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Though I Hear You Calling, I Will Not Answer Lyrics
Meg White: Round John Virgin
Jack White: Yeah, you’re right. It’s Round John Virgin. I was wrong.
Commentator Mort Crim: Ponder what’s there.
Jack White: Ponder what’s there. 1, 2, 3
Though I hear you calling, I will not answer
Though I hear you calling, I will not answer
And the sun may shine right through your tooth, dear
And the wind may blow right through my ear
Though I hear you calling, I will not answer
Oh, I hear you calling, no I will not answer
I broke your code
And I broke your code
Come on hit me…Yeah, yeah (6X)
…I will not answer, yeah
Though I hear you calling, no I will not answer
The sun may shine out to your mouth, dear
And the wind may blow right through my ear
Though I hear you calling, oh, I will not answer
Though I hear you calling, but I will not answer
Calling… and I broke your code
I will not answer (7X)
Though I hear you calling, I will not answer (echoing)
Though I hear you calling, but I will not answer (echoing)
And I will not answer and I broke your code
Uhmmm… Broke your code
Yeah… uhmmm
Though I hear you calling... And the sun is shining
I will not answer ...Right through your tooth, dear
Female announcer: …the way we plan it, it’s an extra because it’s extra convenient.
For just three dollars…
Jack White: Yeah, you’re right. It’s Round John Virgin. I was wrong.
Commentator Mort Crim: Ponder what’s there.
Jack White: Ponder what’s there. 1, 2, 3
Though I hear you calling, I will not answer
And the wind may blow right through my ear
Oh, I hear you calling, no I will not answer
And I broke your code
Come on hit me…Yeah, yeah (6X)
…I will not answer, yeah
Though I hear you calling, no I will not answer
And the wind may blow right through my ear
Though I hear you calling, but I will not answer
I will not answer (7X)
Though I hear you calling, but I will not answer (echoing)
And I will not answer and I broke your code
Uhmmm… Broke your code
Yeah… uhmmm
Though I hear you calling... And the sun is shining
I will not answer ...Right through your tooth, dear
Female announcer: …the way we plan it, it’s an extra because it’s extra convenient.
For just three dollars…
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artbeat On Dec 17, 2006
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It wasn't Round John Virgin. The part at the beginning is from when they did Silent Night, and he's guiding Meg, he says "ron yon virgin" and she said "round yon virgin"
Listen closely, I still maintain it's "Round John Virgin" even though the words in the youtube clip says "Yon Virgin". You have furthered my point.
Listen closely, I still maintain it's "Round John Virgin" even though the words in the youtube clip says "Yon Virgin". You have furthered my point.
wtf is this
This song is on the Blue Orchid CD1 single.
Someone did a dream sequence on youtube to this song... If you want to hear it: http://youtube.com/watch?v=6mR--73tj2s
Round John Virgin is term used for commonly misheard lyrics: Examples: "There's a bathroom on the right" instead of "There's a bad moon on the rise" (CCR); or it's namesake "Round John Virgin" instead of "Round yon virgin" in Silent Night. Maybe, in this song, the lyrics are "and I broke your chord" instead of what I heard: "and I broke your code".
Since the voice in the song believes he has figured out what the caller is all about (And I broke your code), there is nothing in the world that will make him react to the calling: The sun may shine right through your tooth, dear And the wind may blow right through my ear. The sun shining right through the caller's tooth reminds me of the saying, "He's lying through his teeth." The constant repetition of the lines adds to the voice's fixed stance. The sales pitch at the end threads together a theme: "I'm not buying what you're selling."
However... Perhaps the purpose of the "Round John Virgin" discussion in the beginning of the song may speak to the disconnect between speaker and listener. Sometimes what you trying to convey is not what the other person perceives. This undermines the voice's conviction that he has the caller all figured out.
well, that first part between jack and meg is from the singing of silent night if anyone was wondering. jack keeps telling meg to sing 'ron yon virgin', then meg finally corrects him.
The start of it is actually the end of the recording of Meg singing Silent Night on the Merry Christmas from the White Stripes record. It is "round yon virgin". Jack told her the wrong lyrics which is why she says that at the end.
The start of it is actually the end of the recording of Meg singing Silent Night on the Merry Christmas from the White Stripes record. It is "round yon virgin". Jack told her the wrong lyrics which is why she says that at the end.