# 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:** 438
**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, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8741 "2017-07-01T22:26:24Z")
All your life you had to stand in line Still you’re standing on your feet All your choices made you change your mind Now your calender’s complete Don’t wait for answers Just take your chances Don’t ask me why ---
**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 1, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8742 "2017-07-01T23:41:27Z")
Ba ba ba ba baa, ba ba ba ba baa Honey I’m still free Take a chance on me Gonna do my very best, baby can’t you see Gotta put me to the test, take a chance on me (Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me) ---
**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:** [July 2, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8743 "2017-07-02T14:13:15Z")
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann (take my hand) Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann You’ve got me rockin’ and a-rollin’ Rockin’ and a-reelin’ Barbara Ann Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann ---
**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 2, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8744 "2017-07-02T15:30:07Z")
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want He makes me down to lie Through pastures green he leadeth me the silent waters by With bright knives he releaseth my soul He maketh me to hang on hooks in high places He converteth me to lamb cutlets For lo,m he hath great power and great hunger When cometh the day we lowly ones Through quiet reflection and great dedication ---
**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:** [July 2, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8745 "2017-07-02T16:53:50Z")
Ba ba ba ba Ba ba ba ba We believe, we believe 'Cause we felt it burning in our hearts Ba ba ba ba Ba ba ba ba And it’s true, yes it’s true If it gets us all through the night For the rest of our lives _Wie Schafe zur Schlachtbank geführt_ ---
**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 2, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8746 "2017-07-02T18:29:45Z")
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba, I wanna be sedated Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba, I wanna be sedated ---
**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 2, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8747 "2017-07-02T21:22:26Z")
Behind the veil is a sea yeah Only entered into chemically Anaesthesia down so deep Anaesthesia’s numbing Anaesthesia’s coming to you I don’t know why Seems like I’m flying Underground with 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 3, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8748 "2017-07-03T14:40:05Z")
(You glitter) I’m fickle (You glitter) I’m cold (You shiver) I’m shallow (You drive me wild You drive me wild) You fill me with inertia ---
**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 3, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8749 "2017-07-03T19:40:19Z")
You say either and I say either You say neither and I say neither Either, either, neither, neither Let’s call the whole thing off You like potato and I like potahto You like tomato and I like tomahto Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto Let’s call the whole thing off ---
**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 3, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8750 "2017-07-03T23:41:33Z")
There ain’t nothin’ in the world that I like better Than bacon 'n lettuce 'n home grown tomatoes Up in the morning, out in the garden Get you a ripe one, don’t get a hard 'un Plant 'em in the spring, eat ‘em in the summer All winter without ‘em is a culinary bummer I forget all about the sweatin’ and the diggin’ Every time I go out and pick me a big 'un ---
**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 4, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8751 "2017-07-04T02:21:03Z")
Plant a radish. Get a radish. Never any doubt. That’s why I love vegetables; You know what you’re about! ---
**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:** [July 4, 2017, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8752 "2017-07-04T10:14:46Z")
Where’s the check, get me the waiter, I’m not gonna stay. Plant you now, dig you later, I’m on my way. My regret couldn’t be greater At having to scram, Plant you now, dig you later, I’m on the lam. ---
**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 5, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8753 "2017-07-05T14:13:59Z")
Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey A kiddley divey too, wouldn’t you? Yes! Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey A kiddley divey too, wouldn’t you? If the words sound queer and funny to your ear, a little bit jumbled and jivey Sing “Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy” ---
**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 5, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8754 "2017-07-05T17:35:40Z")
Brainwashed children, women and men Mindless sheeple in their pens Conform, obey, must fit in Wait for the chip under the skin Fuck that shit! Open your eyes! I see through their fucking lies Won’t be a cog in their machine Do you know what I fucking mean? ---
**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 5, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8755 "2017-07-05T17:45:33Z")
While shepherds watched Their flocks by night All seated on the ground The angel of the Lord came down And glory shone around And glory shone around “Fear not,” he said, For mighty dread Had seized their troubled minds “Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind, To you and all mankind.” ---
**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 6, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8756 "2017-07-06T01:15:50Z")
It’s a long and a dusty road, a hot and a heavy load The folks I meet ain’t always kind Some are bad, some are good Some have done the best they could Some have tried to ease my troublin’ mind ---
**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 6, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8757 "2017-07-06T01:15:59Z")
Fear the Angels Holocaust, they’re screaming Dreams of pain forever entering your head Death and hatred loathing, on mankind it feeds Earth is dead and gone now, we’ve brought it to an end ---
**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 6, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8758 "2017-07-06T01:27:30Z")
Day of wrath, O day of mourning! See fulfilled the Prophet’s warning, Heaven and earth in ashes burning. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8759 "2017-07-06T02:59:14Z")
And the birdcage was eventually opened A great flock of nuns flew away (Meeting no one’s expectations) And the saints who had slept on a head of a pin Came down from the sky at the end of all days And the city stood In a glowing splendor 'Til her ashes were laid in an urn Beneath a fast food counter I will return ---
**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 6, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8760 "2017-07-06T13:22:48Z")
Oh, folks but lately I hae been spotted With a Big Mac on my breath Stumbling into a Colonel Sanders With a face as white as death I’m aftraid someday they’ll find me Just stretched out on my bed With a handful of Pringles potato chips And a Ding Dong by my head. In the daytime I’m Mr Natural Just as healthy as I can be But at night I’m a junk food junkie Good lord have pity on me [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=437) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=439)