# Ordinary songs that no one notices are actually creepy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 11, 2004, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639 "2004-03-11T04:44:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/221 "2004-03-22T06:30:40Z")
_Last Dance for Mary Jane_ , although I think maybe it’s more well known that it’s about a guy with an obssession for a certain posthumous lady. (I watched the music video on Pop-Up Video…it’s creepy, but I couldn’t stop laughing because of the Pop-Ups. “Most realistic acting by a dead body” 😃 ) _Always Look on the Bright Side of Life_ isn’t disturbing in and of itself, but in the context of the movie, they’re being crucified as they sing. :eek: And how about nursery rhymes? I know we Chinese often disguise socio-political commetary in seemingly innocent-sounding poetry, so I’m not surprised if the Europeans did it to. Although maybe I’m reading just a little too much into some of them 'cause I’m older now… 😃 _Ring Around the Rosie_ - is about the Black Death, or at least that’s the Urban Legend. _Georgy Porgy_ - “kissed the girls and made them cry”, eep. And of course, every time I read that now, I think of Bill Clinton. ^^; _Alouette_ - creeps the heck out of me every time I hear it. “Little bird, I’ll pluck your feathers off”? Even if, according to my friend, it means, “little darling, I’ll kiss every part of your body”, it’s still massive ick. _London Bridge_ - yeah, yeah, it’s just a game, but isn’t it morbid? And when I do indulge in some writing, I find that the best way to establish a creepy mood is to have the antagonist quote some sort of “harmless-sounding” nursery rhyme and then give it an ominous twist. ---
**Author:** ![LtningBug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@LtningBug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LtningBug)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/222 "2004-03-22T07:24:06Z")
> [@dotchan](#): > > _Alouette_ - creeps the heck out of me every time I hear it. “Little bird, I’ll pluck your feathers off”? Even if, according to my friend, it means, “little darling, I’ll kiss every part of your body”, it’s still massive ick. I learned this one in my high school French class. Our teacher never did mention the more interesting interpretation. Oh well, I still think it’s about plucking a bird to eat. ---
**Author:** ![jovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jovan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/223 "2004-03-22T07:32:49Z")
Another _very_ famous French nursery rhyme with sexual inuendo is _Savez-vous planter des choux?_ (Litterally, do you know how to plant cabbage.) > [@](#): > > Savez-vous planter les choux, > À la mode, à la mode, > Savez-vous planter les choux, > À la mode de chez nous? > On les plante avec les mains, > À la mode, à la mode, > On les plante avec les mains, > A la mode de chez nous. Comes out as: > [@](#): > > Do you know how to plant cabbage, > In the way, in the way, > Do you know how to plant cabbage, > In the way of our home? > We plant them with our hands, > In the way, in the way, > We plant them with our hands, > In the way of our home. (The song then goes through several body parts.) Throughout my childhood I thought this was a song about planting cabbage. Then, someone made me realise where kids supposedly come from. And for _Alouette_, I take it to mean: “I’ll take your clothes off, little bird.” ---
**Author:** ![gaba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@gaba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaba)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/224 "2004-03-22T11:58:30Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > Has anyone mentioned Alanis Morissette’s You ought to know > It makes me think that the chick that got dumped is stalking the dumper. Well, she is. I always thought that’s what the song was about and intended to be. A really, intense, near-psychotic sense of having been used and just abandoned. Don’t tell me you never felt like throwing a brick into your ex’s window. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/225 "2004-03-23T11:25:19Z")
> [@epepke](#): > > Actually, it’s [**YMCA**] about having sex with other men in the YMCA. The YMCA used to function like a gay hostel/bath house. They rented bunks, cheap. Hence the line, “Young man, there’s a place you can go, I say young man, when you’re short on your dough.”