# 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:** 301
**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 5, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6001 "2016-06-05T15:31:18Z")
Well it was kind of cold that night, She stood alone on her balcony Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by, Out on 441 like waves crashin’ on the beach And for one desperate moment There he crept back in her memory God it’s so painful when something that’s so close Is still so far out of reach ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6002 "2016-06-05T20:04:05Z")
I really hate to have to spend my time at work My job is very boring, Im an office clerk The only thing that helps me pass the time away is knowing I’ll be back at Echo Beach someday Echo Beach, far away in time Echo Beach, far away in time ---
**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 5, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6003 "2016-06-05T21:07:54Z")
Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air And deep beneath the rolling waves in labyrinths of coral caves The echo of a distant tide comes willowing across the sand And everything is green and submarine ---
**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 5, 2016, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6004 "2016-06-05T23:32:29Z")
Will there never be a prince Who rides along the sea and the mountains? Scattering the sand and the foam into amethyst fountains Riding up the hills from the beach in the long summer grass Holding the sun in his hands and shattering the isinglass? [Judy Collins, Albatross] ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6005 "2016-06-06T01:38:48Z")
Green grass and high tides forever Castles of stone, souls and glory Lost faces say we adore you As kings and queens bow and play for 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 6, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6006 "2016-06-06T13:11:44Z")
And if she asks you why, you can tell her that I told you That I’m tired of castles in the air I’ve got a dream I want the world to share And castle walls just lead me to despair Hills of forest green where the mountains touch the sky Dream come true, I’ll live there till I die I’m asking you to say my last goodbye The love we knew ain’t worth another try ---
**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 6, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6007 "2016-06-06T16:29:55Z")
I close my eyes to disguise the fear from inside, Trembling within my own mind, I find no place to hide. Stars of tomorrow shine through the grey mist that has gone. I wish that this trip to the fair had never begun. A trip to the fair, but nobody was there. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6008 "2016-06-06T16:38:32Z")
Mouse on a stick is a dandy meal Something cackles in a cage on wheels Gulliver’s monkey toss through the tire Three legged lizard boy swallows fire Show barkers call your name Large evil clown eyes peer down Lights put you in a trance Welcome to the midnight carnival ---
**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 6, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6009 "2016-06-06T16:42:11Z")
All the stalactites and vicious vertebrae Hunt the stalagmites while laryngitis slay All that parasites that come from Paraguay in the spring Snarling equinox among the rocks will seize you And the Fahrenheit comes out at night to freeze you Wild duodenum are lurking in the trees And the jungle swarms with green apostrophes Oh, the Amazon is calling 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 6, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6010 "2016-06-06T19:57:44Z")
Welcome to the jungle we got fun and games We got everything you want honey, we know the names We are the people that can find whatever you may need If you got the money honey we got your disease In the jungle, welcome to the jungle Watch it bring you to your sha na na na na knees knees I wanna watch you bleed ---
**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 6, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6011 "2016-06-06T22:58:35Z")
Just say a word and the boys will be right there: with claws at your back to send a chill through the night air. Is it so frightening to have me at your shoulder? Thunder and lightning couldn’t be bolder. I’ll write on your tombstone, ``I thank you for dinner.’’ This game that we animals play is a winner. Let’s bungle in the jungle — well, that’s all right by me. I’m a tiger when I want love, but I’m a snake if we disagree. ---
**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 6, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6012 "2016-06-06T23:22:28Z")
He’s free as the breeze, He’s always at ease. He lives in the jungle And hangs by his knees, As he swings through trees Without a trapeze, In his BVD’s. ---
**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 7, 2016, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6013 "2016-06-07T05:45:24Z")
Jungle life, I’m far away from nowhere On my own like Tarzan Boy Hide and seek, I play along while rushing 'cross the forest Monkey business on a sunny afternoon Jungle life, I’m living in the open Native beat that carries on Burning bright, a fire that blows a signal to the sky I sit and wonder, does the message get to you? Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh… ---
**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 7, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6014 "2016-06-07T13:34:11Z")
When he gets in a scrape, he makes his escape with the help of his friend, an ape named Ape. Then away he’ll schlep on his elephant Shep While Fella and Ursula\* Stay in step. Well…George, George George of the Jungle, Friend to you and me. Watch out for that tree. ---
**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 7, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6015 "2016-06-07T13:37:38Z")
He’s not aquatic, so how’s this for a re-action? He’s a furry little ringed tail, who hasn’t had much trai-ay-ing! He’s got a tail, and no gills! And he’s got some real mad skills And the villains scream, whenever they hear him say… He’s Larry, Larry the Lemur! ---
**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 7, 2016, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6016 "2016-06-07T13:39:46Z")
And now Rocky Raccoon he fell back in his room Only to find Gideon’s bible Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt To help with good Rocky’s revival, ah Oh yeah, yeah ---
**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 7, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6017 "2016-06-07T21:45:14Z")
He hears the silence howling, catches angels as they fall And the all time winner has got him by the balls Oh, he picks up Gideon’s Bible, open at page one I thank God, he stole the handle And the train, it won’t stop going No way to slow down ---
**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 7, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6018 "2016-06-07T23:14:44Z")
I wish that I was stronger Could keep my head for longer I sit and watch my fear But it won’t disappear I can dream myself away Lose myself for days And the train rushes past Like a day gone too fast All I know all I know all I know Is here and now ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6019 "2016-06-08T04:31:11Z")
People say I’m lazy Dreaming my life away Well they give me all kinds of advice Designed to enlighten me When I tell them that I’m doing fine watching shadows on the wall “Don’t you miss the big time boy, you’re no longer on the ball?” ---
**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 8, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6020 "2016-06-08T05:05:39Z")
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