The Dead Milkmen Not Richard, But Dick * (p) 1993 Hollywood Records * (c) 1993 Golf Pro Music (BMI) * Members: o Dean Clean (Drums, Tamborine, BV) o 11070 (Bass Guitar) o Arr. Trad. (Vocals, Keyboards, Tin Whistle, Harmonica) o Butterfly Fairweather (Vocals, Guitar) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. (2:21) - Leggo My Ego 2. (3:47) - I Dream Of Jesus 3. (3:08) - Jason's Head 4. (2:35) - Not Crazy 5. (3:03) - Let's Get The Baby High 6. (2:26) - Little Volcano 7. (1:50) - Nobody Falls Like 8. (3:17) - I Started To Hate You 9. (1:54) - The Infant Of Prague Customized My Van 10. (3:34) - The Woman Who Was Also A Mongoose ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 - Leggo My Ego My subconscious mind Has got me in a bind Your love has made me blind Let go my ego! I feel the cold wind blow It feels like 10 below I'm feelin' oh, so low Let go my ego! I need some recreation I got some strange sensations I can't deal with relations Now my superego Is sayin' no, no, no I think I'll listen to some early Brian Eno I try to keep a lid On my crazy id I don't know what I did Let go my ego! I'm beginning to lose my patience I'm feelin' some bad vibrations Wanna join the United Nations My psychoanalyst says I have a low self esteem My psychoanalyst wants to know what I dream What does it mean? I just want out alive I'm trying to survive It's like a real life game A' Stratego I keep hittin' the bomb And I can't stand calm I wanna call my mom Let go my ego! I need a long vacation I'm feelin' bad vibrations I can't deal with relations My psychoanalyst says I gotta tend my mind Like a garden, I gotta weed it from time to time I'm feelin' deep deep blue I don't know whadda do Ah, honey, where are you? Let go my ego! I got some good advice But at a heavy price I try to act real nice Let go my ego! Let go my ego! (x4) 2 - I Dream Of Jesus It was during my 2nd senior year when Mom found Jesus Christ. His spirit was trapped inside an old manischevitz bottle that Mom picked out of the dumpster behind the 7-11. Mom brought the bottle inside and sat it down on top of the TV. Then she told all of us kids to gather round, and then she explained how Jesus lived in the bottle, and how, if she wanted to, she could call him out to do her bidding. Sis said it reminded her of an old TV show, and Mom slapped her and called her a heretic. I didn't say anything, cause I just still remember the time outside the Safeway, when it took 4 security guards to hold Mom down. Jesus loves me, yes I know For the Bible tells me so When I'm weak he makes me strong That's why I sing this song If I die before I wake Pray to him my soul don't take Jesus loves me, yes I know It wasn't long before people from all over the world started coming to our house to see the bottle. At first I thought that this would make me more popular at school. Instead it seemed to have the opposite result. Kids would stop and point at me in the hallway and say, "There's the boy whose mother keeps our savior cooped up in that tiny little bottle." And then everybody started calling me 'Bottle boy'. And that really hurt. It was also around this time that Mom began to attract some really weird followers. Like that guy who never used deodorant and spoke only in riddles. And that woman who collected 19th century hand made Amish swimwear. Jesus loves me, yes I know For the Bible tells me so When I'm weak he makes me strong That's why I sing this song If I die before I wake Pray to him my soul don't take Jesus loves me, yes I know Mommy she loved Jesus, but not like others did For she had a special bottle in which our savior lived Mommy she loved Jesus, but not like others did For she could unleash His vengeance by unfastening the lid As the year went on, things went from bad to worse, and I realized that if there wasn't a big change pretty soon, I'd never be able to get a date for the prom. I couldn't go the year before because Mom belonged to a church that considered dancing a one way ticket to Hell. But that's a whole nother story. Anyway, by this point Mom had appeared on the Richard Bey Show, A.M. Philadelphia and Geraldo, so there was no use in me changing schools, since everybody knew who my Mom was. Also we had to spend all the money from Mom's personal appearances to hire a bodyguard, since by this point we were getting about 400 death threats a day. Jesus loves me, yes I know For the Bible tells me so When I'm weak he makes me strong That's why I sing this song If I die before I wake Pray to him my soul don't take Jesus loves me, yes I know Then one night, I just couldn't stand it any more. While everyone else was sleeping I crept downstairs. Slowly I went up to the bottle and began to unfasten the lid. At first, nothing happened. But then the room filled with a thick white smoke. I was glad my sister had taken the batteries out of the smoke detector to put into