Existential Blues lyrics (long)
Dave Pirmann
Here it is. It's pretty close, but I'd appreciate any corrections.
Excuse the typos. Also, I've heard that `Tom "T-Bone" Stankus' is
actually Steve Martin, is this true?
Enjoy.
EXISTENTIAL BLUES
Tom "T-Bone" Stankus
The elusive butterfly has just tiptoed past my door
My bonny likes the Yankees, she says "hey t-bone what's the score?"
I say "well, Reggie got 1 and 1 and 3 and 25 is 6 to 4"
Is the left wing really pinko? Colonel Sanders, what a bore.
You ask so many questions, what answers should I choose?
Is it schizoid paranoia or just existential blues?
The amenities of life have been chasing my soul
And my mind is transcendental, and I'm losing all control
And I'm sinking in the quagmire of illusions and Thoreau
I cry out "My name is T-Bone" as a hound dog digs a hole.
You ask so many questions, what answers should I choose?
Is it plain as heebie-jeebies or just existential blues?
Sailing, sailing, what is illusion, what is truth?
Sailing, sailing, over the existential blues.
God bless America, and Old Glory too.
May she always wave o'er us and the red, white and existential
blues.
Bom-idda-bom (and more blue moon noises here)
The existential blues.
Hey you can do what you want but lay off my existential blues
My blue suede existential blues.
I was on a QUEST
Walking down the road today, doo-dah, doo-dah
I was walking down the road
I was looking for the truth of life
When I came across all these little people, little people
Little people all around me.
They looked up at me and said "Hey Mister, are you tall?"
And I said "Yes I'm tall, but who are you weird little wonders?"
And they looked up at me witht their big bloodshot eyes and said
"We are the lollipop kids, the lollipop kids, the lollipop kids
We are the lollipop kids, we'd like to welcome you to munchkin land."
I said "Hey, hey, weird little wonders, I am on a quest.
Walking on the road today doo-dah, doo-dah"
I said "Hey kids I'm looking for the truth of life...
Where do I go? Who do I see?"
"Slow down mister. In order to find the truth of life, one must
see THE WIZARD!"
I said "The WIZARD????" Well where does this wizard oh wise one live?"
"You see the big green glow-in-the-dark house up on the hill?
I said "Yes, I see the big green glow-in-the-dark house up on the hill"
With the big dark forest between me and the big green glow-in-the-dark
house up on the hill. And a little old lady on a Hoover vacuum
cleaner going "I'll get you my little pretty, and your dog Toto too!"
I don't even HAVE a little dog Toto...
Such predicaments! I must forage ahead!
Walking down the road today, doo-dah, doo-dah
I must find the truth of life
I said "but you know kids, I can handle the big green glow-in-the-
dark house up on the hill, I can handle the dark forest, I can
handle the little old lady and the very strange road they're
sending me down... I've seen yellow stripes in the middle of the
road, but kids, never quite that wide!"
Alright, tighten your shorts pilgrim, and sing like the Duke:
Follow the yellow brick road
Follow the yellow brick road
Follow follow follow follow follow
Follow the yellow brick road
And ever a wonderful Wiz there was, the Wizard of Oz is
one because because because because because because
Because of the wonderful things he does.
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la
We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Well, I got a little bit tired.
Walking down the road today, doooo-dahhhhh, dooooo-daaaaahhhhhh.
A little bit tired of walking down this old blinding yellow
brick road
So I pulled my little tired body off to a little rest area,
And lo and behold there's a little field of little red
flowers out there
[Sniff] Smells so good. Whoa! Getting pretty tired.
Smells so good [sniff]
Figured I'd just strectch out for a bit in this little field of...
poppies poppies poppies poppies poppies poppies ....
I was having a really strange dream, man, you know,
Little red flowers just smell awfully good
I was having a great time
The old wizard's just going to have to wait, man.
And I'm just going to strecth out again in this field of poppies.
OhgodohgodDorothyDorothypoppiesfieldpoppiesfield...
Along came this old man in a green El Dorado two
Screeched to a halt.
A little short man with a big red nose, toting a bottle of
Yukon Jack,
Strolled up to me and said "hey, son"
I said "Old man, don't bother me, poppies poppies poppies poppies"
He said "T-Bone"
I said "wait a minute, this man knows my name! He must be...
THE WIZARD!!!!"
You must be the Wizard, the Wizard of Oz, Why have you come to
haunt me, O Wizard of Oz?
I said "Oh Wizard O Wise one, I've been on a quest
Walking down the road today, doo-dah, doo-dah
We are the lollipop kids, the lollipop kids
Follow the yellow brick road follow the...
I got tired, poppies poppies poppies poppies ...
Little man, I've been through hell!"
He said "hey, slow down, relax!"
I said "Oh Wizard, oh wise one, I've come so far to find the truth
of life"
He said "Hey, son, slow down, relax. To tell you the truth, son..."
