Uncontrollable Urge

Devo

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Got an urge, got a surge and it's outta control
Got an urge I want to purge 'cause I'm losing control

Uncontrollable urge I want to tell you all about it
Got an uncontrollable urge, it makes me scream and shout it

(He's got an uncontrollable urge) I've got an uncontrollable urge
(He's got an uncontrollable urge) I've got an uncontrollable

It's got style, it's got class
So strong, I can't let it pass I gotta tell you all about it
I gotta scream and shout it

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Got an urge, got a surge and it's outta control now
Got an urge I want to purge 'cause I'm losing control
Uncontrollable urge I want to tell you all about it
Got an uncontrollable urge, it makes me scream and shout it
That's right!

(He's got an uncontrollable urge) I've got an uncontrollable urge
(He's got an uncontrollable urge) I've got an uncontrollable

It's got style, it's got class
So strong, I can't let it pass I gotta tell you all about it
I gotta scream and shout it

I got an uncontrollable urge I want to tell you all about it
An uncontrollable urge make me scream and shout and I say yeah
He's says yeah!
And I say yeah-yeah
He says yeah-yeah!
And I say yeah
Yeah!
And I say yeah-yeah
Yeah-yeah!

And I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!


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Uncontrollable Urge Lyrics as written by Mark Allen Mothersbaugh

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    Mark Mothersbaugh telling John Lennon story regarding this song. youtube.com/watch

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