\* No, I’ve never thought that song was about hooking up. Check these verses: \*Young man, I was once in your shoes I said, I was down and out with the blues I felt no man cared if I was alive I thought the whole world was so jive That’s when someone came up to me And said, ‘Young man, take a walk up the street There’s a place there called the YMCA They can start you back on your way’\* I interpret it as counsel to a gay teen who’s just been kicked out of his parents’ house, with no money and nowhere to go. Not a comeon; just advice on where to “get yourself clean” and “have a good meal”. Now, the song I find creepy is **Everything I Own** by Bread. \*You sheltered me from harm Kept me warm, kept me warm You gave my life to me Set me free, set me free The finest years I ever knew Were all the years I had with you\* Sounds to me like the guy’s singing either to his mom, who physically gave life to him, but couching it in romantic terms, or to his ex-girlfriend or -wife, but claiming that he’s absolutely nothing without her co-dependency. Either way, creepy! And one that’s not quite creepy, but still has me scratching my head. In **Lovely Rita** , Macca tells of taking Rita, the Lovely Meter Maid out to eat, where they “got the bill, and Rita paid it”. Huh? Why does she get stuck with the check, or where are they, that she can afford dinner for two on a meter maid’s salary? Only thing I can figure is, she paid so that he wouldn’t be able to claim she owed it to him to sleep with him. Still, that’s not what I call a courtship. And, what did he mean when he “took her home [and] nearly made it/Sitting on the sofa with a sister or two”? You know, forget what I said earlier: this song is creepy! ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/226 "2004-03-23T11:31:44Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > And one that’s not quite creepy, but still has me scratching my head. In **Lovely Rita** , Macca tells of taking Rita, the Lovely Meter Maid out to eat, where they “got the bill, and Rita paid it”. Huh? Why does she get stuck with the check, or where are they, that she can afford dinner for two on a meter maid’s salary? He got the bill, but she said she’d pay. She’s falling for him, IOW. > [@](#): > > And, what did he mean when he “took her home [and] nearly made it/Sitting on the sofa with a sister or two”? It means they went back to one of their houses to cop off, but were thwarted by the presence of siblings. ---
**Author:** ![Patr100](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@Patr100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patr100)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/227 "2004-03-23T11:58:55Z")
[QUOTE=Rilchiam] And one that’s not quite creepy, but still has me scratching my head. In **Lovely Rita** , Macca tells of taking Rita, the Lovely Meter Maid out to eat, where they “got the bill, and Rita paid it”. Huh? Why does she get stuck with the check, or where are they, that she can afford dinner for two on a meter maid’s salary? Only thing I can figure is, she paid so that he wouldn’t be able to claim she owed it to him to sleep with him. Still, that’s not what I call a courtship. QUOTE] I think it’s just used so “Rita paid” can rhyme with “Meter Maid” . Also it’s an ironic joke that she paid the bill because Traffic Wardens in the UK are traditionally giving you a parking ticket (with a bill) . ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/228 "2004-04-19T02:22:35Z")
[What Have I Done to Deserve This?](http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/pet-shop-boys/107153.html) by The Pet Shop Boys with some assistance from Dusty Springfield. This sounds like a guy who’s hired a (probably male) prostitute just for fun, but ends up falling in love, and getting really depressed when it doesn’t work out. Or maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/229 "2004-04-19T03:02:19Z")
Didn’t read the whole post so forgive me if this has already been mentioned. **Christeen 16** by **KISS** _“when I saw you coming out of the school that day”_ _“I knew, I knew…”_ _“I’ve got to have you, I’ve got to have you.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/230 "2004-04-19T03:28:16Z")
I always thought there was a tendency to misinterpret [“Sunny Came Home”](http://www.asklyrics.com/display/Sunny_Came_Home_LYRICS/139884). It may have been mentioned upthread, but I love this set of lines: > [@Shawn Colvin](#): > > Sunny came home with a list of names > She didn’t believe in transcendence > It’s time for a few small repairs she said > Sunny came home with a vengeance That she refers to her plans to set her house aflame and take care of those on her list as “a few small repairs” always eeked me out a little bit. _A Few Small Repairs_ was also the name of the album. I’ve also always loved [“Angel”](http://www.asklyrics.com/display/Angel_LYRICS/31567), from Sarah McLachlan. > [@](#): > > in the arms of an angel > fly away from here > from this dark cold hotel room > and the endlessness that you fear > you are pulled from the wreckage > of your silent reverie > you’re in the arms of the angel > may you find some comfort there I’ve heard it played at weddings and as a slow song for dances. Guess that they don’t know it’s about a death from a drug overdose. Yeah, that “silent reverie”? Drug OD. Wreckage? Dying. It’s not about a loving angel, people. In the “upbeat and therefore played in retail environments, even though the message isn’t really appropriate” category I have two contenders. 