Album: Poodle Hat (2003)
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  • I, man, am Regal, a German am I
    Never odd or even, if I had a Hi-Fi
    Madam, I'm Adam, too hot to hoot
    No lemons no melon, too bad I hid a boot
    Lisa Bonet ate no basil, warsaw was raw
    Was it a car or a cat I saw?

    Rise to vote, sir, do geese see God?
    Do nine men Interpret? Nine men, I nod
    Rats live on no evil star
    Won't lovers revolt now? Race fast safe car
    Pa's a sap, Ma is as selfless as I am
    May a moody baby, doom a yam

    Ah, Satan sees Natasha, no devil lived on
    Lonely Tylenol, not a banana baton
    No X in Nixon, oh, stone, be not so
    O, Geronimo, no minor ego
    "Naomi" I moan, a Toyota's a Toyota
    A dog, a panic, in a pagoda

    Oh no, Don Ho, nurse, I spy gypsies, run
    Senile felines, now I see bees, I won
    UFO tofu, we panic in a pew
    Oozy rat in a sanitary zoo
    God, a red nugget, a fat egg under a dog
    Go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog Writer/s: Al Yankovic
    Publisher: EAR BOOKER MUSIC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 7

  • Mcclenny1 from Allen TxI hadnt figured this song out, until we saw Al in concert in Grand Prairie, and found that every line is a palindrome
  • AnonymousThis is a work of true genius, an absolute masterpiece.
  • Ryan from Somewhere In, NjThat is the best video ever. I've practically memorized the lyrics!
  • Robert from Denver, CoThis song is absolutely brilliant. I love the complexity of the palindromes and the way they all perfectly rhyme. The man is a genius.
  • Chris from Claremont, CaI am HUGE fans of two artists, Michael Jackson and "Weird Al" Yankovic
  • Ralph from Newton, MaActually Al calls this type of song a style piece. His best one is probably "Dare to be Stupid" which totally captures Devo's style in both sound and lyrics. Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo says that that song came out when Devo was unable to recreate their own sound and he hates Al for being able to do them better than they could at that difficult time for the band.
  • Alex from New Orleans, LaIt's not really a parody so much as a style parody. But the video does copy Dylan's "video"
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