her Walkman. When the smoke cleared, I found myself face to face with the son of God, who was much shorter than I had expected. He told me that since I'd freed Him, He'd grant me one wish. And that's how I got to go to the prom with Geena Davis. But you probably already read about that in People. Jesus loves me, yes I know For the Bible tells me so When I'm weak he makes me strong That's why I sing this song If I die before I wake Pray to him my soul don't take Jesus loves me, yes I know Mommy she loved Jesus, but not like others did For she had a special bottle in which our savior lived Mommy she loved Jesus, but not like others did For she could unleash His vengeance by unfastening the lid Mommy she loved Jesus, but not like others did For she had a special bottle in which our savior lived Mommy she loved Jesus, but not like others did For she could unleash His vengeance by unfastening the lid 3 - Jason's Head Jason said he's gonna get you in the bed But when he does in the morning you'll be dead Jason can be a friend to the end She said "Jason close your eyes and count to ten" I think it's obvious Jason got real pissed About all the guys she kissed We're goin' down, down, down to the ditch Where she said she hid What's left of Jason's head She was out with a guy in her backyard getting high Jason said he'd drop by He came over for a swim, he was looking mighty trim A shot of jealousy stabbed him And I think it's obvious Jason got real pissed About all the guys she kissed We're goin' down, down, down to the ditch Where she said she hid What's left of Jason's head What's left of Jason's head (x2) When you wake up with the sun Your whole world will be undone Like a bullet in a gun You'll be waiting to be sprung Jason's head will not be found Keep it buried in the ground Remember, stick to your plan Wipe the blood off of your hand 4 - Not Crazy This is living I've got everything I want at my fingertips Just have to clap and lights turn on I've got several piles of records I don't know which one I'll put on next I've got a hundred subscriptions to magazines I'll never read I like mail I'm staring at the toys on my wall Wondering what can be swallowed Or take out an eyeball Or what the people in China think about these things When they make them I'm not crazy I'm merely entertaining the thought of going insane The ball game must be over now Maybe they'll show a movie From the '80's And I'll imagine what it would be like to live back then At the age I am now I'm staring at the back of her head Trying to make her turn around Feeling the meat on my cat Wondering what it would be like to cook her But I won't 'Cause that would cause a terrible fuss among my friends And I'm not crazy I'm merely entertaining the thought of going insane I'm not crazy (x9) 5 - Let's Get The Baby High She looked like a corpse on my front porch Clutching the spawn of her latest divorce, saying Let's get the baby high Oh little pig, little pig, let me in I've traded food stamps for a bottle a' gin C'mon, let's get the baby high For someone like you to get custody Of an innocent child's a tragedy No, don't get your baby high Oh, just open up, I've got nowhere to go My man threw me out and it's starting to snow So, let's get the baby high I don't mean to question your parenting skills But I'm really amazed that kid hasn't been killed Please don't get your baby high For someone like you to criticize me Is really the height of hypocrisy So, let's get the baby high There's no way in hell I'll open my door I still have pictures from the time before No, don't get your baby high Yes I've traded my oldest for a couple a' lids But it's none of your business how I raise my kids Now, let's get the baby high For someone like you to get custody Of an innocent child's a tragedy No, don't get your baby high I've asked you politely, now I'm gonna be mean If you don't open up, I'm going to scream Let's get the baby high You can scream all you want but you're not gettin' in What you do to that kid is really a sin Please don't get your baby high For someone like you to criticize me Is really the height of hypocrisy Now, let's get the baby high It must be a boy because it's turning blue... Oh, cootchie, cootchie coo... She still stood like a corpse on my front porch Still clutching the spawn of her latest divorce, saying Let's get the baby high 6 - Little Volcano He's quiet on the inside Something from his past Come on the surface But that's never gonna last Say one wrong word Something nobody knew What's in his head No one has a clue He's a little volcano Watch him blow his mind He walks the earth Fires burning inside Little volcano Watch the lava flow What makes him mad I never know Don't push him too far Stay out of his way With his fire red hair He's coming to play You said the wrong thing Now he's right in your face He just might explode You're getting on his case