10,000 Maniacs’ [Like the Weather](http://www.nataliemerchant.com/lyrics.asp?view=ly&ly=90) > [@](#): > > well by the force of will my lungs are filled and so I breathe > lately it seems this big bed is where I never leave > shiver in my bones just thinking about the weather > quiver in my voice as I cry > … > it is such a long time since my better days > I say my prayers nightly this will pass away It’s about a crippling depression, where the singer is begging for someone to pull her out of it. She doesn’t really see any hope for the future at all. Anyone who’s been there would understand. That’s why I don’t understand why I hear it while I’m picking bananas in the produce department. The other one is played by people whom I assume have never actually listened to the words, only the melody. “[Voices Carry](http://www.asklyrics.com/display/Voices_Carry_LYRICS/82234)”, by 'Til Tuesday. > [@](#): > > he wants me > but only part of the time > he wants me > if he can keep me in line > > Hush hush > keep it down now > voices carry > > Hush Hush darling > She might overhear > oh, no - voices carry > > he says shut up he says shut up > oh God can’t you keep it down It’s written from the POV of a mistress whose lover is trying to keep her from falling in love because he won’t leave his wife. This song does _not_ belong at a wedding, nor does it belong in my ears at the mall. BTW, maybe the only creepy thing about “You Oughta Know” is that it was probably written to [Dave Coulier](http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/oughta.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/231 "2004-04-19T03:45:23Z")
Hi, folks, this is casey Kasem, with the Top 40 Creepiest Songs! Tonight we’re gonna start off with an undergroung phenomenon of the late 80’s. So, want a little gory death mixed in with Oedipal incest? Well, we’ve got it all here, so let’s listen to a fun little ditty (it really is!) by the Pixies: It’s “Nimrod’s Son” - One night upon my motorcycle through the desert spead And smashed my body so that all my friends thought I was dead My sister held me close and whispered to my bleeding head “You are the son of a mother fucker” One two three four I shook all night and held her hand Chocolate people well I’ll be damned Land of plenty, land of fun To find out I’m Nimrod’s son Oh bury me Far away please Bury me Huaaaaaaaaagh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! Hwaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! The joke has come upon me! In my motorcycle mirror I think about the life I’ve led And how my soul’s been aching all the holes where I have bled My image spoke to me, yes to me and often said “You are the son of incestuous union” One two three Now my head is clear My luke hands washed My daughter’s pure My son is tall Land of plenty, land of fun To find out I’m Nimrod’s son Oh bury me Far away please Bury me Huaaaaaaaaagh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! Hwaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! The joke has come upon me! - Next up in our countdown, we’ve got some disturbingly obsessive codependancy, complete with the not-so-vague threats of a jilted lover. An alt-rock icon who needs no introduction, but this next one is brought to you with tenderness by P.J. Harvey. It’s the rockin’ tune “Rid of Me”! - Tie yourself to me No one else No, you’re not rid of me Hmm you’re not rid of me Night and day I breathe Ah hah ay Hey, you’re not rid of me Yeah, you’re not rid of me (3x) I beg you, my darling Don’t leave me, I’m hurting Lick my legs I’m on fire Lick my legs of desire I’ll tie your legs Keep you against my chest Oh, you’re not rid of me Yeah, you’re not rid of me I’ll make you lick my injuries I’m gonna twist your head off, see Till you say don’t you wish you never never met her? Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? (3x) I beg you my darling Don’t leave me, I’m hurting Big lonely above everything Above everyday, I’m hurting Lick my legs, I’m on fire Lick my legs of desire Lick my legs, I’m on fire Lick my legs of desire Yeah, you’re not rid of me Yeah, you’re not rid of me I’ll make you lick my injuries I’m gonna twist your head off, see Till you say don’t you wish you never never met her Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her (3x) Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her (Lick my legs I’m on fire) (7x) Lick my legs I’m on fire Lick my legs of desire Lick my legs I’m on fire Lick my legs of desire \* We’ll be back with more songs of the macabre you can’t help but hum along to in a few moments, but first a few words from our sponsor, Taser Stun Guns! ---
**Author:** ![Second\_Star\_to\_the\_Right](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Second\_Star\_to\_the\_Right](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Star_to_the_Right)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/232 "2004-04-19T04:06:02Z")
> [@caphis](#): > > I have to second “Invisible”. Not only do I find Aiken himself somewhat creepy, but the song just gives me the shivers. “If I was invisible… then I would just watch you in your room”. > > How romantic. And not to mention: “If I was invisible/I’d make you mine tonight…” Lovely. (Apologies if that’s been said already- I didn’t read the entire thread.) [sub]BTW, Loopydude, I think its against the rules to post entire song lyrics due to copyright issues. Just FYI. 🙂 [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/233 "2004-04-19T04:54:11Z")
