Patient:
For so long I trailed you
Now here I am, but I can't stand
With these jellybones

Checked myself into emergency, urgently
Drove up in my bone Camaro, thinking only about you
The doctor walked her crew of surgeons to the table where I lay
I came to, and my knee-caps were off
They were soft, I had jellybones

Doctor:
I woke him up and broke the news
After everything was sewn
I said: "Son, you've got a full-blown case
Of what is known as jellybones"

Jelly [x9]
Jellybones

But this is love so we'll survive


Lyrics submitted by jsparisinflames, edited by Mellow_Harsher, salamandoor

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  • +4
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    what's so bad about being gay? you've outright offended me, miss.

    yes, alden penner is a confirmed homosexual. the rest of them? well, i guess that's their business.

    this is a great song. it's probably my favorite of theirs.

    LittleUnicornBoyon January 02, 2005   Link
  • +2
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    "But this is love so we'll survive" is repeated a bunch of times at the end. (Just thought I'd throw that in.) This song is so much fun to listen to.

    hakon December 19, 2004   Link
  • +2
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    1)you obviously didn't get the play on words. bone marrow + camaro = bone camarrow

    xxblackoctoberxxon September 17, 2006   Link
  • +1
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    iluvmyfender129 you're quite the discriminating fuck, aren't you? i hope they are gay just so they lose shitty fans like you.

    ][a proud lesbian][

    shwaydayon February 17, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    This song is so much fun

    sweetadelineon June 02, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    you said it =)

    molarbearon June 16, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    i think this song is about being in love.. "jellybones" = weak in the knees. he even says when he came to his knee-caps were off.

    _autonomyon June 17, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    jelly jelly jelly bones. <3 i think that says it.

    twiztedkandyon October 19, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    A masterpiece of a song which they somehow managed to fit into 2 minutes and some odd seconds.

    issgonrainon October 26, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    Simple love song with a fun twist.

    The Unicorns are lovely.

    oh_doctor_doctoron November 06, 2004   Link

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