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I Palindrome I - Lyrics by They Might Be Giants


Lyrics
Someday mother will die and I'll get the money
Mom leans down and says, my sentiments exactly,
You son of a bitch
I palindrome I (I palindrome I)I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
And I am a snake head eating (snake head)
The head on the opposite side (snake head)I palindrome I (manonam)I palindrome I (manonam)
See that bulletproof dress hanging from the clothesline
See the medical chart with the random zig-zag
Now I'll help it decide
I palindrome I (I palindrome I)I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
And I am a snake head eating (snake head)
The head on the opposite side (snake head)I palindrome I (manonam)I palindrome I (manonam)I palindrome I (manonam)I palindrome I (manonam)
Son I am able, she said though you scare me.
Watch, said i
Beloved, I said watch me scare you though. said she,
Able am i, son.
See the spring of the grandfather clock unwinding(egad, a base tone denotes a bad age)
See the hands of my offspring making windmills(egad, a base tone denotes a bad age)
Dad palindrome dad
I palindrome I (I palindrome I)I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
And I am a snake head eating (snake head)
The head on the opposite side (snake head)I palindrome I (manonam)I palindrome I (manonam)I palindrome I (manonam)I palindrome I (manonam)
Notes
Dial-a-song had a substantially different song with the same name. this piece, which had a different melody and was sung by flansburgh instead of linnell, goes as follows:I palindrome i
Born on the 5th of july
One door shut, another one closed
I palindrome i
She king of brooklyn she
Master of all she surveys
Lives a life unencumbered by me
She king of brooklyn she
Man, when I was a young man
Not like I'm driving a rocking chair now, but
Man, when I was a young man
I was free
I palindrome i
Mister 5th of july
One door shut, another one closes for
I palindrome i
Man, when I was a young man
Not like I'm driving a rocking chair now, but
Man, when I was a young man
I was free
I palindrome i
Something just fell on my head
Born on the 5th of july
I palindrome i
I palindrome i
I palindrome i
Something just fell on my head
Something just fell on my head

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