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SCATTERBRAIN LYRICS
"Scamboogery" (1991)
1. Big Fun
2. Fine Line
3. Tastes Just Like Chicken
4. Grandma's House Of Babes
5. Sonata #11(Rondo Alla Turca)
6. Bartender
7. Scamboogery
8. Swiss Army Girl
9. Logic
10. Down The Road (Rock And Roll Ain't Pretty)
1. Big Fun
Hey you! How do you do?
What's the matter, sleepwalking with out a clue?
Get real, here's the deal,
Life's too short-spin the win,
Kick back, cut youself some slack
Fun is what you gotta have or you're gonna crack
Big Fun everyone-Fun job #1
Dum ditty ditty dum-big big fun
Dum ditty ditty doe-here we go,
On your marks, get ready, get set, let's go!
Get up, get out, get off your shelf-Amuse yourself!
A good time, another stupid rhyme
Hell-bent on pleasure, that's no crime
Get wild, act like a child,
You gotta get loose every once-in-a-while
Get down, jump around
Run wild in the streets, all through the town.
Big Fun everyone-Fun job #1
Dum ditty ditty dum-big big fun
Dum ditty ditty doe-here we go,
On your marks, get ready, get set, let's go!
Get up, get out, get off your shelf-Amuse yourself!
Get up, get out, get off your shelf-Amuse yourself!
Come on, just do it, listen to me
You know you've got to be fond of fun as fun can be
Come on, we're ready, all systems go
I said-Just do it, say no to no, here we go on with the show!
Big Fun everyone-Fun job #1
Dum ditty ditty dum-big big fun
Dum ditty ditty doe-here we go,
On your marks, get ready, get set, let's go!
Get up, get out, get off your shelf-Amuse yourself!
Get up, get out, get off your shelf-Amuse yourself!
Big Fun everyone, I said fun job #1
Fun job #1, I said big fun everyone come on
2. Fine Line
Once upon a time I used to be alive,
I lived and loved, I laughed and cried.
But I've fogotten how 'cause that was then and this is now
I'm down so low, the cold rain and snow,
Has battered my body, shattered my soul
Beat up, broke down, so low.
Beat down, broke up, down so low
I've seen how man treats fellow man and I just don't understand
I don't care if the meek inherit the earth,
You keep my piece for what it's worth
It's a fine line between living and being alive
It's a fine line between living and being alive
It's a fine line when you're;
Sleeping on the street in the city that never sleeps
Sleeping on the street in the city that never sleeps
The street has made me numb, I pray my time to come,
I'll be here I'm not hard to find,
God hear my prayers, for once be kind.
Let it come I am not afraid
I'm ready now I don't despair, where, when, now I really don't care
It's a fine line between living and being alive
It's a fine line between living and being alive
It's a fine line when you're;
Sleeping on the street in the city that never sleeps
Living on, dying on,
Sleeping on the street in the city that never sleeps
Living, dying on the street.
Beat up, broke down, so low.
Beat down, broke up, down so low
It's a fine line between living and being alive
It's a fine line between living and being alive
It's a fine line when you're;
Sleeping on the street in the city that never sleeps
Living on, dying on,
Sleeping on the street in the city that never sleeps
Sleeping, living, dying on the street-city that never sleeps.
City that never sleeps
Fine Line. It's a fine line
It's a fine line, it's a very fine line, it's a fine line
3. Tastes Just Like Chicken
Tastes Just Like Chicken
by Scatterbrain
From "Scamboogery"
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck,
If a woodchuck couldn't chuck wood?
It would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could,
If a Woodchuck coun't chuck wood?
Safe and simple like a game,
Pumping out the same old smae.
Repetitive regurgitation
It's the Pepsi generation
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked
Straight ahead follow the path,
Is it music or is it math?
With formulas for going gold
The same old thing it's getting old.
Blah, blah, blah, blah...