Heh, I was trying to make someone see how creepy “Invisible” was the other day, and he just wouldn’t get it. Finally I said: “Okay, seriously, he’s saying ‘If I was invisible, I’d stalk you then rape you,’ I mean honestly.” ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/234 "2004-04-19T05:49:52Z")
> [@Mayflower](#): > > **Krokodil** , I’ll agree with you that that’s kinda reaching about _Daddy’s Hands_. I always thought the song meant pretty much what it said–Daddy’s love for his family showed in the “callouses and lines” on his hands, and that now she understood that he’d _always_ loved them even though there were times when he had to mete out discipline. Now another one of her songs says something like, “When I say ‘no’ I mean ‘maybe,’ and maybe I mean ‘yes.’” I realize the song was NOT about sex and date rape, but women have fought for a long time to get the message across that “NO means NO!!!” So I didn’t like the message behind _that_ upbeat song.\* Although the “her” referred to by **Krokodil** (and, by extension, **Mayflower** ) was Patty Loveless, [_Daddy’s Hands_](http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/dunn-holly/daddys-hands-10830.html) and [_Maybe I Mean Yes_](http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/dunn-holly/maybe-i-mean-yes-10836.html) are both featured on Holly Dunn’s **Milestones: Greatest Hits** album. I can’t find any cites for Loveless covering either song. Dunn seemed to be a rising star, but never recovered from the controversy engendered by _Maybe I Mean Yes_. Interestingly, Holly is [a preacher’s daughter](http://www.worlds-music.com/Holly_Dunn__Milestones_Greatest_Hits_B000002LPS.html) and attended Abilene Christian University. Perhaps this helps explain why she was genuinely stunned by the backlash. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/235 "2004-04-19T06:15:51Z")
> [@Coulbean](#): > > People also fail to realize that **Brick** by Ben Folds Five is about an abortion. Unless they listen to _Ben Folds Live_, where he explains what the song is about. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/236 "2004-04-19T07:23:36Z")
And nobody mentioned **Michael Jackson’s** “Billie Jean?” _And mother always told me / be careful of who you love And be careful of what you do / ’cause the lie becomes the truth._ Allegations, schmallegations. Or as Neil Gaiman put it (in the persona of drag queen commedianne Vixen LaBitch in THE KINDLY ONES) “Prancing around telling us the kid was not his son. Well, obviously – it was his boyfriend.” ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/237 "2004-04-19T07:27:29Z")
Can’t believe I left off Jackson’s “Man In The Mirror” – the refrain almost sounds like a confession. I’m starting with the man in the mirror / I’m asking him to change his ways… ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/238 "2004-04-19T09:47:52Z")
Well _Every Breath You Take_ and _Wrapped Around Your Finger_ have already been mentioned, but some of the other songs on that album (Synchronicity) are creepy too. I don’t remember all of them off the top of my head but the one that takes the cake is a piece called _Murder By Numbers_ which is just as creepy as the name sounds. [:eek:](http://tinyurl.com/35y5b) [http://www.letssingit.com/?http://www.letssingit.com/police-the-murder-by-numbers-tf6q8vk.html](http://www.letssingit.com/?http://www.letssingit.com/police-the-murder-by-numbers-tf6q8vk.html) ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/239 "2004-04-19T19:53:24Z")
> [@cityboy916](#): > > Well _Every Breath You Take_ and _Wrapped Around Your Finger_ have already been mentioned, but some of the other songs on that album (Synchronicity) are creepy too. In fact, the title song (_[Synchronicity 2](http://www.lyricsdepot.com/the-police/synchronicity.html)_), itself, is rather dark and depressing. Here’s the first verse: _Another suburban family morning Grandmother screaming at the wall We have to shout above the din of our rice crispies We can’t hear anything at all Mother chants her litany of boredom and frustration But we all know her suicides are fake Daddy only stares into the distance There’s only so much more that he can take Many miles away Something crawls from the slime At the bottom of a dark Scottish lake_ ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639/240 "2004-04-19T21:28:56Z")
> [@Tenar](#): > > If I get logged out again I’m going to SCREAM. > > Let’s try this again… > > Was anyone else as creeped out as I always was by this sick song we used to sing in Catholic church? > > “Sons of God > hear his Holy Word, > Gather 'round the table of the Lord > Eat his bo-dee! Drink His blooood! > And we’ll sing a song of love > Hale-luuu, Hale-luuu, Hale-luuu, Hale-luuuuia!” > > Sheesh. Oh man, that’s unpleasant. They made us sing one at camp (religious camp; no fun campfire songs) that had a chorus like this: “And I don’t want to see them burn While I’m alive in the sky” It was supposed to make you evangelize like crazy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-songs-that-no-one-notices-are-actually-creepy/233639.md?page=13)