I said "Wizard, that's what I've come to find is the truth"
He said "no, son, you've got me all wrong. To tell you the truth,
son, how can I tell you this? Uh, I've been in this field
of poppies a long time, myself, and I've come to find, son,
that the only truth in life is right here in this bottle."
I said "WIZARD!!!?!??!?"
He said "No, truly, son, in fact, I'd rather have this bottle
in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy!"
How profound, Wizard!
Some girl with psychic powers, she said "T-bone, what's your
sign"
I blink and answer "Neon," I thought I'd blow her mind.
She's reading Moby Dick, by some fruitcake named Herman.
She's chomping of some knockwurst
Are the [indeciperable] really German?
You ask so many questions, what answers should I choose?
Is this really Butte, Montana or just existential blues?
Really Butte, Montana... is as plain as heebie-jeebies...
Is it schizoid paranoia....
la-la-la-la-la-la-la
EXISTENTIAL BLUES!
--
David Pirmann pir...@rutgers.edu
Rutgers LCSR Operations pir...@njin.BITNET
Elana Miriam Messer
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 90 23:43:30 EDT
From: Derek Gross <derek>
To: elana
>From @po2.andrew.cmu.edu:ac2...@andrew.cmu.edu Mon Sep 26 22:51:39 1988
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 88 18:49:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jeff Rosenfeld <jd...@andrew.cmu.edu>
To: +dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr16/ac27/demen...@andrew.cmu.edu
Subject: existentialism
I am unsure of the accuracy of the following transcription but we did our best
- there are really only one or two places where we had trouble following the
words. Also, this was transcribed before T-Bone removed the lines referring to
dreaming the impossible dream. Without further ado, here it is:
THE EXISTENTIAL BLUES
Hey man, what are you really into, huh?
The elusive butterfly has just tiptoed past my door,
My buddy likes the Yankees, she says- Hey T-bone, what's the score?
And I say- Well Reggie got 1-to-1 and 3, and 25 and 6-2-4,
Is the left-wing really pinko?
Colonel Sanders, what a bore.
You ask so many questions,
What answers should I choose?
Is this schizoid paranoia,
Or just Existential Blues?
The amenities of life have been chasing my soul,
And my mind is transcendental, and I'm losing all control.
And I'm sinking in the quagmire of illusions and Thoreau,
I cry out- My name is T-bone!
As a hound dog digs a hole.
You ask so many questions,
What answers should I choose?
Is this Plato's heebie jeebies,
Or just Existential Blues?
Sailing, sailing,
What is illusion, what is truth?
Sailing, sailing,
Over the Existential Blues!
G-d bless America,
And old glory too!
May she always wave o'er us,
With the Red, White, and Existential Blues!
Hey!
Bobidibo Bidibidobo Bidibobidodang, Didangdidangdang-
The Existential Blues!
Hey, you can do what you want,
But lay off my Existential Blues!
My blue suede Existential Blues.
I was on a quest!
To dream the impossible dream!
Walking down the road one day, doo dah doo dah!
I was walking down the road, I was looking for the truth of life, when I
came across all these little people, little people, little people all
around me!
They looked up at me and said- Hey mister, are you tall?
I said- Yes I'm tall, but who are you, weird little wonders?
And they looked up at me with their big red bloodshot eyes, and said-
we are the lollipop kids,
the lollipop kids,
the lollipop kids.
we are the lollipop kids,
we'd like to welcome you to munchkin land!
I said- Hey!
Hey, weird little wonders, I am on a quest!
To dream the impossible dream!
Walking down the road one day, doo dah doo dah!
I said- Hey kids, I am looking for the truth of life, where do I go? Who
do I see?
They said- Slowww down mister! In order to find the truth of life, one
must see the WIZARD!
I said- The WIZARD? Well! Where does this wizard old wise one live?
They said- You see the big green glow-in-the-dark house up on the hill?
I said- Yes, I see the big green glow-in-the-dark house up on the hill.
There's a big dark forest between me and the big green glow-in-the-dark
house up on the hill. With a little old lady on a Hoover vacuum cleaner,
going- I'll get you my pretty! Your little dog Toto, too!
And I don't even have a little dog Toto!
Such a predicament as I must forge ahead-
To dream the impossible dream!
Walking down the road one day, doo dah doo dah!
I must find the truth of life, I said- But you know kids, I can handle a
big green glow-in-the-dark up on a hill, I can handle a dark forest, I
can handle the little old lady and the very strange road you're sending
me down. I've seen yellow stripes in the middle of a road before, but
kids, uh, never quite that wide!
