Crazy Gnome

Modest Mouse

Crazy gnome, crazy gnome
Crazy gnome, crazy gnome
Crazy gnome, crazy gnome
This song is called "Crazy Gnome"
Crazy gnome, crazy gnome

Ok, everyone, there's a crazy gnome out in the audience
Say "crazy gnome" when the time g . . .

Crazy gnome, crazy gnome

Crazy gnome, crazy gnome
Crazy gnome, crazy gno . . .

Crazy gnome, crazy gnome
Crazy gnome, crazy gnome
Crazy gnome, crazy gnome
Crazy gnome, crazy gnome

Ok, we got any gnomes out there?
Do we got any crazy gnomes out there?

Crazy gnome was walking through the desert
It was dry and got nothing but the lepers
And I was beating out their blood and pus
And all their scabs are know what do, what do
What do you want with me
Crazy gnome on a fucking Halloween

Crazy gnome, crazy gnome
Crazy gnome
And he’ll go in your home
He won’t be here when you’re walking down
But crazy gnome
He doesn’t care about your hat
If he’s going off all inside
If you’re getting yourself a new ride
Or moving away from your college or parents
Or moving away from being a sea monkey, that’s great
Crazy gnome knows what you’re saying
Crazy gnome, he was awake all day
And when he went outside at quarter past ten
Crazy gnome, he started eating raw chicken
And the things you want, the things you do
The crazy gnome wants a belt whooping
You’re crazy
Crazy gnome, crazy gnome
Crazy gnome
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!

Well crazy gnome
He has a wavy cap
Went to school and then he got home from gym
He felt wawawawawawa I don’t understand
I guess he made my jacket my own

Gnome, crazy gnome
Crazy gnome, crazy

Cheering throughout portion below. This is just Isaac rambling about the gnome. He isn’t singing the bottom part.

Every year crazy gnome comes around
And he looks at all your stuff and he laughs at you
Crazy gnome is no one’s friend
If you see crazy gnome near your house
Feel self-conscious
Say, “He’s laughing at you and your stuff”
I saw crazy gnome inside my house twice this year
I didn’t leave my house for a week each time
My stuff was violated by the crazy gnome
You probably don’t even know him when you see him
“Oh, it’s just that weird little mailman”
Crazy gnome, crazy gnome
In your house, looking through your home
And he’s laughing at your stuff
Crazy gnome


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    i randomly downloaded this song, and it made me happy. isaac brock is an insane genius.

    fromawireon June 28, 2005   Link

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