Blah blah blah blah blah blah,
Standardized, homogenized, sterilized,
I've heard that song before
Deoderized, commercialized, televised
I've heard that song before
Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said "This butter's bitter
If I put it in my batter, my batter will be bitter,
But a bit of better butter will make my batter better
Then Betty Botter bought some butter,
Better than the bitter butter, put it in her batter.
She put a bit of better butter into her batter- made her batter better!
Blah, blah, blah, blah....
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah blah...
Standardized, homogenized, sterilized
If heard that song before
Deoderized, commericialized, televised
I've heard that song before
Recycle it, trash for cash
Gonna be a hit gonna be a smash
Mmmm, tastes just like chicken...
In my car I drive along, the radio it plays a song.
To the song I sing along, I sing along to the song.
Why do I sing, sing along?
Do I sing cause it's a good song?
Or because I'm brainwashed
'Cause I hear it every five minutes!
I sing along to dog food commercials too,
I don't see the difference, do you?
A dog can lip-sync too
The Mainstream, can you say bore?
Respectable, acceptable, I've heard that song before.
Standardized, homogenized, sterilized
I've heard that song before
Deoderized, commercialized, televised
I've heard that song before
Before, Before, I've heard that song before
Standardized, homogenized, sterilized
I've heard that song before
4. Grandma's House Of Babes
Way down in Louisiana close to New Orleans,
I was raised among the evergreens.
In a titty-bar made of earth and wood,
It was my grandma's, it was good.
She never ever learned to read or write so well,
But she could run a bar like ringing a bell.
And all kinds of people came from miles around,
To see the girls dancing when the sun went down.
Yeah all the girls, grandma and me,
Were one big happpy family.
A neon sign had her name in lights,
It said, "GRANDMA'S HOUSE OF BABES TONITE!"
Over the river and through the woods to Grandma's House of Babes,
She had the goods out in the woods.
Grandma's House OF Babes-not just nice.
Grandma's House OF Babes-it's paradise.
Grandma's House OF Babes-House Of Babes
Aunts Bunny, Bambi, Honey, Candi and the rest,
Are just memories now, but oh so sweet,
Those days were the best.
When I got older I woved away,
I finally went back just the other day,
Now I regret I hadn't gone before,
'Cause the House of Babes-it ain't no more.
Gram got old-senile, now it's Grandma's House of Reptiles.
A tourist trap off the interstate,
It's a gator zoo, she sells live bait.
Over the river and through the woods to Grandma's House of Babes,
She had the goods out in the woods.
Grandma's House OF Babes-not just nice.
Grandma's House OF Babes-it's paradise.
Grandma's House OF Babes-baby
Over the river and through the woods to Grandma's House of Babes,
She had the goods out in the woods.
Grandma's House OF Babes-not just nice.
Grandma's House OF Babes-it's paradise.
Grandma's House OF Babes-House Of Babes
Grandma's House OF Babes-you know you can't go home again
Grandma's House OF Babes-'cause now is now, and that was then
Grandma's House OF Babes-baby
5. Sonata #11(Rondo Alla Turca)
6. Bartender
Hey everybody can I have your attention?
I wanna tell you about the world's most moble profession.
Always there for you, on that you can depend,
I'm talking about man's best friend.
Serving us is how he thrives, touches all our lives.
Tried and true, always there for you.
Yeah, there for me and there you you too.
He's never far, all around the world no matter where you are.
No matter where you are;
Cures my ills just like a doctor,
He's my friend, he's my bartender
Bartender, Bartender-
For all the things you do and just being you,
Say-Hey Bartender this song's for you!
Bartender, Bartender, my friend.
Tried and true, always there for you.
Yeah, there for me and there you you too.
He's never far, all around the world no matter where you are.
No matter where you are;
Cures my ills just like a doctor,
He's my friend, he's my bartender
Bartender, Bartender-
Come on down here, let me get a beer my friend...
