one evening fair And one could tell by how he walked that he’d drunk more than his share He fumbled 'round until he could no longer keep his feet And he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street Ring-ding diddle-iddle ay-dee-oh, Ring-di diddly-ay-oh, And he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street About that time two young and lovely girls just happened by One says to the other with a twinkle in her eye: _“See yon sleeping Scotsman, so strong and handsome built? I wonder if it’s true what they don’t wear beneath the kilt!”_ Ring-ding diddle-iddle ay-dee-oh, Ring-di diddly-ay-oh, _“I wonder if it’s true what they don’t wear beneath the kilt!”_ They crept up on that sleeping Scotsman quiet as could be; Lifted up his kilt about an inch so they could see And there, behold, for them to view beneath his Scottish skirt Was nothin’ more than God had graced him with upon his birth Ring-ding diddle-iddle ay-dee-oh, Ring-di diddly-ay-oh, Was nothin’ more than God had graced him with upon his birth They marveled for a moment, then one said: _“We must be gone Let’s leave a present for our friend before we move along.”_ As a gift they left a blue silk ribbon tied into a bow Around the bonnie star the Scot’s kilt did lift and show Ring-ding diddle-iddle ay-dee-oh, Ring-di diddly-ay-oh, Around the bonnie star the Scot’s kilt did lift and show Now the Scotsman woke to nature’s call, and stumbled towards the trees Behind the bush he lifts his kilt, and gawks at what he sees And in a startled voice he says, to what’s before his eyes _“Oh, lad I don’t know where ye been, but I see ye won first prize!”_ Ring-ding diddle-iddle ay-dee-oh, Ring-di diddly-ay-oh, _“Oh, lad I don’t know where ye been, but I see ye won first prize!”_ **– “The Scotsman”, Bryan Bowers** ---
**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:** [May 19, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4583 "2014-05-19T02:22:58Z")
Hoot Mon, out o’ my way, who do you think you are It’s the toe o’ my boot, Mon, if you push too far Hoot Mon, this is the day I celebrate my birth The seventh son of a seventh son of a son of a gun from Per-rr-rr-th **- “Hoot Mon”, Bing & Bob, _Road to Bali_** ---
**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:** [May 19, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4584 "2014-05-19T13:58:10Z")
As I went home on Monday night as drunk as drunk could be I saw a horse outside the door where my old horse should be Well, I called me wife and I said to her: “Will you kindly tell to me Who owns that horse outside the door where my old horse should be?” “Ah, you’re drunk, You’re drunk, you silly old fool, Still you can not see That’s a lovely sow that me mother sent to me.” “It’s many a day I’ve travelled a hundred miles or more But a saddle on a sow sure I never saw before.” ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4585 "2014-05-19T15:50:56Z")
Get your motor runnin’ Head out on the highway Lookin’ for adventure And whatever comes our way Yeah Darlin’ go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space I like smoke and lightning Heavy metal thunder Racin’ with the wind And the feelin’ that I’m under Yeah Darlin’ go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space –“ **Born To Be Wild** ”, Steppenwolf/Mars Bonfire, 1968 ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4586 "2014-05-19T17:14:05Z")
If you’re taking a flight at the speed of light You’re shaking your heads to the band If you’re there on your horse, but you’re not on the force We’re taking this place to the ground In the heat of the night when your fists are a-light Forged on anvils of steel If your body’s on fire, about to expire We go to the threshold of pain Pull your head back, hold your hands high Shake your body If it’s too loud, and you’re burning hot Fill your heads with heavy metal thunder Heavy metal thunder On the wings of an eagle you’re hoping to fly Holding your hands to the sky In a blue sea of denim, checkin’ the band With your banners and scarves held on high If you think something more, you’ll come down to the front Don’t sit there and do as they say We’re an army of thousands, surrounded by light Tearing this place to the ground Pull your head back, hold your hands high Shake your body If it’s too loud, and you’re burning hot Fill your heads with heavy metal thunder Heavy metal thunder **– “Heavy Metal Thunder”, Saxon** (1980) ---
