Weep Day

They Might Be Giants

I never went to the tropical island
Though everybody said they saw me there
And it wasn't me you punched a hole in
At the West German protest march

Simultaneous events don't happen
We are isolated temporally
And a part is never called a whole thing
Though it bothers it to know it's so

Every man is made of two opinions
Every woman has a second half
And it's Samba time for Tambo and Weep Day for Urine Man
(Samba time for Tambo and Weep Day for Urine Man)
Yes it's Samba time for Tambo and Weep Day for Urine Man
(Samba time for Tambo and Weep Day for Urine Man)

I didn't write the words you hear me singing (Didn't write the words you hear me singing)
I didn't sing the line before this one (Didn't sing the line before this one)
You were not the one I was addressing (You were not the one I was addressing)
That person took a train to Africa (Africa)

Where he met the consulate from Belgium
Who is now a hermit in a cave
Who is pitching for the Oakland Raiders
Striking out the batter she became

Every man is made of two opinions
Every woman has a second half
And it's Samba time for Tambo and Weep Day for Urine Man
(Samba time for Tambo and Weep Day for Urine Man)
Yes it's Samba time for Tambo and Weep Day for Urine Man
(Samba time for Tambo and Weep Day for Urine Man) (x2)
Weep Day for Urine Man (x3)
Weep Day (x6)
Weep


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Weep Day Lyrics as written by John Linnell John Flansburgh

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    ha, this is one of my favorite tmbg songs. I can't believe no one has commented. Just a ridiculous song with an amazing ending.

    Foundation4lifeon March 10, 2006   Link
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    This all came about because they happened upon an old Bob Dylan compilation record where the song title "Mr. Tambourine Man" wouldn't fit on one line of the back cover, so it kind of looked like "Mr. Tambo- urine Man".

    destroyalltacoson March 17, 2008   Link

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