He's a little volcano Watch him blow his mind He walks the earth Fires burning inside Little volcano Watch the lava flow What makes him mad I never know Little volcano No no no Little volcano Go go go Little volcano He's gonna blow Aahhhh! He's a little volcano Watch him blow his mind He walks the earth Fires burning inside Little volcano Watch the lava flow What makes him mad I never know Little volcano Watch him blow his mind He walks the earth Fires burning inside Little volcano Watch the lava flow What makes him mad You'll never know 7 - Nobody Falls Like Why did I give my neighbors The head of a chicken last night? Did I think a headless chicken could Make everything alright? Why do I do these bad things That I sometimes do? Is there something wrong With me or with you? Why don't you stop lookin' at me? Why don't you stop spyin' on me? Why don't you just leave me alone? Why don't you get out of my head (x4)? You put something in my skull (x4) Why did I chase the school kids In a clown suit last week? Is it just because I Like to hear the children shriek? Why do I do these bad things That I sometimes do? Can you give me a reason? Can you give me a clue? Why don't you stop lookin' at me? Why don't you stop spyin' on me? Why can't you just leave me alone? Why don't you get out of my head (x4)? You put something in my brain (x4) Why did I touch the postman With a cattle prod today? He wasn't hurting me He wasn't in my way You put something in my skull (x3) Why did I get the flowers When I know it's not allowed? Is it just because I Wanna stand out from the crowd? Is there something in my brain? Is there something in my skull? 8 - I Started To Hate You This song fits the mood I'm in Trying to push something out of a pen Don't know how, where or when I started to hate you (x6) It's kinda hard to explain Your stories are never what you claim After I played your little game I started to hate you (x10) You used to be my friend All those letters that you'd send Suddenly they stopped and then I started to hate you (x6) I thought you were so cool I wished that I went to your school Then I broke my only rule I started to hate you (x10) Wonder how you can be so mean You're never really what you seem I never was a part of your dream I started to hate you (x10) I hate you just go away I hate you just stay away Don't wanna see you today I hate you just go away (x2) 9 - The Infant Of Prague Customized My Van Saint Teresa the Sacred parted us in 1783 Her body was found incorrupt with no sign of decay Saint Frances Xavier got dug up in 1975 All the priests were really relieved when he looked like he was still alive Believe it or not Some saints don't rot They're bodies don't decay While most of us Just turn to dust Shortly after we pass away Saint Bernadette still looks mighty fresh though she's been dead for years Her cheeks still have a pinkish hue and there's colour in her ears Saint Josaphat looked like a drowned rat when they fished him out of the river Yet after a week he didn't even reek and that made the heathens shiver Honest to God You can lay 'em in sod In coffins made of wood And when they're exhumed From where they're entombed They'll still look pretty good Believe it or not Some saints don't rot They're bodies don't decay While most of us Just turn to dust Shortly after we pass away Saint Andrew was flayed alive and his tongue ripped from his head Yet everyone who saw him agreed that he looked even better dead Saint Catherine Laboure is tucked away in a tiny church in Paris Though she looks pretty neat I'm afraid they cheated, she's filled with carbolic acid! Honest to God You can lay 'em in sod In coffins made of wood And when they're exhumed From where they're entombed They'll still look pretty good Saints preserve us 10 - The Woman Who Was Also A Mongoose She was once an attraction at the county fair And now she sleeps in a box at the top of the stairs And she loves it here, make no mistake Cause she can earn her keep by chasin' snakes And if I wake up late at night I know that everything will be alright Cause crawling round on my roof Is the woman who is also a mongoose She was born in May, nineteen years ago In a little town outside Buffalo But the town folk feared her and they chased her away And now she's happy with a place to stay And if I wake up late at night I know that everything will be alright Cause crawling round on my roof Is the woman who is also a mongoose She trapped a rattler out behind the barn And she let it go without any harm Then she came inside for a cup of tea And she spoke for a while with my brother and me Chasing after field mice, running through the high grass That's what she loves to do And if she's happy as a mongoose It shouldn't bother me or you And if I wake up late at night I know that everything will be alright Cause crawling round on my roof Is the woman who is also a mongoose