# Verbose song lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 19, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244 "2010-11-19T18:44:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/201 "2010-11-23T20:24:37Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > Within the past few hours I briefed myself on current events (while channelling Dr. Beckett as portrayed by Scott Bakula) concerning a fortunate individual who had achieved a certain level of success. Despite the dolorous nature of the report, I found myself compelled to openly express mirth upon observing the accompanying graphic. This sounds like “A Day in the Life,” but I don’t get the Beckett/Bakula reference. Something to do with the massive amounts of dope Lennon was taking at the time? ETA: Excuse the simulposting, but #199 is “I Want Your Sex.” I’m not proud to know that. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/202 "2010-11-23T20:27:23Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > This sound like “A Day in the Life,” but I don’t get the Beckett/Bakula reference. Something to do with the massive amounts of dope Lennon was taking at the time? “Oh Boy!” ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/203 "2010-11-23T20:28:38Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > “Oh Boy!” Sorry–I never watched the show. ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/204 "2010-11-23T20:37:19Z")
Sheesh, **StusBlues**! A whole 9 minutes to decipher my tangle, and it took me nearly ten times that to compose it! Did anything in particular give it away, or are you _just that good_!? I bow to you nonetheless. **fuzzypickles** , I had originally started each line of the lyrics immediately below the line preceding it, but it looked like a giant wall of text, so I put spaces between each single line (thus, each “paragraph” was a single line of lyrics) to make it easier to read. Sorry for the confusion. I’ll state that I did that next time (if I do that, and I do have a few songs in mind–just precious little time!). ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/205 "2010-11-23T21:00:53Z")
A human left out an item, onto which precipitation fell. It is my personal belief that I cannot fathom this occurrence, as said item cannot be duplicated due to the inordinate amount of time that went into its construction. Further, the instructions for construction of said item are no longer available. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/206 "2010-11-23T21:04:33Z")
> [@Philster](#): > > A human left out an item, onto which precipitation fell. It is my personal belief that I cannot fathom this occurrence, as said item cannot be duplicated due to the inordinate amount of time that went into its construction. Further, the instructions for construction of said item are no longer available. This has to be “Macarthur Park.” One version is by Richard Harris; another is by Donna Summer. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/207 "2010-11-23T21:04:45Z")
> [@Philster](#): > > A human left out an item, onto which precipitation fell. It is my personal belief that I cannot fathom this occurrence, as said item cannot be duplicated due to the inordinate amount of time that went into its construction. Further, the instructions for construction of said item are no longer available. That’d be “MacArthur Park”. I think. I’ve never really heard the song–just had the lyrics quoted to me. ---
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/208 "2010-11-23T21:12:55Z")
> [@tripthicket](#): > > Sheesh, **StusBlues**! A whole 9 minutes to decipher my tangle, and it took me nearly ten times that to compose it! And yet, nobody’s even attempted a guess at these two: **A) My existence persists past the moon’s perihelion. I shall fornicate and express my passion for you until daybreak, at which time I shall depart, I shall depart.** B) Should you embark on a quest to the wilderness beyond a major American seaport, deep within a forest of tall wooden plants which never drop their leaves, you shall encounter a ramshackle cabin wherein lives a young man whose given name means “God is Gracious” and whose patronym suggests happy thoughts. Despite being illiterate, his plucked-string instrument skill is unsurpassed; one could compare his incomparable talent to the ease of striking a cup-shaped, cast iron device with a simple hammer. _–correctly guessed as “Johnny B. Goode”, originally by Chuck Berry (yes…that’s a hint.)_ **C) Were I to loiter in sync with Earth’s passage, as you presume, your reasoning is inherently flawed due to the fact that it’s a dog eat dog world. Beyond the horizon lies great treasure which yearns to be possessed by someone, anyone; and if you continue to presume that I will loiter in sync with Earth’s passage, your reasoning is not only inherently flawed but also utterly insane. Karma will prevail.** If nobody gets this next one, I’m declaring myself winner of this thread. 😃 **F) Behold! I am currently unemployed, clinically depressed, and I sense that my continued existence is becoming more and more worthless by the minute My mind overflows with consternation, as I slowly, aimlessly perambulate from one village to the next It appears that no other human being gives a damn about whether my existence continues apace, or terminates with extreme prejudice Therefore, I shall endeavor to make my existence more interesting, thusly: Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! I cannot express how the passage of time beyond the present has failed to resemble a soft, shiny metal with the atomic number 79 Every single person offering future help has failed to fulfill their obligations, and I sense extreme rage within the vital circulatory organ located beneath my sternum You cannot comprehend my dilemma, you don’t even own a Parker Brothers board game featuring Miss Scarlet, Colonel Mustard, and Professor Plum Had you the faculties to comprehend my dilemma, you would embark upon the same path which I have chosen! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! YOU DO NOT POSSESS THE FACULTIES TO COMPREHEND MY DILEMMA! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience!** ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/209 "2010-11-23T21:20:20Z")
