# indecipherable rock lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 24, 2000, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493 "2000-01-24T17:14:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![ReservoirDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@ReservoirDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReservoirDog)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2000, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493/81 "2000-02-03T23:10:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by phouka: > \*\*My favorite is Fine Young Cannibals _Soup and Salad Bar_ . . . > > What? You say it’s _Suicidal Blonde_? > \*\* I thought this was INXS. ---
**Author:** ![KingDavid8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@KingDavid8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KingDavid8)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493/82 "2000-02-04T15:59:00Z")
\ Actually, it’s: I am the Eggman They are the Eggmen I am the Walrus Goo Goo G’joob And it’s John singing, not Paul. * * * ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493/83 "2000-02-04T16:29:00Z")
And it’s _Suicide Blonde_. Dyed by her own hands. Get it? Heh. Heh. ---
**Author:** ![Erikmeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@Erikmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erikmeister)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493/84 "2000-02-04T21:21:00Z")
Every single speed metal band out there seems to have to have lyrics that nobody can understand. Take bands like Korn and Pantera, all they do is scream on the mic and make weird noises. BTW, I have a friend who has memorized and can actually sing in complete synchronization, “It’s the end of the World” by REM * * * Steak is like women and midgets. -Josh Putz ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493/85 "2000-02-04T21:23:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Erikmeister: > \*\*BTW, I have a friend who has memorized and can actually sing in complete synchronization, “It’s the end of the World” by REM > \*\* This is a dream of mine. It’s number one on my priorities list once my friend Judd takes over the world and I don’t have to work anymore. Does your friend give lessons? * * * Habit rules the unreflecting herd. - Wordsworth ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493/86 "2000-02-04T21:24:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Erikmeister: > \*\*BTW, I have a friend who has memorized and can actually sing in complete synchronization, “It’s the end of the World” by REM > \*\* This is a dream of mine. It’s number one on my priorities list once my friend Judd takes over the world and I don’t have to work anymore. Does your friend give lessons? * * * Habit rules the unreflecting herd. - Wordsworth ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493/87 "2000-02-04T21:29:00Z")
\*\*BTW, I have a friend who has memorized and can actually sing in complete synchronization, “It’s the end of the World” by REM \*\* [/QUOTE] This is a dream of mine. It’s number one on my priorities list once my friend Judd takes over the world and I don’t have to work anymore. Does your friend give lessons? * * * Habit rules the unreflecting herd. - Wordsworth ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493/88 "2000-02-04T21:34:00Z")
\*\*BTW, I have a friend who has memorized and can actually sing in complete synchronization, “It’s the end of the World” by REM \*\* [/QUOTE] This is a dream of mine. It’s number one on my priorities list once my friend Judd takes over the world and I don’t have to work anymore. Does your friend give lessons? * * * Habit rules the unreflecting herd. - Wordsworth ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2000, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493/89 "2000-02-05T00:31:00Z")
There’s a Rob Zombie (or maybe White Zombie) song that goes “More human than human” (or something close to that) and until last month, I swore the words were “Paul Newman, yeah, he’s the man” ---
**Author:** ![Jett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@Jett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jett)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2000, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493/90 "2000-02-05T00:38:00Z")
The lyrics from “Whiskey in the Jar”, which are apparently taken (or borrowed) from a traditional Irish song and were first set to rock music by Thin Lizzy: As I was going over the Cork and Kerry mountains I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was counting I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier I said “Stand and deliver or the devil he may take ya” I took all of his money and it was a pretty penny I took all of his money and I brought it home to Molly She swore that she’d love me, no, never would she leave me But the devil take that woman for you know she tricked me easy Musha ring dum a doo dum a da Whack for my daddy-o Whack for my daddy-o There’s whiskey in the jar-o Being drunk and weary I went to Molly’s chamber Taking my money with me and I never knew the danger For about six or maybe seven in walked Captain Farrell I jumped up, fired off my pistols and I shot him with both barrels Musha ring dum a doo dum a da Whack for my daddy-o Whack for my daddy-o There’s whiskey in the jar-o Now some men like the fishing and some men like the fowling And some men like to hear, to hear the cannon ball roaring Me, I like sleeping specially in my Molly’s chamber But here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain yeah Musha ring dum a doo dum a da Whack for my daddy-o Whack for my daddy-o There’s whiskey in the jar-o A brilliant song extolling many important Irish traditional values! * * * Some mornings, it’s just not worth chewing through the leather straps. – Emo Phillips ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2000, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493/91 "2000-02-07T01:45:00Z")
-Misunderstood Lyrics website [http://www.flash.net/~trevas/](http://www.flash.net/~trevas/) Cool site, although it looks like they moved some of their content (probably the best of it) exclusively into a book for sale. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2000, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493/92 "2000-02-07T02:23:00Z")
## Besides a lot of the ones already mentioned, I also use to mishear the chorus for “Jet City Woman” (Tesla, I think). I always thought he was singing “You should have warned me”. Shadowfox _“Distinguished” Sexy assistant to Head Honcho, Self-Righteous Clique_ ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2000, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493/93 "2000-02-07T16:07:00Z")
When my son was a youngster, he used to sing “Funga Lungest Time” (For the longest time -Billy Joel). I used to sing “Take the back ride, Zak” (Paperback Writer - Beatles?) On a side note, I was an adult before I realized “Intensive Purposes” was really “Intents and Purposes” and that you don’t write “incursive”, you write in “cursive”. Finally, my wife used to think that t.v. shows were “proctued by” instead of “Brought to you by” Enright3 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-rock-lyrics/13493.md?page=4)