# 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:** 20
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/381 "2010-11-28T01:10:51Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > “YMCA” by the Village People. Correct! ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Andrew\_21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrew_21)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/382 "2010-11-28T01:13:32Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > It is of no consequence to me should you choose to refrain from dancing to the music that is currently in progress. The vocalizations that you engage in are of no more than minimal amplitude, while your failure to register sound vibrations is itself a vocalization of high volume. It is possible for me to provoke an emotional response from you, but I would not succeed if I tried to cause you to engage in cogitation. Your procreative substance can be found in the channel for refuse at the side of the road, while your amorous capacity resides in the bathroom basin. “Thick as a Brick” Jethro Tull ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/383 "2010-11-28T01:25:45Z")
Oh, crap! I just realized that I remembered the lyrics wrong for my #2. It’s probably obvious anyway, but here’s a revised version: In bygone days you were clothed splendidly. You also engaged in acts of charity towards citizens who had fallen upon hard times when you yourself were in your salad days. Do you agree that this is an accurate assessment of the situation? **Andrew 21** is correct with “Thick as a Bock.” ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/384 "2010-11-28T02:07:02Z")
In days long past the momentary observation of hosiery was regarded as a violation of propriety. Hpwever at present the Omniscient is aware that any randomly selected entity will proceed. On this date this terrestrial globe has contracted a psychosis, the _res bona_ is regarded as its inverse, and that of ebon hue appears blanched on this date, a the same time as most male persons given high regard by persons of the feminine gender are but foolish rentboys. Though my competence at courtship is minimal, I am obliged to respond to your inquiry of betrothal that indeed any randomly selected entity will, as previously noted, proceed. ---
**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 28, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/385 "2010-11-28T02:24:28Z")
> [@fuzzypickles](#): > > C) My solitary, vertical position has been observed by a prehistoric satellite, which emits sinusoidal waves in the range of 4,300 to 4,550 angstroms. Not only is my major circulatory organ bereft of somnolent ideation, but I possess no romantic relationship with any other human individual. Perchance…? _Blue Moon, You saw me standing alone, Without a dream in my heart, Without a love of my own_ Always did like the Sha Na Na cover. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/386 "2010-11-28T02:30:16Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > In days long past the momentary observation of hosiery was regarded as a violation of propriety. Hpwever at present the Omniscient is aware that any randomly selected entity will proceed. On this date this terrestrial globe has contracted a psychosis, the _res bona_ is regarded as its inverse, and that of ebon hue appears blanched on this date, a the same time as most male persons given high regard by persons of the feminine gender are but foolish rentboys. Though my competence at courtship is minimal, I am obliged to respond to your inquiry of betrothal that indeed any randomly selected entity will, as previously noted, proceed. Anything Goes, by Cole Porter. Upon occasion one will encounter difficulty self-identifying as a female in an extreme monogamous relationship. Periods of adversity coexist with a mate’s periods of pleasure while engaged in activities beyond your cognition. That said, it is imperative that affection include absolution regardless of comprehension. Said feelings of affection likewise mandate an appreciation of a mate’s accomplishments, particularly in light of the mate’s posession of attributes indicative of a mismatched 23rd chromosomal pairing. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/387 "2010-11-28T02:53:40Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > In days long past the momentary observation of hosiery was regarded as a violation of propriety. Hpwever at present the Omniscient is aware that any randomly selected entity will proceed. On this date this terrestrial globe has contracted a psychosis, the _res bona_ is regarded as its inverse, and that of ebon hue appears blanched on this date, a the same time as most male persons given high regard by persons of the feminine gender are but foolish rentboys. Though my competence at courtship is minimal, I am obliged to respond to your inquiry of betrothal that indeed any randomly selected entity will, as previously noted, proceed. An indefinite variety of objects proceed towards the core; conversely, such objects also achieve egress. The objects in question include, but are not necessarily limited to, vertebrates that have not evolved the capacity to breathe on dry land, yellow fruits of the genus _Musa_, antiquated sleepwear, the meat of mature specimens of _Ovis aries_ as well as that of domestic cattle, and, of the aforementioned aquatic vertebrates, specifically certain members of the subfamily _Salmoninae_. ---
**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 28, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/388 "2010-11-28T03:41:48Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > Afternoon Delight, by, um, I think they were called something like The _Starland Vocal Band_ (but I hate you for making me think of this song!) Correct! > [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > “Wildfire” (Michael Martin Murphey) Also correct! ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/389 "2010-11-28T03:56:56Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Anything Goes, by Cole Porter. Accurate ---
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/390 "2010-11-28T04:39:23Z")
> [@tripthicket](#): > > _Blue Moon, > You saw me standing alone, > Without a dream in my heart, > Without a love of my own_ > > Always did like the Sha Na Na cover. 🙂 Correct…and correct. 🆒 ---
