# 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:** 64
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1261 "2014-08-27T04:53:07Z")
I don’t have a drinking problem 'cept when I can’t get a drink And I wish you’d have known her, we were quite a pair ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1262 "2014-08-27T12:21:54Z")
Where can a soldier get himself a drink Forget the noise forget the stink And the opium is running pretty low Because when the pain comes back I don’t want to know ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1263 "2014-08-27T14:04:13Z")
And my belly is craving, I got a shakin’ in my head, Feel like I’m dyin’ and I wish I was dead. If I lived till tomorrow that’ll be a long time, But I’ll reel and I’ll fall and rise on cod’ine And it’s real, and it’s real, one more time. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1264 "2014-08-27T14:10:20Z")
Here I lie in my hospital bed Tell me, Sister Morphine, when are you coming round again? ---
**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, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1265 "2014-08-27T14:24:25Z")
She messed around with a bloke named Smokie She loved him though he was cokey He took her down to Chinatown and showed her how to kick the gong around ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1266 "2014-08-27T17:10:11Z")
The people of the town are strange And they’re proud of where they came Well, you’re talkin’ 'bout China Grove Oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh, China Grove ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1267 "2014-08-27T17:15:13Z")
And when I get excited My little China girl says Oh baby just you shut your mouth She says : sh-sh-shhh ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1268 "2014-08-27T17:21:16Z")
You see this cat Shaft is a bad mother (Shut your mouth) But I’m talkin’ about Shaft ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1269 "2014-08-27T19:03:06Z")
She got the goldmine (she got the goldmine) I got the shaft (I got the shaft) They split it right down the middle, and then they give her the better half Well it all sounds sorta funny, but it hurts too much to laugh ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1270 "2014-08-27T20:35:35Z")
She’s got a way about her Don’t know what it is, But I can’t live without her. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1271 "2014-08-27T21:06:43Z")
Love is only loneliness divided by another ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1272 "2014-08-27T22:34:09Z")
Perhaps love is like the ocean, full of conflict, full of pain Like a fire when it’s cold outside, thunder when it rains If I should live forever and all my dreams come true My memory of love will be of you ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1273 "2014-08-27T22:41:03Z")
Oh, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1274 "2014-08-28T01:23:43Z")
Smoke on the water And fire in the sky Smoke on the water ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1275 "2014-08-28T01:33:32Z")
God gave Noah the rainbow sign And then he said “It’s the fire next time” ---
**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 28, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1276 "2014-08-28T01:52:05Z")
I ran to the rock to hide my face, But the rock cried out: “No hiding place! No hiding place down here!” ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1277 "2014-08-28T01:52:46Z")
I do the rock! ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1278 "2014-08-28T02:07:58Z")
I said if I was smart that I would Save up for a piece of string And a rock to wind the string around ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1279 "2014-08-28T02:10:57Z")
I am a rock, I am an island. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/1280 "2014-08-28T03:15:23Z")
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