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Penelope, shoot the apple off my head
I need to go to the store to get some sleep
Because I've run out of sleep
The rowboat came so David stopped arguing with a mime
And waved his arms like wheat
But when he tried to speak, the Prince of Plum
Fell through the roof of his mouth
And handed David an envelope
Inside was a letter that read
"Sir, you were given this envelope by mistake
Please disregard it"
Nicolynn, shoot the candle off my head
I need to go to the store to get some beets
To rub all over my feet
Andy's joke reminded Gerard
That his sloth balloon was owned by Turkish moths
Gerard's Lebanese boss had sent him out on business
Giving his word that he would keep it
Looked in the safe but it was all deceit
Because once he had the sloth balloon
He traded it to the moths for a lithograph
Of "Lady Lamenting on a Lawn Chair"
What interested Balabanoba was building
Complicated French machines
Designed to better enjoy the duchess, and she him
He helps her in the stirrups
Then he straps himself in
They spend their days in heights of ecstasy
But wait, why then does she look so sad?
Why is her countenance so glum?
Does she tire of mechanical hands
Or is she pining for the fair Prince of Plum?
Lulubird, shoot the doorbell off my head
I need to go to the store to get some treats
For Gothe, Becket, and Keates
The characters of the Gay Parade
Formed a boys choir with Static and the Red King
But whenever they sing, all postal workers
Simultaneously whisper to themselves the word "calendar"
Calendar
I need to go to the store to get some sleep
Because I've run out of sleep
The rowboat came so David stopped arguing with a mime
And waved his arms like wheat
But when he tried to speak, the Prince of Plum
Fell through the roof of his mouth
And handed David an envelope
Inside was a letter that read
"Sir, you were given this envelope by mistake
Please disregard it"
Nicolynn, shoot the candle off my head
I need to go to the store to get some beets
To rub all over my feet
Andy's joke reminded Gerard
That his sloth balloon was owned by Turkish moths
Gerard's Lebanese boss had sent him out on business
Giving his word that he would keep it
Looked in the safe but it was all deceit
Because once he had the sloth balloon
He traded it to the moths for a lithograph
Of "Lady Lamenting on a Lawn Chair"
What interested Balabanoba was building
Complicated French machines
Designed to better enjoy the duchess, and she him
He helps her in the stirrups
Then he straps himself in
They spend their days in heights of ecstasy
But wait, why then does she look so sad?
Why is her countenance so glum?
Does she tire of mechanical hands
Or is she pining for the fair Prince of Plum?
Lulubird, shoot the doorbell off my head
I need to go to the store to get some treats
For Gothe, Becket, and Keates
The characters of the Gay Parade
Formed a boys choir with Static and the Red King
But whenever they sing, all postal workers
Simultaneously whisper to themselves the word "calendar"
Calendar
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so very catchy
it's quite impossible to break this great song down into anything remotely coherent so i wont try. reminds me a lot of some old syd barrett songs though, with those sudden melody changes. oh this is one of my favorite from them, so good...
agreed, the8es.
HA I LOVE IT!
this song is one of my favorites
This song has friggin' GENIUS written all over it
LOVE IT!!
I think this song is really catchy, and maybe it does have a meaning, but don't ask me what it is 'cause I've no idea. but I kind of prefer it as "nonsense". I'ts more catchy.
this song definately qualifies for genius written in "gibberish". Its catchyness makes it one of my favorites by them though.
I just love listening to this song. It makes me chuckle out loud at work every time. "shoot the apple off my head I need to go to the store to get some sleep. Because I've run out of sleep" I mean, WTF?