# 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:** 410
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8181 "2017-04-07T05:47:37Z")
Do Re Mi Do Mi Do Mi Re Mi Fa Fa Mi Re Fa Mi Fa So Mi So Mi So Fa So La La So Fa La ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8182 "2017-04-07T11:30:51Z")
Mi, a name to call myself, Fa, a long, long way to run ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8183 "2017-04-07T11:50:34Z")
Whatcha tryin’ to do to my heart Whatcha tryin’ to do to my heart You go around, tellin’ lies, and now you wanna compromise Whatcha tryin’ to do to my heart You better run, you better hide, you better leave from my side, yeah ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8184 "2017-04-07T12:03:33Z")
You better run for your life if you can, little girl Hide your head in the sand, little girl Catch you with another man That’s the end, ah, little girl ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8185 "2017-04-07T13:07:49Z")
I met this girl called Lorraine who stole my heart But when I find her, I’m gonna kill her But when I find her, I’m gonna kill her But when I find her, I’m gonna kill her But when I find her, I’m gonna kill her Lorraine Lorraine Lorraine Lorraine Lorraine Lorraine Lorraine Lorraine Lorraine Lorraine Lorraine ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8186 "2017-04-07T13:08:40Z")
I used to love her, but I had to kill her I used to love her, but I had to kill her I had to put her six feet under And I can still hear her complain ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8187 "2017-04-07T14:09:31Z")
I drew a saber through her, It was a bloody knife, I threw her in the river, Which was a dreadful sight. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8188 "2017-04-07T15:02:47Z")
Cutting razors sounding violence Recalling cutthroats razor sin You’ve gone too far My dawnrazor’s falling brush the sun My dawnrazor’s falling brush the sun My dawnrazor’s falling brush the sun Our dark angel has fallen brush the sun ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8189 "2017-04-07T15:18:23Z")
I am an angel of darkness Abhorrent to those who are frail The strength inside me is my will to believe In myself, with no self-betrayal My force is my own preservation My destiny mine to control I don’t live my life to be judged by anyone Surviving intact is my role ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8190 "2017-04-07T18:44:45Z")
I don’t get mad, I don’t get even, I make sure I get ahead ---
**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8191 "2017-04-07T22:03:41Z")
A lot of people were saying things that made little sense Then the next thing you know the head of Handyman Joe Was found in the fountain of the Mayor’s residence Foul play can really get a small town going La la la la La la la lie Even God’s children all have to die ---
**Author:** ![AngeloftheNorth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelofthenorth/32/19559_2.png) [@AngeloftheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngeloftheNorth)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8192 "2017-04-07T22:12:33Z")
Now the town of Jersey City Is quieting down again, I’m sitting in a gambling club Called the Lion’s Den. The TV set was blown up, Every bit of it is gone, Ever since the nightly news show The Monkeyman was on. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8193 "2017-04-07T22:44:48Z")
Let me tell you a story About two kids in the city See they both have a problem with life and it isn’t very pretty There’s a kid called Timmy He used to be pretty witty But then too many rides on the horse got him hooked and it’s a pity Cause now he’s got a monkey He’s got a monkey can’t fight it Monkey - On his back he can’t deny it Monkey - He found a dragon that bites a hole in his arm at night Where all the money goes Monkey, monkey on his back Monkey, monkey on his back A dirty monkey ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8194 "2017-04-07T22:49:50Z")
Shake that 'ol monkey off my back Gimme my money back slip through your crack Gimme my money back sit back ---
**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:** [April 8, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8195 "2017-04-08T00:59:18Z")
The creature in the sky Got sucked in a hole Now there’s a hole in the sky And the ground’s not cold And if the ground’s not cold Everything is gonna burn We’ll all take turns, I’ll get mine too This monkey’s gone to Heaven ---
**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:** [April 8, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8196 "2017-04-08T01:43:41Z")
Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees And people say we monkey around But we’re too busy singing To put anybody down We’re just tryin’ to be friendly Come and watch us sing and play We’re the young generation And we’ve got something to say ---
**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:** [April 8, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8197 "2017-04-08T02:27:18Z")
They’ve got a pet monkey who likes to get drunky, and sing boogie woogie And it sounds real funky ---
**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:** [April 8, 2017, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8198 "2017-04-08T12:05:04Z")
Won’t you take me to Funkytown? Won’t you take me to Funkytown? ---
**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:** [April 8, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8199 "2017-04-08T12:57:18Z")
It’s gonna be a funky new year Funky new year Oh, ah, got to be a funky new year Funky new year ---
**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:** [April 8, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8200 "2017-04-08T14:35:40Z")
All is quiet on New Year’s Day A world in white gets underway I want to be with you, be with you night and day Nothing changes on New Year’s Day On New Year’s Day [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=409) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=411)