The White Stripes

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"Jimmy The Exploder"

Now Jimmy
Well, do you want an explosion now?

Yeah Jimmy
Do you want to explode now?

Yeah monkey
Now you seeing red now
Yeah monkey
Jumping on the bed now

Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo

Green apples
On the tree and growing now
Green apples
Are gonna be exploding now

Yeah monkey
Are you seeing red now?
Yeah monkey
Jumping on the bed now

Woo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo

12. The Air Near My Fingers

Life is so boring
It's really got me snoring
I'm wearing out the flooring
In a cheap motel
But I don't have to work
And I might be sinning
But I never have to listen to
The rings of school bells

Don't you remember?
You told me in December
That a boy is not a man
Until he makes a stand
Will, I'm not a genius
But maybe you'll remember this
I never said I wanted to be a man

I get nervous when she comes around

My mom is so caring
She really got me staring
At all the crazy little things
She does for sure
And I can't seem to think of
Another kind of love
That a boy could ever get
From anyone but her

I get nervous when she comes around

13. Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine

Girl, you have no faith in medicine
Acetaminophen
You see the medicine
Girl, you have no faith in medicine

Is there a way to find the cure for this
Implanted in a pill?
Is it just the name upon the bottle
That determines if it will?

Is the problem you're allergic
To a well familiar name?
Do you have a problem with this one
If the results are the same?

Acetaminophen
You see the medicine
Girl, you have no faith in medicine

Well strip the bark right off a tree
And just hand it this way
Don't even need a drink of water
To make the headache go away
Give me sugar pill
And watch me just rattle
Down the street

Acetaminophen
You see the medicine
Girl, you have no faith in medicine

14. Well It's True That We Love One Another

Well it's true that we love one another
I love Jack White like a little brother
Well Holly I love you too but there's
Just so much that I don't know about you

Jack give me some money to pay my bills
All the dough I give you Holly
You been using on pain pills
Jack will you call me if you're able?
I got your phone number written
In the back of my bible
Jack I think your pulling my leg
And I think maybe I better ask Meg
Meg do you think Jack really loves me?
You know, I don't care because
Jack really bugs me
Why don't you ask him now?
Well I would Meg
I really just don't know how
Just say 'Jack , do you adore me?'
Well I would Holly but love really bores me
Well maybe we should just be friends
I'm just kidding Holly
You know that I'll love you 'til the end

Well it's true that we love one another
I love Jack White like a little brother
Well Holly I love you too but there's
Just so much that I don't know about you

Holly give me some of your English lovin'
If I did that Jack I'd have one in the oven
Why don't you go off and just love yourself
If I did that Holly there won't be anything
Left for anybody else
Jack it's too bad about the way you look
You know I gave that horse a carrot
So he'd break your foot
Will the two of you cut it out
And tell 'em what it's really all about

Well it's true that we love one another
I love Jack White like a little brother
Well Holly I love you too but there's
Just so much that I don't know about you

01. Blue Orchid

You got a reaction.
You got a reaction didn't you?
You took a white orchid.
you took a white orchid turned it blue.

Something better than nothing.
Something better than nothing it's giving up.
We all need to do something.
Try keep the truth from showing up

How dare you?
How old are you now anyway?
How dare you?
How old are you now anyway?

How dare you?
How old are you now anyway?
You're given a flower,
But I guess there was just no pleasing you

Your lip tastes sour,
But you think that it's just me teasing you

You got a reaction.
You got a reaction didn't you?
You took a white orchid.
You took a white orchid turned it blue.

Get behind me.
Get behind me now anyway.
Get behind me.
Get behind me now anyway.

Get behind me.
Get behind me now anyway.

You got a reaction.
You got a reaction didn't you?
You took a white orchid.
You took a white orchid turned it blue.