Everybody grab a drink and raise it high,
and toast the bartenders of the whole world wide,
And to your favorite bartender in your hometown,
Everybody raise your glass and drink it down.
Now rain or snow nor dark of night,
Is gonna keep him from serving you-ya got that? Right! Alright, yeah!
He's a giant of a man, the king of kings,
Oh yeah he knows a lot about a lot of things.
It's more than drinks, he does a whole lot more;
Gives advice, knows jokes and all the scores.
Serving us is how he thrives, touches all our lives.
Tried and true, always there for you.
Yeah, there for me and there you you too.
He's never far, all around the world no matter where you are.
No matter where you are;
Cures my ills just like a doctor,
He's my friend, he's my bartender
Bartender, Bartender-
For all the things you do and just being you,
Say-Hey Bartender this song's for you!
Bartender, Bartender, my friend-
Oh yeah, that's right!
This song is over, it's at its end,
This has been a tribute to man's best friend...
Bartender...Bartender...Bartender...Bartender...Barkeep!!!
7. Scamboogery
Scamboogery, Scamboogery-Watch out!
Watch out, don't look now; Here it comes and don't ask how.
Scamboogery-Look out!
Scamboogery can get you anytime or where,
It's around, it abounds, you better best beware.
Bad luck; It's coming for you
There ain't nothing much about it that you can do
You ain't safe at home, or one the street,
You ain't safe at home, or one the street-
Odds stacked against you, tough odds to beat.
Knock-Knock; What's behind the door?
Not the Avon Lady, now that's for sure.
Damn right-better watch your back,
Scamboogery Attack and that's the fact jack.
Here it comes, too late to duck.
Here it comes, too late to duck-
Ain't nothing gonna give you luck.
You could knock on wood, it won't do no good.
Forget your wishbone, horseshoe, four-leaf clover,
Gone goodbye, good luck-It's over! It's gone baby!
Bamboozled-Scamboozled...
Scamboogery gonna get ya, Scamboogery-Watch out!
Watch out, don't look now; Here it comes but don't ask how. Here it comes baby
Scamboogery-Look out!
It's a force you can't dismiss,
It's a force you can't dismiss-
If it happens to you it might go like this;
Wake up, trip over Fred.
Fred was your dog...Fred is dead.
Step over Fred on a piece of crack-
Papa calls, says : "Mama broke her back!"
That's just the start...
Scamboogery-You're gonna get your fill,
Gonna get yourself a one way ticket to Palookaville.
Emboogered-Scamboogered....
Scamboogery, Scamboogery-Watch out!
Watch out, don't look now; Here it comes but don't ask how.
Scamboogery-Look out
8. Swiss Army Girl
My girl's all a man could want, there ain't no doubt about her
I got a girl and yes indeed-
She's got everything I need.
You know I tried the rest, and then I built the best.
I built myself a fine machine-
She does more than cook and clean.
I know you'd be impressed with my baby, my lady
My Swiss Army Girl.
I'm a scientific genius and here's my story,
It all came together in my laboratory.
I couldn't find a dream girl to become my wife,
Then I got this idea from my pocket knife.
Now you can call me crazy, Dr. Frankenstien,
But I built myself a girl and she's mine all mine.
She's my baby, she's quite a lady, she's my Swiss Army Girl.
She's my baby, my handy-dandy lady, she's my Swiss Army Girl.
Full of motors, tools, appliances, yeah, I'm no fool,
Great in bed or around the house-a handy tool.
Got 1,001 uses to suit my needs,
She canges into many things with lightning speed.
Now you can call me crazy, Dr. Frankenstien,
But I built myself a girl and she's mine all mine.
My girl's all a man could wish-
She can even scale a fish.
Becomes a wrench, a drill or saw-a Soloflex and so much more.
You know I tried the rest, and then I built the best.
Swiss Army Girl for me not you-YODEL-ODEL-A-HEE-HOO!
