The Deftones revealed that their song “Digital Bath” is about the singer’s fantasy of killing a girl in the bathtub by electrocution. I always thought it was a song about getting high.
Shoo Fly Pie (Partial lyrics)
If you wanna do right by your appetite,
If you’re fussy about your food,
Take a choo-choo today, head New England way,
And we’ll put you in the happiest mood. with:
Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy
Makes your eyes light up,
Your tummy say “Howdy.”
Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy
I never get enough of that wonderful stuff.
My dad and aunt used to sing this (and other funny songs from the 30s and 40s) all the time.
John Lithgow did a children’s record of silly-ish songs from the 30s and 40s:
Singin’ In The Bathtub (Sony Wonder, 1999) is the latest release in Sony Wonder’s Family Artist Series. It stars the zany-but-lovable John Lithgow, a.k.a. High Commander Dick Solomon, the professor from another planet on NBC’s hit comedy series 3rd Rock From The Sun. This is not Lithgow’s first venture into children’s music. In 1990 he released the video John Lithgow’s Kid-Size Concert after years of playing for kids. “When my first son was born, I taught myself to play guitar because I loved the idea of playing and singing for my own baby,” he says. Lithgow sings some hilarious songs accompanied by the music of Bill Elliott’s Swing Orchestra, a band that models its sound after the style of the great dance bands from the late '30s and early ‘40s. Lithgow seems to be having a great time as he croons his way through these songs. They are full of playful lyrics. “Everybody Eats When They Come To My House” is a rhyming extravaganza. Other fun songs include “From The Indies To The Andes In His Undies,” the standards “A–You’re Adorable” and “Swinging On A Star,” and the folk music classic “I Had A Rooster.” Lithgow also sings his own “Big Kids,” which he’s been performing for years. In all there are fourteen very swingin’ and light-hearted songs which will have very little ones dancing, older kids getting goofy with the lyrics, and adults swinging and singing along.
I saw him perform it on TV one day…it was maaahvelous. I recommend it to anyone with little kids.
“Savoy Truffle” by the Beatles is about Eric Clapton’s sweet tooth.
I know a girl called Rama-lama-lama-lama-ding-dong