02. The Nurse

The nurse should not be the one who puts salt in your wounds
But it's always with trust that the poison is fed with a spoon
When you're helpless with no one to turn to alone in your room
You would swear that the one who would care for you never would leave
She promised and said, "you will always be safe here with me"
But promises open the door to be broken to me
No I'm never, no I'm never, no I'm never gonna let you down now
No I'm never, no I'm never, no I'm never gonna let you down
No I'm never, no I'm never, no I'm never gonna let you down now
No I'm never, no I'm never, no I'm never gonna let you down
The maid that you've hired could never conspire to kill
She's to mother, not quietly smother you when you're most ill
The one that you're trusting suspiciously dusting the sill
No I'm never, no I'm never, no I'm never gonna let you down now
No I'm never, no I'm never, no I'm never gonna let you down
No I'm never, no I'm never, no I'm never gonna let you down now
no I'm never, no I'm never, no I'm never gonna let you down

3. My Doorbell

I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
Yeah, I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
Yeah, I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
yeah, I been thinkin' about my doorbell

Oh, well

Well with me and chipin' me and kisses?
Not the man in my life I know
And I been going to mystery misses
I respect the art of the show
Take back whan you said little girl
And while you're at it take yourself back too
Woman I'm tired sittin here waitin
whatcha gonna do now, whatcha gonna do about it
I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
Yeah, I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it oh
I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
Yeah, I been thinkin' about my doorbell
Oh, yeah
You don't seem to come around
Push your finger and make a sound
You don't seem to come around
Knock knock till you knock it down
Oh, well
Make a sound and I'll make you feel right
Right at home, yeah
Yeah, right at home, yeah
Nobody got ......?
But how come it's so easy to you
You know it's like me at times I can be careless
But your words seem so obtuse
But then again I know you feel guilty
And you tell me you want me again
But I don't need any of your pity
I got plenty of my own friends
They're all above me
And I've been thinkin' about the doorbell
When they gonna ring it, when they gonna ring it
Yeah, I've been thinkin' about the doorbell
When they gonna ring it, when they gonna ring it oh
I've been thinkin' about the doorbell
When they gonna ring it, when they gonna ring it
Yeah, I been thinkin' about the doorbell

Oh, well

They don't seem to come around
Push the finger and make a sound
They don't seem to come around
??... they'll knock it down

Oh, well

Make a sound and I'll make you feel right
Right at home
Right at home
I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
Yeah, I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
Yeah, I been thinkin' about my doorbell
And when you're gonna ring it, when you're gonna ring it
I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
Yeah, I'm thinkin' about my doorbell

Oh, oh well

04. Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)

I blew it

And if I knew what to do, then I'd do it
But the point that I have, I'll get to it
And forever for her is over for me
Forever, just the word that she said that means never
To be with another together
And with the weight of a feather it tore into me

Then I knew it
All the work that it took to get through it
On the wings of a feather that flew it
Fell under my shoe it cut up into me
Well, everybody's reaction is changing you
But their love is only a fraction of what I can give to you
So let's do it, just get on a plane and just do it
Like the birds and the bees and get to it
Just get out of town and forever be free
Forever, I wonder we could stay together
It could change if you want for the better
Just turn down my shirt and lay down next to me

I blew it
And if I knew what to do, then I'd do it
But the point that I have, I'll get to it
And forever for her is over for me
Forever, just the word that she said that means never
To be with another together
And with the weight of a feather it tore into me
Well, everybody's reaction is changing you
But their love is only a fraction of what I can give to you
Well, let's do it, let's get on a plane and just do it
Like the birds and the bees and get to it
Just get out of town and forever be free
Forever, I wonder we could stay together
It could change if you want for the better
Just tug at my shirt and lay down next to me