She's my baby, she's quite a lady, she's my Swiss Army Girl.
She's my baby, my handy-dandy lady, she's my Swiss Army Girl
9. Logic
Stop, look, listen, learn; your lessions have begun.
O.K. school's in session-lesson #1,
Inductive, deductive reasoning and thought.
It's called logic, are you ready to be taught?
It won't take long, you can't go wrong.
Use it and you're always right,
And don't forget that right is might-Shall we move along?
If a is b, and b is c, then a is c. See?
It's really easy, here we go,
For example, here's some samples; we'll start slow:
From war comes peace-Peace is good.
Therefore war is good.
Let's try another;
Johnny blew his head off-Johnny listened to metal.
Therefore metal killed Johnny.
That's logical, it's settled.
Take it from me, now here's the key;
Shape the truth to fit your ends,
Take the facts then twist and bend to your morality.
Twist it-logic; You can justify anything you want.
Twist it-logic; You can justify anything at all.
Stop, look, listen, learn; isn't logic fun?
O.K. one more thing, memorize this one;
You're always right-They disagree.
Therefor they are wrong. See?
It works for them, it works for me,
Can work for you I guarantee.
Easy as a, b, d or 1 and 1 is 3.
Makes a lot of sense to me,
Solve any problems that you see-Got it? Good!
Shape the truth to fit you ends,
Take the facts, then twist and bend.
Use it and your always right,
And don't forget that right is might-It works, I guarantee!
Twist it-logic; You can justify anything you want.
Twist it-logic; You can justify anything at all.
Twist it-logic; You can justify anything at,
You can justify anything at,
You can justify anything at all
10. Down The Road (Rock And Roll Ain't Pretty)
Down in the dumps and feeling blue,
Sitting home got nothing to do.
Help me-Just get me....
Down the road, down the road, that's where it's best.
Homesick for the road again, homesick, it's our friend
When we're on tour we're at our best,
Anywhere; North, South, East or West.
We get the call, I get my wish,
I'll pack my bags, you get my mail and feed my fish.
We're down the road, down the road, that's where we're best.
No worries there, no mess, no fuss.
Take me anywhere, but get me on that bus!
We're down the road, on a quest, down the road,
That's where we're best.
A band possessed, we're always ready to strike.
We like what we do, we do whatever we like.
Just give us beer, liquor, money, chicks and a stage.
Oh-Tay, time to rage-onstage, backstage, the bus or hotel
'Round and 'Round with Scatterbrain, the Carousel From Hell!
All-aboard; Check your morals at the door.
Acts against nature, acts against god.
Acts of sheer stupidity, we hit it hard.
Every night-it's not a pretty sight.
We're always ready to go off-a loaded gun.
Rock 'n' Roll ain't pretty, but it sure is fun.
In town after town, night after night,
We're having fun with our friends, the fun never ends.
We're down the road, down the road, that's where we're best.
No worries there, no mess, no fuss.
Take me anywhere, but get me on that bus!
We're down the road, on a quest, down the road,
That's where we're best.
On a quest for excitement, for a thrill,
Coming to your town-moving in for the kill.
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, more, more, more.
We're just like little kids in a candy store.
Gut us going, we just can't stop,
Just like a crazy bull loose in a china shop.
Acts against nature, acts against god
Acts of sheer stupidity, we hit it hard.
Let's go! No worries there, no mess, no fuss.
Take me anywhere, but get me on that bus!
We're down the road, I said down the road,
There ain't no worries there, there ain't no mess, no fuss.
Take me anywhere, but get me on that bus!
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust;
Dead or alive-down the road or bust!
We're always ready to go off-a loaded gun.
Rock 'n' Roll ain't pretty, but it sure is fun.
In town after town, night after night,
We're having fun with our friends, the fun never ends.
Here comes trouble and it looks like fun,
Everyone's invited, everybody-everyone.
In town after town, night after night,
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