# 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:** 243
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4841 "2015-12-11T02:16:42Z")
We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round We filled his head with cannon balls, and powdered his behind And when we touched the powder off the gator lost his mind ---
**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:** [December 11, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4842 "2015-12-11T02:22:53Z")
So I turned around and forty thousand headmen bit the dirt Firing twenty shotguns each and man, it really hurt But luckily for me they had to stop and then reload And by the time they’d done that I was heading down the road ---
**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:** [December 11, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4843 "2015-12-11T02:41:23Z")
I said, shotgun! Shoot 'em 'fore they run now Do the jerk, baby Do the dirty now Hey! ---
**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:** [December 11, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4844 "2015-12-11T17:42:17Z")
Hey little sister what have you done Hey little sister who’s the only one Hey little sister who’s your superman Hey little sister who’s the one you want Hey little sister shot gun! It’s a nice day to start again It’s a nice day for a white wedding ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4845 "2015-12-12T01:29:19Z")
There was a little man and he had a little gun And his bullets were made of lead, lead, lead ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4846 "2015-12-12T03:01:38Z")
Happiness is a warm gun Happiness is a warm gun When I hold you in my arms And I feel my finger on your trigger I know no one can do me no harm ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4847 "2015-12-12T15:09:13Z")
And happiness is being alone every now and then. And happiness is coming home again. Happiness is morning and evening, Daytime and nighttime too. For happiness is anyone and anything at all That’s loved by you. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4848 "2015-12-12T18:53:57Z")
Is everybody happy? Well are you happy? We’re having a party-and everyone’s welcome- And if you’ve got no friends-I’m sure we’ll invent some It’s things and then it’s places Not people and their faces It’s things and then it’s places Not people and their faces. And are you happy? ---
**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:** [December 13, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4849 "2015-12-13T00:27:31Z")
“Is everybody happy?” cried the Sergeant, looking up. Our hero feebly answered “yes,” and then they stood him up. He leaped right out into the blast, his static line unhooked. He ain’t gonna jump no more. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2015, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4850 "2015-12-13T01:39:18Z")
“Is everybody happy?” You bet your life we are! ---
**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:** [December 13, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4851 "2015-12-13T23:14:46Z")
When I say I love you you say you better You better you better you bet When I say I need you you say you better You better you better you bet ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4852 "2015-12-14T03:09:17Z")
‘Cause all you women is low down gamblers, Cheatin’ like I don’t know how, But baby, baby, there’s fever in the funk house now. This low down bitchin’ got my poor feet a itchin’, Don’t you know you know the duece is still wild. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4853 "2015-12-14T17:29:12Z")
The pleasure is to play Makes no difference what you say I don’t share your greed The only card I need is the Ace of Spades The Ace of Spades ---
**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:** [December 14, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4854 "2015-12-14T18:01:56Z")
And they think it will make their lives easier For God knows up till now it’s been hard But the game never ends when your whole world depends On the turn of a friendly card ---
**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:** [December 15, 2015, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4855 "2015-12-15T05:54:50Z")
Games people play, you take it or leave it Things that they say just don’t make it right If I’m tellin’ you the truth right now, do you believe it Games people play in the middle of the night [hey, wait a minute…] ---
**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:** [December 16, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4856 "2015-12-16T00:16:39Z")
Oh the games people play now Every night and every day now Never meaning what they say now Never saying what they mean ---
**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:** [December 16, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4857 "2015-12-16T01:46:37Z")
I did a thing last night You know those future games I turned off all the lights Oh, the future came You were by my side Will you explain-oh yeah Real rhyme or reason for those future games ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4858 "2015-12-16T01:52:50Z")
I thought by now I’d walk the moon And ride a car without no tires And have a robot run the vacuum And date a girl made out of wires I thought by now we’d live in space And eat a pill instead of dinner And wear a gas mask on our face A President of female gender ---
**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:** [December 16, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4859 "2015-12-16T14:20:01Z")
I propose the Women Wear The Pants In The Family Act This program is quite ambitious There’ll be handsome secretaries for every lady’s lap While hubby stays home washing dishes ---
**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:** [December 16, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4860 "2015-12-16T17:47:20Z")
You can tell by the way She walks that she’s my girl You can tell by the way she talks she rules the world You can see in her eyes that no one is her Chief She’s my girl my Super Girl [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=242) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=244)