**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:** [May 19, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4587 "2014-05-19T18:19:39Z")
They said change your clothes, She said no I won’t, They said comb your hair, She said some kids don’t, And her parents dreams went up in smoke. They said you can’t leave, She said yes I will, They said don’t see him, She said his name is Bill, She’s on a road and its all uphill. She’s a wild one, With an angel’s face, She’s a woman child in a state of grace, When she was three years old on her daddy’s knee, He said you can be anything you want to be, She’s a wild one, Runnin’ free. She loves rock and roll, They said it’s satan’s tongue, She thinks they’re too old, They think she’s too young, And the battle lines are clearly drawn. She’s a wild one, With an angel’s face, She’s a woman child in a state of grace, When she was three years old on her daddy’s knee, He said you can be anything you want to be, She’s a wild one, Runnin’ free. She has future plans, And dreams at night, They tell her life is hard, She says that’s all right, yeah, She’s a wild one, With an angel’s face, She’s a woman child in a state of grace, When she was three years old on her daddy’s knee, He said you can be anything you want to be, She’s a wild one, With an angel’s face, She’s a woman child in a state of grace, When she was three years old on her daddy’s knee, He said you can be anything you want to be, She’s a wild one, Runnin’ free. **Faith Hill, "Wild One"** ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4588 "2014-05-19T18:35:35Z")
Now that I’ve lost everything to you You say you wanna start something new And it’s breakin’ my heart you’re leavin’ Baby, I’m grievin’ But if you wanna leave, take good care I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there Oh baby, baby it’s a wild world It’s hard to get by just upon a smile Oh baby, baby it’s a wild world I’ll always remember you like a child, girl **– “Wild World”, Cat Stevens** (1970) ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4589 "2014-05-19T19:34:35Z")
She’s got a smile that it seems to me Reminds me of childhood memories Where everything Was as fresh as the bright blue sky Now and then when I see her face She takes me away to that special place And if I stared too long I’d probably break down and cry Sweet child o’ mine Sweet love of mine She’s got eyes of the bluest skies As if they thought of rain I hate to look into those eyes And see an ounce of pain Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place Where as a child I’d hide And pray for the thunder And the rain To quietly pass me by Sweet child o’ mine Sweet love of mine – \*\*“Sweet Child O’ Mine”, \*\*Guns N’ Roses, 1988 ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4590 "2014-05-19T19:53:08Z")
Danger in the shape of something wild Stranger dressed in black she’s a hungry child No-one knows who she is or what her name is I don’t know where she came from or what her game is Hot child in the city Hot child in the city Runnin’ wild and lookin’ pretty Yeah, hot child in the city So young to be loose and on her own Young boys they all want to take her home When she comes downtown the boys all stop and stare When she comes downtown she walks like she just don’t care, yeah Hot child in the city Hot child in the city Runnin’ wild and lookin’ pretty Yeah, hot child in the city Come on down to my place baby, we’ll talk about love Come on down to my place baby, we’ll make love **– “Hot Child in the City”, Nick Gilder.** (1978) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4591 "2014-05-20T23:18:57Z")
She’s got a way about her I don’t know what it is But I know that I can’t live without her She’s got a way of pleasin’ I don’t know what it is But there doesn’t have to be a reason anyway She’s got a smile that heals me I don’t know why it is But I have to laugh when she reveals me She’s got a way of talkin’ I don’t know why it is But it lifts me up when we are walkin’ anywhere She comes to me when I’m feelin’ down Inspires me without a sound She touches me and I get turned around She’s got a way of showin’ How I make her feel And I find the strength to keep on goin’ She’s got a light around her And ev’rywhere she goes A million dreams of love surround her ev’rywhere She comes to me when I’m feelin’ down Inspires me without a sound She touches me and I get turned around She’s got a smile that heals me I don’t know why it is But I have to laugh when she reveals me She’s got a way about her I don’t know what it is But I know that I can’t live without her anyway **–“She’s Got A Way,” Billy Joel** ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4592 "2014-05-20T23:35:39Z")
There’s a somebody I’m longin’ to see I hope that he turns Out to be Someone to watch over me I’m a little lamb Who’s lost in the wood I know I could Always be good To one Who’ll watch over me Although he may Not be the man some Girls think Of as handsome To my heart He carries the key Won’t you tell him please To put on some speed Follow my lead Oh, how I need Someone to watch over me Won’t you tell him please To put on some speed Follow my lead Oh, how i need Someone to watch over me – **Someone to Watch Over Me** , George and Ira Gershwin, 1926 Full version and my favorite rendition: [Linda Ronstadt w/Nelson Riddle Orchestra](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTeZFo3C6YY) (not sharp HD, but still great) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4593 "2014-05-21T00:00:39Z")
