In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
Oh, that's the Woody Woodpecker song
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
Yeah, he's a-peckin' it all day long
He pecks a few holes in a tree to see
If a redwood's really red
And it's nothing to him, on the tiniest whim
To peck a few holes in your head
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
Oh, that's the Woody Woodpecker's tune
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
Makes the other woodpeckers swoon
Though it doesn't make sense to the dull and the dense
And the lady woodpeckers long for
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
That's the Woody Woodpecker song
Ho-ho-ho ho ho, ho-ho-ho ho ho
Woody Woodpecker's serenade
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
On the woodpecker hit parade
Though he can't sing a note, there's a frog in his throat
All his top notes come out blurred
He's the ladies' first choice, with a laugh in his voice
He gives all his rivals the bird
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
He'll be settlin' down some day
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
He'll be hearin' the preacher say
For the rest of your life, you'll be woody and wife
And the choir will sing along with
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
The Woody Woodpecker song
Oh, that's the Woody Woodpecker song
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
Yeah, he's a-peckin' it all day long
He pecks a few holes in a tree to see
If a redwood's really red
And it's nothing to him, on the tiniest whim
To peck a few holes in your head
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
Oh, that's the Woody Woodpecker's tune
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
Makes the other woodpeckers swoon
Though it doesn't make sense to the dull and the dense
And the lady woodpeckers long for
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
That's the Woody Woodpecker song
Ho-ho-ho ho ho, ho-ho-ho ho ho
Woody Woodpecker's serenade
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
On the woodpecker hit parade
Though he can't sing a note, there's a frog in his throat
All his top notes come out blurred
He's the ladies' first choice, with a laugh in his voice
He gives all his rivals the bird
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
He'll be settlin' down some day
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
He'll be hearin' the preacher say
For the rest of your life, you'll be woody and wife
And the choir will sing along with
Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho
The Woody Woodpecker song
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Woody Woodpecker Song Lyrics as written by Ramey Idriss George F. Tibbles
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