# 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:** 201
**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 22, 2015, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4001 "2015-07-22T12:19:27Z")
It`s not the tree that forsakes the flower But the flower that forsakes the tree Someday I`ll learn to love these scars Still fresh from the red-hot blade of your words How blind can you be, don`t you see That the gambler lost all he does not have ---
**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 22, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4002 "2015-07-22T14:20:05Z")
There’s a place in the world for a gambler, There’s a burden only he can bear ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4003 "2015-07-22T16:54:22Z")
And somewhere in the darkness The gambler he broke even And in his final words I found an ace that I could keep ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4004 "2015-07-22T20:48:46Z")
So keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side Keep on the sunny side of life It will help you everyday it will brighten all the way If you’ll keep on the sunny side of life. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4005 "2015-07-22T22:52:18Z")
When my Uncle Sonny blew back into town Said, “I’ll just go for a ride and have a look around.” And he took off his fedora and stuck his fingers in the crown And he pulled out twenty dollars and he laid that money down ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4006 "2015-07-23T02:05:28Z")
You don’t need a penny just to hang around But if you’ve got a nickel, won’t you lay your money down? Over on the corner there’s a happy noise People come from all around to watch the magic boy ---
**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 23, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4007 "2015-07-23T03:17:12Z")
Well you know that I’m not a gambler But I’m being gambled on They put in a nickel and I sing a little song Da-da-da-da They put in a nickel and I sing a little song ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4008 "2015-07-23T06:03:05Z")
What would you think if I sang out of tune Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song And I’ll try not to sing out of key ---
**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 23, 2015, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4009 "2015-07-23T12:25:22Z")
Listening to you, I get the music Gazing at you, I get the heat Following you, I climb the mountain I get excitement at your feet ---
**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:** [July 23, 2015, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4010 "2015-07-23T12:41:26Z")
Listen to what the flower people say Listen! It’s getting louder every day Listen! It’s like a bolt out of the blue Listen! It could be calling out for you ---
**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 23, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4011 "2015-07-23T13:33:19Z")
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailor? The voice might be one and the same. I’ve heard it too many times to ignore it ---
**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:** [July 23, 2015, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4012 "2015-07-23T13:36:57Z")
So hoist up the John B’s sail See how the main sail sets Call for the Captain ashore Let me go home, let me go home I want to go home, let me go home Why don’t you let me go home ---
**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 23, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4013 "2015-07-23T18:38:39Z")
If you return me to my home port, I will kiss you mother earth. Take me back now, take me back now, To the port of my birth. I’m your captain, yeah yeah yeah yeah I’m getting closer to my home ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4014 "2015-07-23T22:28:22Z")
Seventy-three men sailed up From the San Francisco Bay, Rolled off of their ship And here’s what they had to say. "We’re callin’ everyone to ride along To another shore, ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4015 "2015-07-24T01:30:53Z")
There’s a port on a western bay’ And it serves a hundred ships a day. Lonely sailors pass the time away And talk about their homes. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4016 "2015-07-24T01:56:28Z")
Hear the Rime of the Ancient Mariner See his eye as he stops one of three Mesmerizes one of the wedding guests, “Stay here and listen to the nightmares of the Sea.” And the music plays on, as the bride passes by Caught by his spell and the Mariner tells his tale ---
**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 24, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4017 "2015-07-24T14:57:21Z")
Now his love`s a memory A ghost in the fog He sets the sails one last time Saying farewell to the world Anchor to the water Seabed far below ---
**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 24, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4018 "2015-07-24T16:35:25Z")
Take a trip on a rocket ship, baby, where the sea is the sky I know the guy who runs the place and he’s out of sight Flying Dutchman are you out there? Flying Dutchman are you out there, Flying Dutchman? ---
**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 24, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4019 "2015-07-24T19:48:44Z")
I don’t know when, but I wish I knew where. Quick calculation, there’s not nearly enough. Because we’re lost, because we’re lost. Cold desert stars, feel them sparkle and frost, They are so lost. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4020 "2015-07-24T21:08:16Z")
If you’re lost and alone Or you’re sinking like a stone. Carry on. May your past be the sound Of your feet upon the ground. Carry on. Carry on, carry on [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=200) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=202)