Awright tighten your shorts, pilgrim, and sing like the Duke.
follow the yellow brick road! (come on!)
follow the yellow brick road! (everybody sing!)
follow, follow, follow, follow the yellow brick road!
if ever a wonderful wiz there was,
the wizard of oz is one because
because, because, because, because, because-
because of the wonderful things he does!
la la la, la la la, la! ha ha!
we're off to see the wizard,
the wonderful wizard of oz!
ah! hahahahahahahahahaha!
Well! I get a little bit tired-
Walking down the road one day, doo, dah. doo dah.
A little bit tired of walking down this old blinding yellow road, so I
pulled my little tired body off, a little rest area, and lo and behold a
little field o' little red flowers out there, they smell so good! Hooo!
I was gettin' pretty tired, they smell so good, and I maybe well I'll
just stretch out here in this field of-
POPPIES!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies!
Well, havin' a strange dream there, y'know, and I- The little
flowers, smell awfully good, and I'm havin' a great time, the old
wizard's just going to have to wait, man, because I'm just gonna stretch
out again in this field of-
POPPIES!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies!
Ogod!
Ogod!
Ogod
Dorothy!
Dorothy!
Dorothy!
Dorothy!
Dorothy!
Dorothy!
Along came this old man in a green ElDorado II, screeched to a halt. A
little short man with a big red nose, totin' about a bottle of Yukon Jack!
Strolled up to me and said- Hey son!
And I said- Old man, don't bother me!
Poppies!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies!
He said- T-bone!
I said- Wait a minute, this man knows my name! He must be the-
WIZARD!
You must be the Wizard!
The Wizard of Oz!
Why have you come to haunt me?
Oh Wizard of Oz?
I said- O Wizard O wise one! I have been on a quest!
To dream the impossible dream!
Walking down the road one day, doo dah doo dah!
we are the lollipop kids,
the lollipop kids,
we are follow, follow follow,
I get tired-
POPPIES!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!
Poppies! Poppies!
I said- Old man, I've been through hell!
He said- Hey, son, slow down and relax.
I said- But Wizard O wise one, I've come so far to find the truth of life.
He says- Hey son, slow down and relax. To tell you the truth, son...
I said- Wizard! That's what I've come to find is the truth!
He said- No, no, no, son. You got me all wrong! To tell you the truth,
son. Uh, how can I tell you this, uh, I've been in this field of poppies
a long time, myself, and I have come to find, son, that the only truth of
life is right here in this bottle.
I said- WIZARD!
He said- No, truly, son! In fact- I'd rather have this bottle in front of
me, than, a
FRONTAL LOBOTOMY!
(How profound, Wizard!)
Some girl with psychic powers, she said- T-bone, what's your sign?
I blink and answer- Neon! I thought I'd blow her mind!
She's reading Moby Dick, by some fruitcake named Herman,
She's chomping on a knockwurst,
Were the Batchas really Goiman?
You ask so many questions,
What answers should I choose?
Is this really Butte, Montana,
Or just Existential Blues?
Really Butte, Montana?
Is this Plato's heebie jeebies?
Is this schizoid paranoia?
La, la la, la la la la!
EXISTENTIAL BLUES!
Patrick Hester
>
> Here it is. It's pretty close, but I'd appreciate any corrections.
> Excuse the typos. Also, I've heard that `Tom "T-Bone" Stankus' is
> actually Steve Martin, is this true?
I'd kind of doubt it, but who knows?
> I was on a QUEST
"to dream the impossible dream"
> Walking down the road today, doo-dah, doo-dah
. . .
> Such predicaments! I must forage [forge] ahead!
"to dream the impossible dream"
> Walking down the road today, doo-dah, doo-dah
. . .
> OhgodohgodDorothyDorothypoppiesfieldpoppiesfield...
"poppiefieldpoppiefieldcoppinafeelcoppinafeel..."
. . .
> I said "Oh Wizard O Wise one, I've been on a quest
"to dream the impossible dream"
> Walking down the road today, doo-dah, doo-dah
. . .
> Are the [indeciperable] really German?
"was the duchess really German?"
So does anyone know why "to dream the impossible dream" suddenly
disappeared? I know it used to exist cause I've got an old tape,
but why did it go away?
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"One more star sets on the hill. Call it back, you never will."
Scott Griepentrog
> ... I can
> handle the little old lady and the very strange road they're
> sending me down...
I *love* this song... but isn't the above actually:
'I can handle the little old lady, but it's a very strange road...'
--------
The rest is 100% though - I started singing the song while I was reading
it. Ahhh, such memories...
Tanks!
StG
Pete Zakel
old
>Really Butte, Montana... is as plain as heebie-jeebies...
^^ ^^
it old
-Pete Zakel
(p...@cadence.com or ..!{hpda,versatc,apollo,ucbcad,uunet}!cadence!phz)
ted devin
>>Is it plain as heebie-jeebies or just existential blues?
Plato's
> ^^
> old
>
>>Really Butte, Montana... is as plain as heebie-jeebies...
Plato's
> ^^ ^^
> it old
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