# Speak to me in succinct song lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 26, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666 "2014-06-26T02:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 115
**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:** [October 30, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2281 "2014-10-30T02:50:31Z")
Black and orange stray cat sittin’ on a fence Ain’t got enough dough to pay the rent I’m flat broke, but I don’t care I strut right by with my tail in the air ---
**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:** [October 30, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2282 "2014-10-30T02:53:03Z")
I’m a man of means, by no means King of the road ---
**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:** [October 30, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2283 "2014-10-30T02:58:09Z")
got old floors to wax and scrub And there’s a dirty old ring in the tub I’ll get a maid someday But till then I’m queen of the house ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2284 "2014-10-30T03:12:23Z")
I was thinking that maybe I’d get a maid Find a place nearby for her to stay. Just someone to keep my house clean, Fix my meals and go 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:** [October 30, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2285 "2014-10-30T03:16:07Z")
Everybody ought to have a maid, Everybody ought to have a working girl, Everybody ought to have a lurking girl To putter about the house. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2286 "2014-10-30T04:09:27Z")
She works hard for the money So you better treat her right ---
**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:** [October 30, 2014, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2287 "2014-10-30T04:52:02Z")
Treat me right Treat me right Open your eyes, maybe you’ll see the light ---
**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:** [October 30, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2288 "2014-10-30T11:48:33Z")
Don’t leave false illusions behind Don’t cry 'cause I ain’t changing my mind ---
**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:** [October 30, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2289 "2014-10-30T13:02:36Z")
> [@CheshireKat](#): > > Don’t treat me, baby, like your > Any old alley cat > Alley cat [Lord forbid. :D] We scale the face of reason to find at least one sign That could reveal the true dimension of life lest we forget. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2014, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2290 "2014-10-30T13:17:16Z")
😃 If you are near, I want to know. I see your cold body, but I feel your soul. Give me a sign, give me a sign. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2291 "2014-10-30T17:30:56Z")
Turn it up, that’s enough, so you know it’s got soul ---
**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:** [October 30, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2292 "2014-10-30T18:23:13Z")
I learned we earned, got no concern Instead we burned so where the hell is our return? Plain and simp the system’s a pimp But I refuse to be a ho Who stole the soul? ---
**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:** [October 30, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2293 "2014-10-30T18:33:14Z")
And I’ve been searching for something Taken out of my soul Something I would never lose Something somebody stole ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2294 "2014-10-30T18:36:50Z")
We ain’t going to the party We ain’t going to the game We ain’t going to the disco Ain’t gonna cruise down main We’re stealing people’s mail ---
**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:** [October 30, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2295 "2014-10-30T19:47:26Z")
Why don’t you write me, I’m out in the jungle, I’m hungry to hear you ---
**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:** [October 30, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2296 "2014-10-30T20:22:51Z")
George, George, George of the Jungle Strong as he can be. George, George, George of the Jungle. Watch out for that tree. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2297 "2014-10-30T21:49:54Z")
'Cos the only time that I feel at ease Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree Oh what a life of luxury to be like an ape man ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2298 "2014-10-30T21:51:52Z")
Tweeter and the Monkey Man were hard up for cash They stayed up all night selling cocaine and hash To an undercover cop who had a sister named Jan For reasons unexplained she loved the Monkey Man ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2299 "2014-10-30T21:58:57Z")
Well, I am just a monkey man I’m glad you are a monkey woman too ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2300 "2014-10-30T22:07:45Z")
(that was the other song I considered) Now I’m the king of the swingers, boy, a jungle VIP I’ve reached the top and had to stop and that’s what botherin’ me I wanna be a man, mancub, and stroll right into town And be just like the other men, I’m tired of monkeyin’ around! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=114) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=116)