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.
Clap for the Wolfman
He gon' rate your record high
Clap for the Wolfman
You gon' dig him 'til the day you die
Clap for the Wolfman
He gon' rate your record high (mmh, yes gracious)
Clap for the Wolfman
You gon' dig him 'til the day you die
Doo Ron Ron and the Duke of Earl
They were friend's of mine
And I was on my moonlight drive
Snuggled in said, "Baby, just one kiss"
She said, "No, no, no"
Romance ain't keepin' me alive
I said, "Hey babe, do you wanna coo, coo, coo?"
She said, "Ah, ah, ah"
So I was left out in the cold
I said, "You're what I've been dreaming of"
She said, "I don't want to know"
(Oh you know, she was diggin' the cat on the radio)
Clap for the Wolfman
He gon' rate your record high
(Yes baby, I your doctor love)
Clap for the Wolfman
You gon' dig him 'til the day you die
(Heh heh, everybody's talking about the Wolfman's "pompatous of love")
Seventy-five or eighty miles an hour
She hollered, "Slow, slow, slow"
Baby, I can stop right on a dime
I said, "Hey baby, give me just one kiss"
She said, "No, no, no"
But how was I to bide my time?
I said, "Hey babe, do you wanna coo, coo, coo?"
He said "Ah, ah, ah"
Said, "I'm about to overload"
I said "You're what I been living for"
She said "I don't know want to know"
(Oh, you thought she was diggin' you but she was diggin' me)
Clap for the Wolfman
He gon' rate your record high
(As long as you got the curves, baby, I got the angles)
Clap for the Wolfman
You gon' dig him 'til the day you die
(It's all according to how your boogaloo situation stands, you understand?)
Clap for the Wolfman
He gon' rate your record high
(You ain't gonna get 'em, 'cause I got 'em, ha yeah)
Clap for the Wolfman (oh)
You gon' dig him 'til the day you die
(You might wanna try, but I gon' keep 'em)
Clap for the Wolfman (ain't that right girls? Yes)
Clap for the Wolfman
Clap for the Wolfman
Clap for the Wolfman
Clap for the Wolfman (and I got 'em all)
Clap for the Wolfman (yes you go right on 'head and try)
Clap for the Wolfman (I'm gonna say bye)
Clap for the Wolfman (you love him don't you?)
Clap for the Wolfman (I love you)
Clap for the Wolfman (come over here my precious little baby)
Clap for the Wolfman (come here)
Clap for the Wolfman (oh yes love is real dear, yeah)
Clap for the Wolfman
Clap for the Wolfman (you see what I mean fellas?)
Clap for the Wolfman (just gotta)
Clap for the Wolfman (clap for the Wolfman)
He gon' rate your record high
Clap for the Wolfman
You gon' dig him 'til the day you die
Clap for the Wolfman
He gon' rate your record high (mmh, yes gracious)
Clap for the Wolfman
You gon' dig him 'til the day you die
Doo Ron Ron and the Duke of Earl
They were friend's of mine
And I was on my moonlight drive
Snuggled in said, "Baby, just one kiss"
She said, "No, no, no"
Romance ain't keepin' me alive
I said, "Hey babe, do you wanna coo, coo, coo?"
She said, "Ah, ah, ah"
So I was left out in the cold
I said, "You're what I've been dreaming of"
She said, "I don't want to know"
(Oh you know, she was diggin' the cat on the radio)
Clap for the Wolfman
He gon' rate your record high
(Yes baby, I your doctor love)
Clap for the Wolfman
You gon' dig him 'til the day you die
(Heh heh, everybody's talking about the Wolfman's "pompatous of love")
Seventy-five or eighty miles an hour
She hollered, "Slow, slow, slow"
Baby, I can stop right on a dime
I said, "Hey baby, give me just one kiss"
She said, "No, no, no"
But how was I to bide my time?
I said, "Hey babe, do you wanna coo, coo, coo?"
He said "Ah, ah, ah"
Said, "I'm about to overload"
I said "You're what I been living for"
She said "I don't know want to know"
(Oh, you thought she was diggin' you but she was diggin' me)
Clap for the Wolfman
He gon' rate your record high
(As long as you got the curves, baby, I got the angles)
Clap for the Wolfman
You gon' dig him 'til the day you die
(It's all according to how your boogaloo situation stands, you understand?)
Clap for the Wolfman
He gon' rate your record high
(You ain't gonna get 'em, 'cause I got 'em, ha yeah)
Clap for the Wolfman (oh)
You gon' dig him 'til the day you die
(You might wanna try, but I gon' keep 'em)
Clap for the Wolfman (ain't that right girls? Yes)
Clap for the Wolfman
Clap for the Wolfman
Clap for the Wolfman
Clap for the Wolfman (and I got 'em all)
Clap for the Wolfman (yes you go right on 'head and try)
Clap for the Wolfman (I'm gonna say bye)
Clap for the Wolfman (you love him don't you?)
Clap for the Wolfman (I love you)
Clap for the Wolfman (come over here my precious little baby)
Clap for the Wolfman (come here)
Clap for the Wolfman (oh yes love is real dear, yeah)
Clap for the Wolfman
Clap for the Wolfman (you see what I mean fellas?)
Clap for the Wolfman (just gotta)
Clap for the Wolfman (clap for the Wolfman)
Lyrics submitted by kevin, edited by JohnnyLurg
Clap for the Wolfman Lyrics as written by Kurt Winter Burton Cummings
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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