They Might Be Giants

Weep Day

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

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

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 Buddhist in a cave
Who was 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)
Yes it's samba time for Tambo and weep day for Urine Man (samba time for Tambo and weep day for Urine Man)
Weep day for Urine Man (weep day for Urine Man)
Weep day for Urine Man (weep day for Urine Man)
Weep day for Urine Man (weep day for Urine Man)
Weep day weep day weep day weep day...

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farfalla27 On Jul 15, 2005

Birdhouse in Your Soul

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

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

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

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2005-07-15 08:18:14

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by Foundation4life

20y ago

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.

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by destroyalltacos

18y ago

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".

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