A literal description of my state of mind
A literal description of my state of mind
Well there's gonna be a freakers ball
Tonight at the freakers hall
And you know, you're invited one and allCome on babies grease your lips
Grab your hats and swing your hips
Don't forget to bring your whips
We're going to the freakers ballBlow your whistle and bang your gong
Roll up something to take along
It feels so good it must be wrong
We're freakin at the freakers ballWhere all the fags and the dykes they're boogyin' together
The leather freaks are dressed in all kinds of leather
The greatest of the sadists and the masochists too
Screaming "Please hit me, and I'll hit you"The FBI are dancing with the junkies
All the straights, are swinging with the fogies
Across the floor and up the wall
We're freakin at the freakers ball
Y'all, we're freakin at the freakers ballEverybody's kissing each other
Brother with sister, son with mother
Smear my body up with butter
Take me to the freakers ballPass that roach please and pour the wine
I'll kiss yours if you'll kiss mine
I'm gonna boogie till i go blind
We're freakin at the freakers ballWhite ones, black ones, yellow ones, red ones
Necrophiliacs looking for dead ones
The greatest of the sadists and the masochists too
Screaming "Please hit me, and I'll hit you"Everybody falling in batches
Pyromaniacs striking matches
I'm gonna itch me where it scratches
Freakin' at the freakers ball.-- Dr. Hook
The inmates have taken over Bloviating Inanities!
Posted by Ted at March 17, 2004 04:15 PM | TrackBackDr. Hook? I thought that was She Siverstein! ;)
Posted by: Tuning Spork at March 18, 2004 12:41 AMIf Shel Silverstein wrote that - and it's certainly his style - it was Dr. Hook that recorded it. Funny song. Hard to believe it came from the same group that gave us Sylvia's Mother. *retch*
Posted by: Ted at March 18, 2004 05:25 AMYeah, the lyrics definitely have a The Cover Of The Rolling Stone flow to them.
And I'd forgotten all about Sylvia's Mother - I deleted that one from my .m3u of that album a loooooong time ago.
Posted by: Chris at March 18, 2004 01:35 PMWell, I didn't know that Dr.Hook had
covered "Freakers' Ball", but; looking at the album right in front of me ("Freakin' At The Frteakers' Ball" by Shel Silverstein), UI', omly reminded that Dr. Hook had a great song called "Couple More Years". It was the B-side of "Love You A Little Bit More."
UI', omly = I'm only
Posted by: Tuning Spork at March 18, 2004 09:43 PMI should've known that Spork. Mookie is a huge Shel Silverstein fan. I got to see Dr. Hook in concert once, and they were better than a lot of folks gave them credit for. They rocked hard.
Posted by: Ted at March 19, 2004 06:59 AM