# 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:** 194
**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:** [June 27, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3861 "2015-06-27T16:12:09Z")
> [@CheshireKat](#): > > :: _You have a very mean streak, Annie-Xmas. It will take me days to get that song out of my head_ :mad: :: You’re just figuring that out?😃 Jacob was the founder of a whole new nation Thanks to the number of children he had He was also known as Israel, but most of the time His sons and his wives used to call him Dad. Jacob, Jacob and sons, Men of the soil, of the sheaf and crook Jacob, Jacob and sons, A remarkable family in anyone’s book. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3862 "2015-06-27T18:08:52Z")
Head over heels for my little girl And here you are, that’s all that matters ‘Cause heaven was waitin’ at the top of Jacob’s ladder Oh, an angel was waitin’ at the top of Jacob’s ladder ---
**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:** [June 27, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3863 "2015-06-27T20:32:21Z")
The gifts you bring are fire, and your dreams they turned to dust Your flying days are over and your wings have turned to rust If I didn’t know better, I’d say all you had is lost Because Rusty Angels they can’t fly Rusty Angels gonna die, yeah ---
**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:** [June 27, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3864 "2015-06-27T23:05:19Z")
Baby left as she lost her breath Hastens off to some unknown death Trapped inside under painted eyes Takes herself into the new sunrise And you fly, she pointed up into the sky And you can touch them if you try And you fly ---
**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:** [June 28, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3865 "2015-06-28T01:50:41Z")
I want to fly like an eagle To the sea Fly like an eagle Let my spirit carry me I want to fly like an eagle Till I’m free ---
**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:** [June 28, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3866 "2015-06-28T19:25:12Z")
Big ol’ jet airliner Don’t carry me too far away Oh, oh, big ol’ jet airliner Cause it’s here that I’ve got to stay ---
**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:** [June 28, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3867 "2015-06-28T19:51:38Z")
Truckin’, I’m a goin’ home. Whoa whoa baby, back where I belong, Back home, sit down and patch my bones, and get back truckin’ on. Hey now get back truckin’ home. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3868 "2015-06-28T20:02:38Z")
oh there’s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18 wheels on a big-rig and they’re rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ ---
**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:** [June 29, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3869 "2015-06-29T01:37:59Z")
Keep rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, Though the streams are swollen, Keep them dogies rollin’, rawhide. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3870 "2015-06-29T05:02:37Z")
Big wheel keep on turnin’ Proud Mary keep on burnin’ Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river ---
**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:** [June 29, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3871 "2015-06-29T21:43:56Z")
Old black water, keep on rollin’ Mississippi moon, won’t you keep on shinin’ on me ---
**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:** [June 29, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3872 "2015-06-29T22:29:25Z")
Sweet home Alabama Where the skies are so blue Sweet Home Alabama Lord, I’m coming home to 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:** [June 30, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3873 "2015-06-30T21:24:28Z")
Oh, come on Bill Oh, come on Bill Come on and marry me Bill I got the wedding bell blues Please marry me Bill I got the wedding bell blues ---
**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:** [June 30, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3874 "2015-06-30T21:34:40Z")
Big Bad Bill don’t fight anymore, no, no, no He’s doin’ the dishes, moppin’ up that floor, yes he is Well, he used to go out drinkin’ lookin’ for a fight Now he gotta see that sweet woman every night Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now ---
**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:** [June 30, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3875 "2015-06-30T21:40:20Z")
William’s hands were shaking as he took his glass of wine And I could see we both felt the same. When his eyes met mine I said, “'Who we love and why we love, it’s hard to understand So let’s just sit here on the couch and face this, man to man” ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3876 "2015-06-30T23:51:15Z")
Twas in the merry month of May The green buds were a swelling Sweet William on his deathbed lay For the love of Barbara Allen ---
**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:** [July 1, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3877 "2015-07-01T00:02:44Z")
It’s May, it’s May, the lusty month of May That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray Tra la, it’s here, that shocking time of year When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear ---
**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:** [July 1, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3878 "2015-07-01T00:16:07Z")
Who will go down to those shady groves And summon the shadows there And tie a ribbon on those sheltering arms In the springtime of the year ---
**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:** [July 1, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3879 "2015-07-01T01:09:07Z")
It’s cold and it’s getting colder. It’s gray and white and winter all around. And oh, I must be getting older, all this snow is trying to get me down. There’s a fire in the corner slowly dying, sometimes I just don’t feel like going on anymore. And yet I know it’s more than worth the waiting for another chance to see the summer sun, come on, shine on me. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3880 "2015-07-01T02:19:39Z")
Well, I’ve been afraid of changing 'cause I built my life around you But time makes you bolder Children get older I’m getting older, too [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=193) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=195)