05. Little Ghost

Little ghost, little ghost
One I'm scared of the most
Can you scare me up a little bit of love?
I'm the only one that sees you,
And I can't do much to please you
And it's not yet time to meet the lord above
The first woman that I met her
I did not expect a specter
When I shook her hand I really shook a glove
She looked into me so sweetly
And we left the room discreetly
No one else could know the secret of our love
Little ghost, little ghost
One I'm scared of the most
Can you scare me up a little bit of love?
I'm the only one that sees you,
And I can't do much to please you
And it's not yet time to meet the lord above
Every morning I awoke
And I see my little ghost
Wond'rin' if it's really her that's lying there
I lean to touch her and I whisper
But not brave enough to kiss her
When I held her I was really holding air
Little ghost, little ghost
One I'm scared of the most
Can you scare me up a little bit of love?
I'm the only one that sees you,
And I can't do much to please you
And it's not yet time to meet the lord above
Though I try my best to keep it
There really was no secret
Must have looked like I was dancing with the wall
No one else could see this apparition
But because of my condition
I fell in love with a little ghost and that was all
Little ghost, little ghost
One I'm scared of the most
Can you scare me up a little bit of love?
I'm the only one that sees you,
And I can't do much to please you
And it's not yet time to meet the lord above
No, it's not yet time to meet the lord above

06. The Denial Twist

If you think that a kiss is all in the lips
C'mon, you got it all wrong, man
And if you think that our dance was all in the hips
Oh well, then do the twist
If you think holding hands is all in the fingers
Grab hold of the soul where the memory lingers and
Make sure to never do it with the fingers
Cause I'll tell everyone in the world
But he was thinking about the girl
Ya, but he's thinking about the girl, oh
A lot of people get confused and they bruise
Real easy when it comes to love
They start putting on their shoes and walking out
And singing "boy, I think I had enough"
Just because she makes you feel wrong
She don't mean to be mean or hurt you on purpose, boy
Take a tip and do yourself a little service
Take a mountain turn it into a mole
Just by playing a different role
Ya, by playing a different role, oh
The boat ya you know she's rockin' it
And the truth well ya know there's no stoppin' it
The boat ya you know she's still rockin' it
The truth well you know there's no stoppin' it
So what, somebody left you in a rut
And wants to be the one who's in control
But the feeling that you're under can really make you wonder
How the hell she can be so cold
So now you're mad, denying the truth
And it's getting in the wisdom in the back of your tooth
Ya need ta spit it out, in a telephone booth
While ya call everyone that you know, and ask 'em
Where do you think she goes
Oh ya, where d'ya suppose she goes, oh
The truth well you know there's no stoppin' it
And the boat well ya know she's still rockin' it
The boat ya you know she's still rockin' it
And the truth ya you know there's no stoppin' it
You recognize with your back in the back?
That it's colder when she rocks the boat
But it's the cause hittin on the Cardinal Law
'bout the proper place to hang her coat
So to you, the truth is still hidden
And the soul plays the role of a lost little kitten but
You should know that the dark is one kitten?
She's been singing it all along
But you were hearin' a different song
Ya you were hearin' a different song
But you were hearin' a different song

07. White Moon

White moon, white moon
Breaks open the tomb
Of a deserted cartoon that I wrote
Creature come, creature, creature
My own double feature
As I'm warming the bleachers at home
Well, my nose keeps on bleeding
'Cause it's rita I'm needing
I better call out a meeting of the boys
Of the boys
My friends are all dying
And death can't be lying
It's the truth and it don't make a noise
Oh Rita, oh Rita
If you lived in mesita
I would move you with the beat of a drum
And this picture is proof
That although you're aloof
You had the shiniest tooth 'neath the sun
Easy come, easy go
Be a star of the show
I'm giving up all I know to get more
To get more
Photograph the picture
Young grunt pin-up scripture
For locker-tagged memories of war
A mirage, this garage
And a photo montage
And a finger massage from the host
Good lord, good lord
The one I adore
And I cannot afford is a ghost
Is a ghost
Proto-social is the word
And the word is the bird
That flew through the herd in the snow
In the snow
Lemonade me, then grade me
Then deliver my baby
And if my friends all persuade me, I'll go
Blink, blink at me Rita
Don't you know I'm a bleeder?
And I promised I wouldn't lead her on
But she met me, then led me
And I ate what was fed me
'Til I purged every word in this song