Good night, good night Look at that moon shine so bright And tonight he smiles Especially for you Sleep tight, sleep tight Know everything is alright And tonight I will be here Watching over you For tonight I will be here watching over you Tonight I’ll be here watching over you Sweet dreams, sweet dreams It is never as real as it seems And in the morning when you wake up I will be right here Sleep on, sleep on For no matter how dark or how long It may seem that your night is I will still be here I will still be here watching, watching over you So sleep, little darling, sleep on through **– “Watching Over You”, Emerson Lake & Palmer** (1978) ---
**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:** [May 21, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4594 "2014-05-21T14:41:44Z")
I closed my eyes, drew back the curtain To see for certain what I thought I knew Far far away, someone was weeping But the world was sleeping Any dream will do I wore my coat, with golden lining Bright colors shining, wonderful and new And in the east, the dawn was breaking And the world was waking Any dream will do A crash of drums, a flash of light My golden coat flew out of sight The colors faded into darkness I was left alone ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4595 "2014-05-21T17:37:30Z")
Put a gun to my head The storm’s too deep outlook dead Handing down that anger Nothing good ever lasts Moody violence Now a fool in my eyes What’s the answer, I’ll search till I die “Try a little harder,” I hear myself say Make it last before it’s taken away Wading through the darkness My head held in my hands Wading through the darkness Forced to forget this anguish I’m half of what I used to be Erase my memory Now gone forever goodbye But I know my memories won’t die Wading through the darkness My head held in my hands Wading through the darkness **– “Wading Through the Darkness”, Flotsam & Jetsam** (1992) ---
**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:** [May 21, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4596 "2014-05-21T18:09:33Z")
“They’re going to send you away” she said Psychic angels spread on the top of her head And in the compartments of my dread The rush hour crush travels home to bed “You never seem to hear” she smiled Statues tiptoe for a glimpse of the child The lawns are always lush and wild Spacious floors bejeweled and tiled “How are you getting home?” she laughed Mermaids drowned but I clung to the raft It’s just the water in the bath An interlude for the busy staff **–The Church, "An Interlude"** ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4597 "2014-05-21T18:23:26Z")
Remember when you ran away And I got on my knees And begged you not to leave Because I’d go berserk? Well you left me anyhow And then the days got worse and worse And now you see I’ve gone Completely out of my mind. And they’re coming to take me away ha-haaa. They’re coming to take me away ho ho hee hee ha haaa… To the funny farm Where life is beautiful all the time And I’ll be happy to see those nice young men In their clean white coats And \*\*they’re coming to take me away \*\*ha haaa! –Napoleon XIV, 1966 ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4598 "2014-05-21T18:44:10Z")
Hammer pounding in my heart, I think it’s gonna burst Spring unwinding in my head, I don’t know which is worse I hear ya talkin’ but the words are kinda strange One of us is crazy and the other one’s insane Stay calm, don’t be alarmed It’s just a holiday Back at the funny farm Nothin’ in this cold white room to help me recognize I don’t understand why everyone is in disguise I gotta live right now, I can’t stay here no more But I’m afraid to try in case they’ve locked the door Stay calm, don’t be alarmed It’s just a holiday Back at the funny farm Can’t find the windows but I gotta get outside Can you help me stand it feels like both my legs have died What was that injection, ‘cos I think it’s goin’ wrong I really like this jacket but the sleeves are much too long Stay calm, don’t be alarmed It’s just a holiday Back at the funny farm **– “Back at the Funny Farm”, Motörhead** (1983) ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4599 "2014-05-21T23:41:16Z")
I’ve got to get…out of here… I’ve got to get…out. of. here. I’ve got to get… Out Of Here… I’ve got to get out of here! I’vegottogetoutofhere! I’VEGOTTOGETOUTOFHEREI’VEGOTTOGETOUTOFHERE! ---
**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:** [May 22, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4600 "2014-05-22T01:03:43Z")
Now my girl you’re so young and pretty And one thing I know is true, yeah You’ll be dead before your time is due I know it Watch my daddy in bed and tired Watch his hair been turning gray He’s been working and slaving his life away I know He’s been working so hard I’ve been working too babe Every day baby Yeah yeah yeah yeah We gotta get out of this place If it’s the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, there’s a better life For me and you **–The Animals, "We’ve Got To Get Out Of This Place"** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=229) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=231)