# 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:** 517
**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:** [August 27, 2019, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10321 "2019-08-27T06:28:03Z")
I could while away the hours Conferrin’ with the flowers Consultin’ with the rain And my head, I’d be scratchin’ While my thoughts were busy hatchin’ If I only had a brain ---
**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:** [August 27, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10322 "2019-08-27T13:02:27Z")
Countin’ flowers on the wall That don’t bother me at all Playin’ solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one Smokin’ cigarettes and watchin’ Captain Kangaroo Now don’t tell me I’ve nothin’ to do ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10323 "2019-08-27T13:26:24Z")
Nothing to do to save his life, call his wife in ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10324 "2019-08-27T22:43:12Z")
Let me call you sweetheart I’m in love with you Let me hear you whisper That you love me too ---
**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:** [August 28, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10325 "2019-08-28T05:16:05Z")
Goodnight, sweetheart, well it’s time to go, Goodnight, sweetheart, well it’s time to go, I hate to leave you, but I really must say, Goodnight, sweetheart, goodnight. Well, it’s three o’clock in the morning, And baby, I just can’t do right, Well, I hate to leave you, baby, I don’t mean maybe, because I love you so. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10326 "2019-08-28T17:24:11Z")
Three o’clock in the morning I’m getting ready for bed It came without a warning But I’ll be waiting for you baby I’ll be waiting for you there ---
**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:** [August 28, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10327 "2019-08-28T23:45:27Z")
It’s quarter to three, there’s no one in the place except you and me So, set ‘em up, Joe, I got a little story I think you should know We’re drinkin’, my friend, to the end of a brief episode Make it one for my baby and one more for the road ---
**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:** [August 29, 2019, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10328 "2019-08-29T00:42:30Z")
Closing time One last call for alcohol so finish your whiskey or beer. Closing time You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10329 "2019-08-29T01:25:18Z")
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10330 "2019-08-29T01:35:41Z")
No no no, I don’t drink no more I’m tired of waking up on the floor No thank you, please, it only makes me sneeze And it makes it hard to find the door ---
**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:** [August 29, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10331 "2019-08-29T03:20:52Z")
Barley wine, pink gin, He’ll drink anything, Port, pernod or tequila, Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks, As long as all his troubles disappeared. ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10332 "2019-08-29T20:13:56Z")
Strawberries, cherries and an angel’s kiss in spring My summer wine is really made from all these things Take off those silver spurs, help me pass the time And I will give to you my summer wine Oh…oh…summer wine ---
**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:** [August 29, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10333 "2019-08-29T21:41:09Z")
Love are wine It tickles the mind And I always got drunk Everytime on Love ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10334 "2019-08-29T22:32:30Z")
Scotch and soda, mud in your eye, Baby, do I feel high, Oh me, oh my, do I feel high. ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10335 "2019-08-30T19:28:54Z")
We’re an all time high We’ll change all that’s gone before Doing so much more than falling in love On an all time high We’ll take on the world and win So hold on tight, let the flight begin ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10336 "2019-08-30T19:43:30Z")
Starlight, star bright You got the lovin’ that I like Turn this crazy bird around Should not have got on this flight tonight ---
**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:** [August 30, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10337 "2019-08-30T20:13:44Z")
When the pilot informed us of what he was planning And I heard the dirty words “emergency landing” Well my brakes locked up and my wheels fell off Now it’s all I that can manage to go for a walk ---
**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:** [August 30, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10338 "2019-08-30T21:14:17Z")
Going down the Highway, He’s in front of you. The speed limit is 50, He’s going 22. He wont’ let you pass him, He won’t let you by You curse him he can’t hear you, You wish that he would die. He’s Snailman!! (Snailman) ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10339 "2019-08-30T21:20:20Z")
I’m burning up the highway early this morn I’m passing everybody oh nothing but corn Man outta my way I don’t drive with my horn Transfusion transfusion Oh nurse I’m gonna make a new resolution I’m never never never gonna speed again Put a gallon in me Alan Oh barnyard drivers are found in two classes Line crowding hogs and speeding jackasses So remember to slow down today ---
**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:** [August 30, 2019, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/10340 "2019-08-30T22:44:56Z")
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