> [@fuzzypickles](#): > > **F) Behold! I am currently unemployed, clinically depressed, and I sense that my continued existence is becoming more and more worthless by the minute > My mind overflows with consternation, as I slowly, aimlessly perambulate from one village to the next > It appears that no other human being gives a damn about whether my existence continues apace, or terminates with extreme prejudice > Therefore, I shall endeavor to make my existence more interesting, thusly: > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > I cannot express how the passage of time beyond the present has failed to resemble a soft, shiny metal with the atomic number 79 > Every single person offering future help has failed to fulfill their obligations, and I sense extreme rage within the vital circulatory organ located beneath my sternum > You cannot comprehend my dilemma, you don’t even own a Parker Brothers board game featuring Miss Scarlet, Colonel Mustard, and Professor Plum > Had you the faculties to comprehend my dilemma, you would embark upon the same path which I have chosen! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > YOU DO NOT POSSESS THE FACULTIES TO COMPREHEND MY DILEMMA! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience! > Civil disobedience! Civil Disobedience!** That’d be “Breaking the Law” by Judas Priest There I was completely wasting, out of work and down all inside it’s so frustrating as I drift from town to town feel as though nobody cares if I live or die so I might as well begin to put some action in my life Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law, breaking the law So much for the golden future, I can’t even start I’ve had every promise broken, there’s anger in my heart you don’t know what it’s like, you don’t have a clue if you did you’d find yourselves doing the same thing too Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law, breaking the law You don’t know what it’s like Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law, breaking the law Breaking the law Working on the others. And I don’t see you getting my last one, either, so put up or shut up 😉 ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/210 "2010-11-23T21:21:44Z")
208a: “Living After Midnight,” also Judas Priest That’s really the only JP song I know (I got 208f through other means), so I’ll leave 208c for someone else, preferably someone who actually listens to the band. ---
**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:** [November 23, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/211 "2010-11-23T21:32:48Z")
- I am socially quite active in various locales I attend many events and am up to date with the mores currently attractive among my peers It’s a dizzying whirl aided by my ample disposable income I do socialize quite a lot\* ---
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/212 "2010-11-23T21:50:29Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > Working on the others. And I don’t see you getting my last one, either, so put up or shut up 😉 If you’re referring to this… > [@StusBlues](#): > > Allow the situation of which we are speaking to continue in its present state or lack thereof. …I haven’t got a clue. ☹ Care to drop a hint? ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/213 "2010-11-23T21:57:05Z")
> [@fuzzypickles](#): > > If you’re referring to this… > > …I haven’t got a clue. ☹ Care to drop a hint? Think Adam Smith. And the most contentious posts I’ve written today. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/214 "2010-11-23T23:51:27Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > - I am socially quite active > in various locales > I attend many events > and am up to date with the mores currently attractive among my peers > It’s a dizzying whirl > aided by my ample disposable income > I do socialize quite a lot\* _I Get Around_ by the Beach Boys? ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/215 "2010-11-23T23:54:06Z")
Behold! We’re at the midway point of our journey. We subsist exclusively on supplications to our deity. Wrap your metacarpals around my metacarpals; I assure you we’ll complete our journey. Behold! Subsisting on supplications to our deity! ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/216 "2010-11-23T23:56:02Z")
An easy one: Festoon the interior passages of your home with bundles of leaves and berries from the plant _Ilex Aquifolium_. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/217 "2010-11-23T23:57:26Z")
(Maybe already attempted upthread, but here goes) It was, in fact, I who engaged a firearm against the chief law enforcement officer of my jurisdiction. However, it was not I who engaged a firearm against his appointed lieutenant. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/218 "2010-11-24T00:00:12Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > (Maybe already attempted upthread, but here goes) > > It was, in fact, I who engaged a firearm against the chief law enforcement officer of my jurisdiction. However, it was not I who engaged a firearm against his appointed lieutenant. **I Shot the Sheriff** ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/219 "2010-11-24T00:01:08Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > (Maybe already attempted upthread, but here goes) > > It was, in fact, I who engaged a firearm against the chief law enforcement officer of my jurisdiction. However, it was not I who engaged a firearm against his appointed lieutenant. I Shot the Sheriff, one version by Bob Marley, another version by Eric Clapton. ETA on preview: **Oakminster** beat me to it! ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/220 "2010-11-24T00:07:14Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > An easy one: > > Festoon the interior passages of your home with bundles of leaves and berries from the plant _Ilex Aquifolium_. :mad::pDeck the Halls!:mad::p\* \*going for Christmas decor here [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244.md?page=12)