08. Instinct Blues

Well, the crickets get it
And the ants get it
I bet you the pigs get it
Yeah, even the plants get it
Come on now, and get with it
Yeah, I want you to get with it
Oh!
Yeah, I just want you to get with it
'cause everyone that's under your shoe
And every bird and bug in the jungle, too
And everything in the ocean blue
They just happen to know exactly what to do
So why don't you?
Yeah, why don't you?
The flies get it
And the frogs get it
And all them big jungle cats get it
And I bet your little dog gets it
Yeah, I want you to get with it
Yeah, come on, and get with it
Whoo!
Yeah, I want you to get with it
'Cause everyone that's under your shoe
And every bird and bee in the jungle, too
And everything in the ocean blue
They just happen to know exactly what to do
So why don't you? why don't you?
And all the chickens get it
And them singing canaries get it
Whoo!
Even strawberries get it
I want you to get with it
Yeah, I want you to get with it
Yeah!
I want you to get with it
'Cause everyone that's under your shoe
And every bird and bee in the jungle, too
And everything in the ocean blue
They just happen to know exactly what to do
So why don't you?

09. Passive Manipulation

Women, listen to your mothers
Don't just succumb to the wishes of your brothers
Take a step back, take a look at one another
You need to know the difference...
Between a father and a lover (repeat)

10. Take, Take, Take

I was sitting there in a comfortable chair
And that was all that I needed
Then my friend offered me a drink for us to share
And that was all that I needed
Well, then I felt at ease
But then I'm not too hard to please
I guess you couldn't call me greedy
Then I was shocked to look up
And see rita hayworth there in a place so seedy
She walked into the bar with her long, red, curly hair
And that was all that I needed
And I said to my friend, "good god, we're lucky men just to even see her"
Take, take, take
Take, take, take
Take, take, take
And I could not resist, I just had to get close to her
And that was all that I needed
I walked and loomed around her table for a while
And that was all that I needed
Then I said, "i hate to bug you, ma'am, but can I have your autograph?"
And that was all that I needed
She pressed her lips against a white piece of paper
And that was all that I needed
Then I saw what she wrote, my heart is in my mouth
And that was all that I needed
Then she handed it to me, and I think that she could see
That that was all that I needed
I started to walk away but then I remembered 'hey, I forgot to get a picture'
So I asked her one more time, "could I have another favor?"
That was all that I needed
She was kind and posed with me
Then I knew my friend would see my celebrity...?
Take, take, take
Take, take, take
Take, take, take
She turned and said to me, "I need to go to sleep,"
And it seemed so mean
It's almost as if she could not appreciate how cool I was being
She said, "good night" and walked away
And I didn't know what to say
I just couldn't believe it
Well, it's just not fair
I want to get a piece of hair
That was all that I needed
Or maybe a kiss on the cheek
I wouldn't wash it for a week
That would be all that I needed
But she didn't even care
That I was even there
What a horrible feeling

10. Take, Take, Take

I was sitting there in a comfortable chair
And that was all that I needed
Then my friend offered me a drink for us to share
And that was all that I needed
Well, then I felt at ease
But then I'm not too hard to please
I guess you couldn't call me greedy
Then I was shocked to look up
And see rita hayworth there in a place so seedy
She walked into the bar with her long, red, curly hair
And that was all that I needed
And I said to my friend, "good god, we're lucky men just to even see her"
Take, take, take
Take, take, take
Take, take, take
And I could not resist, I just had to get close to her
And that was all that I needed
I walked and loomed around her table for a while
And that was all that I needed
Then I said, "i hate to bug you, ma'am, but can I have your autograph?"
And that was all that I needed
She pressed her lips against a white piece of paper
And that was all that I needed
Then I saw what she wrote, my heart is in my mouth
And that was all that I needed
Then she handed it to me, and I think that she could see
That that was all that I needed
I started to walk away but then I remembered 'hey, I forgot to get a picture'
So I asked her one more time, "could I have another favor?"
That was all that I needed
She was kind and posed with me
Then I knew my friend would see my celebrity...?
Take, take, take
Take, take, take
Take, take, take
She turned and said to me, "I need to go to sleep,"
And it seemed so mean
It's almost as if she could not appreciate how cool I was being
She said, "good night" and walked away
And I didn't know what to say
I just couldn't believe it
Well, it's just not fair
I want to get a piece of hair
That was all that I needed
Or maybe a kiss on the cheek
I wouldn't wash it for a week
That would be all that I needed
But she didn't even care
That I was even there
What a horrible feeling

