Deerhoof – Milk Man

Milk Man sleeps on the roof in the noon
Bana-na-na stabbed to the arms, weird man
Ooh-la-la

Milk Man sneaks in the house under moon
Miracle words come to a mouth you may hear
Peek-a-boo

Chorus:
Come closer
How beautiful I play sound
Boys and girls
Here I come
I get you to escape night
Boys and girls
Be mine
I'll take you to my dream land
Now you're mine
I'll take you to our dream land

Milk Man smiles to you "Hi" in a nude
"This banana stuck in my arms, oh my love"
Stabbed to the arms, ooh-la-la
Yellow one

Chorus

Boo, boo, the Milk Man
Hi, hi, he's masked man


Lyrics submitted by RoboLuncheon

"Milk Man" as written by Gregory Lovell Saunier Christopher Robert Cohen

Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, TERRORBIRD PUBLISHING LLC

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    General CommentI love this song
    precipitateon October 31, 2004   Link
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    General CommentI think that these folks rock! High concept or low fi, they just have the right mix of avant garde and grind.
    ZipperHeadon December 25, 2004   Link
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    General Commentapparently, this song is about how the milkman invades children's dreams and molests them by attracting him with flashy words and colors and such. it is closely related to miyazaki's "spirited away".
    clarkthe2ndon March 12, 2005   Link
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    General CommentThe only thing cooler than this song is the cover art, nice Avant Garde band
    D4MVPon April 23, 2006   Link
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    General Commenti agree about the molestation but it's related to miyazaki? wth? i mean, i can see him doing something totally cool inspired by this but other than dream land i'm not getting the connection with spirited away. o.O;
    ecstacyveeon July 03, 2006   Link
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    General Commentactually milk man is a character created by the artist ken kagami. his drawings were used as the albums artwork.

    kenkagami.com
    queenhygieneon August 26, 2006   Link
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    General Commentthis is my favorite song ever. it actually inspired me to write a small tale, hahah.
    gummibärchenon October 18, 2006   Link
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    General Commentthis is such a cute song, despite the supposed "meaning" behind the content.
    macramebirdon April 07, 2007   Link
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    General CommentDeerhoof is so not like that. They are the goofiest band ever. You should see some of their interviews.
    No this song is about a made up character named the milk man who wears a mask and lures children into his dreamland by playing them music and traps them. It's like one of those weird childrens stories that kids love when they are young but realize how creepy they are as they grow older. The rest of the songs on the album describe the dreamland as being a happy place for children. It almost reminds me of a circus at times, or an old animated fantasy movie.
    No molesting at all or any connection to spirited away. Sorry.
    ComicalBirdon January 08, 2009   Link
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    My InterpretationI second what ComicalBird said. And precipitate, and ZipperHead.
    iangustafsonon April 13, 2010   Link

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