**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 28, 2010, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/391 "2010-11-28T05:10:44Z")
No response to #340 yet? Here’s another song from the same artist: _At week’s end I’ve been remunerated for my labors I manage money poorly and don’t count among the savers Instinctively I feel the need for exuberant behavior Saturday night and my mood has a sanguine flavor_ I am going to dance and/or commit carnal acts With destructive overtones I will move parts of my anatomy suggestively I intend to dance and/or commit carnal acts tonight\* \*had to get some rhyme into one of these things. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/392 "2010-11-28T05:53:36Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > _You terminated our relationship in the distant past > Now here you are, attempting to gain entrance to my abode > I perceive your entreaties > However I decline to admit you > I request that you return to your former location_ > [@Jackmannii](#): > > No response to #340 yet? “I Hear You Knocking,” Smiley Lewis (or Dave Edmunds) ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/393 "2010-11-28T06:38:50Z")
A. Though my biography has frequently been reported, I am simply an immature male without adequate access to pecuniary resources. I have prodigally expended my capital to obtain a supply of incoherent utterances adequate to fill an inset garment-pouch suitable for carrying small objects, such utterances being totally comprised of prevarications and jocular remarks. Nonetheless a given person perceives only those auditory stimuli which suit him, and refuses to retain any other such stimuli. B. Discrete evidences of precipitation upon floribundas and immature feline vibrissae, polished pots of element 29 suitable for stewing or boiling, moderately heated glovelike objects composed of the harvested coats of ovine ungulates, parcels wrapped in Kraft paper held in place by lightweight cords: these are samples from among my desiderata. C. My only desire was for a commodity reserved for a particular purpose, one which you considered holy or sanctified, for solely a trice to be fearless, dreadnaught, nude, in a location perpendicular to your axis of attention. On numerous occasions it has seemed to me that you shall never comprehend my person. Kindly aver that this occaion shall be perpetual in duration. ---
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/394 "2010-11-28T06:40:45Z")
A) Occasionally, individuals state that humanity is naught but a golem; containing greater quantities of crimson ichor and protein-laden sinews, as you near the poverty line. In addition, a human’s composition incorporates calcium-rich structures surrounded by a pliable cutaneous layer; solidly constructed, despite the absense of ample grey matter. What does it gain a man, to transfer 32,000 imperial pounds from his back to a conveyance vehicle? Naught, aside from greater insolvency over a single diurnal passage. I beseech the disciple of Jesus who thrice denied Him: Please, do not entreat me to advance towards your physical position, I will refuse if you do so! This faceless corporation’s general market possesses a lien on my ability to sing and dance in the manner of Motown. ---
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/395 "2010-11-28T06:43:32Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > B. Discrete evidences of precipitation upon floribundas and immature feline vibrissae, polished pots of element 29 suitable for stewing or boiling, moderately heated glovelike objects composed of the harvested coats of ovine ungulates, parcels wrapped in Kraft paper held in place by lightweight cords: these are samples from among my desiderata. _Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens; Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens; Brown paper packages tied up with strings; These are a few of…_ – “My Favorite Things”, Rodgers & Hammerstein ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/396 "2010-11-28T07:38:02Z")
> [@fuzzypickles](#): > > _Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens; > Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens; > Brown paper packages tied up with strings; > These are a few of…_ – “My Favorite Things”, Rodgers & Hammerstein Yep ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/397 "2010-11-28T07:41:38Z")
> [@fuzzypickles](#): > > A) Occasionally, individuals state that humanity is naught but a golem; containing greater quantities of crimson ichor and protein-laden sinews, as you near the poverty line. > In addition, a human’s composition incorporates calcium-rich structures surrounded by a pliable cutaneous layer; solidly constructed, despite the absense of ample grey matter. > What does it gain a man, to transfer 32,000 imperial pounds from his back to a conveyance vehicle? Naught, aside from greater insolvency over a single diurnal passage. > I beseech the disciple of Jesus who thrice denied Him: Please, do not entreat me to advance towards your physical position, I will refuse if you do so! > This faceless corporation’s general market possesses a lien on my ability to sing and dance in the manner of Motown. Some people say a man is made outta mud A poor man’s made outta muscle and blood Muscle and blood and skin and bones A mind that’s a-weak and a back that’s strong You load sixteen tons, what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don’t you call me 'cause I can’t go I owe my soul to the company store –“Sixteen Tons”, Tennessee Ernie Ford ---
**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 28, 2010, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/398 "2010-11-28T08:13:31Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > A. Though my biography has frequently been reported, I am simply an immature male without adequate access to pecuniary resources. I have prodigally expended my capital to obtain a supply of incoherent utterances adequate to fill an inset garment-pouch suitable for carrying small objects, such utterances being totally comprised of prevarications and jocular remarks. Nonetheless a given person perceives only those auditory stimuli which suit him, and refuses to retain any other such stimuli. “The Boxer,” by Simon and Garfunkel: _I am just a poor boy Though my story’s seldom told I have squandered my resistance For a pocket full of mumbles such are promises All lies and jests Still a man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest…_ ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/399 "2010-11-28T12:22:55Z")
Remains unanswered: Fifteenth letter of the alphabet, infant, infant, infant, infant, infant, Newborn, newborn, newborn, na-na-an-na-na-na-newborn, newborn, Pre-toddler, pre-toddler, pre-toddler Return, neonate, I desire to make believe the two of us are grownups who cohabitate a homestead mmm ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244/400 "2010-11-28T12:30:20Z")
\*C. My only desire was for a commodity reserved for a particular purpose, one which you considered holy or sanctified, for solely a trice to be fearless, dreadnaught, nude, in a location perpendicular to your axis of attention. On numerous occasions it has seemed to me that you shall never comprehend my person. Kindly aver that this occaion shall be perpetual in duration. \* **Is this Torn, by Natalie Imbruglia??** mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics/561244.md?page=21)