12. Red Rain

Can't you hear me calling your name, girl?
I'm standing, standing in the red, red rain
In the morning, standing in the red, red rain
Can't you hear me? can't you hear me calling your name, girl?
In the morning, when I'm standing in the red, red rain, girl
In the morning, I'm standing in the red, red rain
Can't you hear me? can't you hear me calling your name, girl?
In the morning, when I'm standing in the red, red rain, girl
You think not telling is the same as not lying, don't you?
Then I guess not feeling is the same as not crying to you
You think not telling is the same as not lying, don't you?
Then I guess not feeling is the same as not crying to you
In the red, in the rain, in the rain
In the red, in the red, in the rain, in the rain
In the red, in the red, in the rain, in the rain
In the red, in the red, in the rain, in the rain
If there is a lie, then there is a liar, too
And if there is a sin, then there is a sinner, too
And if there is a lie, then there is a liar, too
And if there is a sin, then there is a sinner, too
In the red, in the red, in the rain, in the rain
I'm in red, I'm in red, in the rain, in the rain
In the red, in the red, in the rain, in the rain
I'm in red, I'm in red, in the rain, in the rain
I'm in red, I'm in red, in the rain, in the rain
Can't you hear me? can't you hear me calling your name, girl?

13. I'm Lonely (But I Aint That Lonely Yet)

Well I miss my mother
And I miss being her son
As crazy as I was I
Guess I wasn't much of one
Sometimes I miss her so much,
I want to hop on the next jet
And I get lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet
And I love my sister
Lord knows how I've missed her
She loves me
And she knows I won't forget
And sometimes I get jealous
Of all her little pets
And I get lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet
I roll over in bed
Looking for someone to touch
There's a girl that I know of
But don't ask for much
She's homely, and she's cranky
And her hair's in a net
And I'm lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet
I get my friend when I need one
I need someone to be one
I take anybody I can get
And sometimes I wanna call you
And I feel like a pet
And I'm lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet
I go down to the river
Filled with regret
I go down and I wonder
If there was any reason left
I've just before my lungs could get wet
I'm lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet
And I love my sister
Lord knows how I've missed her
She loves me
And she knows I won't forget
And sometimes I get jealous
Of all her little pets
And I get lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet
Yeah I get lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet

01. Icky Thump

Iiiiiiiieeeeeee

Icky thump

Who'da thunk?

Sittin' drunk on a wagon to mexico.


Ahh well

What a chump

Well my head got a bump

When I hit it on the radio.


Redhead señorita

Looking dead

Came and said

"need a bed?"

En Español.


I said

"gimme a drink a water,

I'm gonna 'sing around the collar'

And I don't need a microphone."


Icky thump

with a lump in my throat

Grabbed my coat

And I was freaking

I was ready to go!


And I swear

Besides the hair

She had one white eye,

One black (nk) stare

Lookin' up

Lyin' there.


On the stand

near her hand

Was a candy cane

Black rum, sugar cane,

Dry ice (and) something strange.

La la la la la la la

La la la la la la la


White Americans, what?

Nothing better to do?

Why don't you kick yourself out

You're an immigrant too.


Who's using who?

What should we do?

Well, you can't be a pimp

And a prostitute too.


Icky thump

Handcuffed to a bunk

Robbed blind

Looked around

And there was nobody else.


Left alone

I hit myself with a stone

Went home and learned how

To clean up after myself.

02. You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)

In some respects

I suspect you've got

A respectable side.


When pushed and pulled

And pressured,

You seldom run and hide.


But it's for someone else's benefit

Not for what you want to do.

And until I realize that you've realized

I'm gonna say these words to you:


You don't know what love is

You just do as you're told.

Just as a child of ten might act

But you're far too old.

You're not hopeless,


Or helpless

And I hate to sound cold...

But you don't know what love is

You just do as you're told.


I can see your man can't help but win

Any problems that may arise.

But in his mind there can be no sin

If you never criticize.

You just keep on repeating all those

Empty "I love you"'s.

Until you see that you deserve better

I'm gonna lay right into you.


You don't know what love is

You do as you're told.

Just as a child of ten might act

But you're far too old.

You're not hopeless,

Or helpless.

And I hate to sound cold.


But you don't know what love is

No you don't know what love is

No you don't know what love is...


You just do as you're told

Yeah,

You do as you're told

03. 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues

I'm calling out to ghosts

That are no longer there.

I'm getting hard on myself,

Sitting in my easy chair.

Well there's three people

In the mirror

And I'm wondering

Which one of them I should choose.

But I can't keep from laughing

Spitting out these three hundred m.p.h.

Outpour blues.


I'm breaking my teeth off

Trying to bite my lip.

There's all kinds of redheaded women

That I ain't supposed to kiss.

And it's that color which never fails

To turn me blue.

So I just swallow it,

And hold on to it,

And use it

To scare the hell out of you.


I have a woman that says

"come and watch me bleed."

And I'm wondering, just how I can do that

And still give her everything that she needs.

There's three people in my head that have the

Answer and

One of them's got to be you.

But you're holding tight to it

The answer

Singing these three hundred m.p.h.

Outpour blues.


Put on gloves, a tight scarf

And wrap up warm

On this winter night.

Every time you get defensive

You're just looking for a fight.

It's safe to say somebody out there's

Got a problem with

Almost anything you'll do.

Well, next time they stab you

Don't fight back

Just play the victim,

Instead of playing the fool.


And the roads are covered with a million

tiny molecules

Of cigarette ashes

And the school floors are covered

With pieces of pencil eraser too.

Sooner or later the ground's gonna be holding all

Of my ashes too.

And I can not help but wonder

if after I'm gone

Will I still have these

300 m.p.h.

finger breaking

No answers

Broken back

Dirty cancer

Bee stung

And busted up

Empty cup

Torrential outpour blues

One thing's for sure in that graveyard

I'm gonna have the shiniest pair of shoes.

04. Conquest

Conquest

She was just another conquest

Didn't care what harm was done

Just as long as he won

The prize.


Conquest

He was out to make a conquest

Didn't care whose heart was broke

Love to him was a joke

Till he looked into her eyes.


And then In the strange way things happen

Their roles were reversed from that day

The hunted became the huntress

The hunter became the prey.


Conquest

Now you know who made the conquest

She with all her female guile

Led him helpless down the aisle

She had finally made a

Conquest

05. Bone Broke

Look closer you can see

How I been running it.

I got a dollar bill in the cockpit.

Surprised being white is a black hole?

I got another job at the liquor store.

Damn, I'm bone broke.


They got a white pony in a stable

And ride him when the doggie isn't able.

But he don't really care, 'cause they pay him.

But still a black suit

Is gonna shake him down.

Oh well

I'm bone broke.

Broke as I'll ever be.


Look another way girl I'm telling ya

God gave seven minutes right to ya.

And your mother put her money into platinum

So that you wouldn't have to pay

Attention.

Right?


I'm leaning on a brick with my nails,

I'm telling 'em the money's in the mail.

Keep showing that my bones

Never fake it

But still a brick bank is gonna break it down.

Oh well

I'm bone broke.


Look another way girl I'm telling ya

God gave seven minutes right to ya.

Your mother put her money into platinum

And now you never have to pay

Attention.

Do you?

06. Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn

Li de li de li oh oh

Well a li de li de li oh oh

Li de li de li oh oh

Well a li de li de li oh


Well the hills are pretty and rollin'

But the thorn is sharp and swollen

And the man plays a beautiful whistle

But he wears a prickly thistle.


Li de li de li oh oh

Well a li de li de li oh oh

Li de li de li oh oh

Well a li de li de li oh


The silver birches pierce through an icy fog

Which covers the ground most daily

And the angels which carry St. Andrew high

Are singing a tune most gaily.


One sound can hold back a thousand hands

When the pipe plays a tune forlorn

And the thistle is a prickly flower

Aye, but how it is sweetly worn.


Li de li de li oh oh

Well a li de li de li oh oh

Li de li de li oh oh

Well a li de li de li oh

08. Little Cream Soda

Well every highway that I go down

Seems to be longer than

the last one that I knew about

Oh well


And every girl that I walk around

Seems to be more of an illusion than

the last one that I found

Oh well


And this old man in front of me

holding canes and wearing ruby rings

Is like containing an explosion when he sings

But with every chance to set himself on fire

He just ends up doing the same thing.


Well every beautiful thing I come across

Tells me to stop moving and shake this riddle off

Oh well


And there was a time when all I wanted was my

Ice cream colder, and a little cream soda

Oh well, oh well


And a wooden box, and an alley full of rocks

was all I had to care about

Oh well, oh well, oh well


But now my mind is filled with rubber tires

And forest fires

And whether I'm a liar

And lots of other situations where I don't know

What to do at which time God screams to me

"there's nothing left for Me to tell you."

Oh well, oh well, oh well

09. Rag and Bone

Well

Can't you hear us yelling "rag and bone"?

Bring out your junk

And we'll give it a home

A broken trumpet,

Or a telephone

A c'mon, a c'mon, a c'mon

C'mon and give it to me.


Rag and bone

Rag and bone


Well,

Have you got something shiny for me?

Anybody got a Christmas tree?

Can you part with a toilet seat?

A jump up, a jump up, a jump up

C'mon and give it to me.


We wanna get it granny

While it's hot

You think it's trash granny

But it's not

A we'll be takin'

Whatever you got

A give up, a give up, a give up

C'mon and it give it to us.


Rag and bone

All of your pretty

Your pretty little rags and bones


Well, we just keep going

Right meg?

Lots of places we ain't been to yet

East side,

Southwest side,

Middle East,

Rich house,

Dog house,

Cat house,

Halfway homes,

Old folks homes,

Down in the catacombs,

Lookin' for baseball bats

and microphones

So lock it up

Whatever you still want to own.


All of your pretty

Your pretty little rags and bones

10. I'm Slowly Turning Into You

I'm slowly turning into you

But you don't know this

To be true

You say I'm lying and I never really

Tell you the truth.

But your face is getting older

So put your head on my shoulder.


Yeah put your head on my shoulder.


Yesterday it hit me that I do

All the little things

That you do

Except those same little things

That you do

Are annoying.

They're annoying as hell in fact

It kind of struck a little bell in fact

I like to keep my little shell intact.


And I'm slowly turning into you

And I'm slowly turning into you

And I'm slowly turning into you


Then something else came to mind

And that was the mirror

It made everything clearer

That you're more beautiful

Compelling and stronger

It didn't take much longer

Just for me to realize

I love all the little things

And the beauty that they're gonna bring

I dig your little laugh

And I'm loving your quick wit

I even love it when you're faking it!

And this might sound a little strange

For me to say to you

But

I'm proud to be you.


And I'm slowly turning into you

And I'm slowly turning into you

And I'm slowly turning into you

La la la

La la la

La la la