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The Swirling Eddies
Outdoor Elvis
Tracks:
1. Outdoor Elvis
2. Driving in England
3. Urban Legends
4. Tiny Town
5. Attack of the Pulpit Masters
6. Mystery Babylon
7. Arthur Fhardy's Yodeling Party
8. Hell Oh
9. Blowing Smoke
10. Hide the Beer, the Pastor's Here
11. Hold Back the Wind, Donna
12. Knee Jerk
13. Don't Hate Yourself
14. All the Way to Heaven
15. Rubber Sky
16. Coco the Talking Guitar
17. Yer' Little Gawd
18. Billy Graham
19. Potential
20. Strange Days
21. Elimination (The Band That Won't Go
Away)
Outdoor Elvis
Out there where the air is clean
the red woods high, and the grass is green
people tell me they have seen
a giant footprint
is he fishing and skiing and hunting duck
with a guitar, shotgun, and a pick-up truck?
well, with any kind of luck
we'll photograph him
(Chorus)
oh oh come again outdoor elvis
be our friend, save us outdoor elvis
the world has hope 'cause he's feelin' good
escaped the city, lives in the woods
this is the spot i think he stood
here's a giant footprint
a plaster cast where the pligrims flock
and a ticket line around the block
if we don't have the king what have we got?
life don't make no sense
(Chorus)
we have sinned, forgive us outdoor elvis
we'll build a shrine among the pines to you
('till the end of time we'll stand in this line for you)
o.e. o.e. we look for a sign from you
we might have to set a trap to bring him back
dead or alive, if we want to survive
we gotta bring him back (bring him back)
oh, oh, oh, oh
in his fishing vest and his silver cape
i bet he's really lookin' great
you can pretty much tell that he's lost weight
from the depth of his footprint
they say he croons when the moon's above
singing tenderly, "hunk a burnin' love"
it's nice to know he's still got his stuff
hasn't lost the accent
(Chorus)
Driving in England
some people get so bored
they start turnin' into cannibals
eat each others hearts out
it's like a sacrifice to animals
deep freeze their own souls
shut down their brains
i think the only way to go
is against the grain
(Chorus)
(i was) (let's go)
driving in England
down the Santa Ana freeway
somebody's screamin' out
you're goin' down the wrong way!
they wanna believe the worst
but do they believe in anything?
shoot their own wounded
sacrifice their offspring
don't you get too cynical
they'll put you on a cross
some leaders are tyrannical
and everyone's a boss
(Chorus)
roadblock on the road to glory
gridlock on the golden highway
i'll stop at nothing to get to you
(Chorus)
big surprise -- we're still alive
(Chorus)
Urban Legends
remember the girl with the bee hive hairdo
stung by a spider in a rat's nest igloo
hook man leavin' his hook on the door
after givin' that girlfriend's guy "what for?"
someone put a rat in the deep fry
madman on the phone in the upstairs bedroom
alligators down in the sewere lines
i had a tough time believing all that
(chorus)
'till i picked up
the vanishing hitchhiker
(i picked up) the vanishing hitchhiker
he was an angel (the vanishing hitchhiker)
i heard him say "stop telling lies"
then he went away
remember the dog in the microwave oven?
it was turned to high, now there's nothin' left of him
"There's a hatchet killer hiding in your back seat ma'am
and a rat tail floating in your coca~cola can."
at midnight there stood a stranger on the highway
somewhere there abouts, (i think) in corpus christi
he smiled and said that he was goin' my way
no i couldn't say that i believed in all that
(Chorus)
i get my info from the backwards masking
i get the Word of God through prayer and fasting
j.f.k. is alive and well
and kissinger is a beast from hell
the face of st. paul in this butt roast
assures me that i'm going up to heaven
the anti-christ does laundry on the east coast
i doubted the most -- did not believe in all that'
(Chorus)
Tiny Town
calling all the ants
this is our last chance
trumpet of the saints
call the heads of states
(Chorus)
and let's all kill the giants
let's all kill the giants of
tiny town
hold the torches high
lay them down to die
they know more than we know
and all they do is grow
(Chorus)
hang moss upon their visions
put glass around their dreams
dissension is their mission
tenacious in their schemes
(Chorus)
divide the wheat and tares
and set the traps and snares
put rebellion down
it's safe in tiny town
'cause we've all killed the giants it's safe in tiny town
it's safe in tiny town
Attack of the Pulpit
Masters
attack of the pulpit masters
they're coming again
look out look out look out look out
they are coming again
oh no we're swooning
swooooooooning
woah nelly
we're swooning again
money money money money money
money money money money money
money money money money money
money money money money money
money money money money money
money money money (gasp) money
money money money
attack of the pulpit masters
they're marching over the land
well we all need Jesus
not these clowns again
but, oh no, here we go
we're swooning
swoooooooooooooning
woah nelly
we're swooning again
money's ministers, a money ministry, ministry money
ministry satellites, money and ministry
ministry and money, money for satellites
money many money, mini money, mini satellites
many many more money, many i money
many me money, we need money, money, money
minister ministry, ministry money
we're swooning
we're sspinning
a swirling eddy
the spinning sucking whirlpool of movie going, rock 'n rolling
beer drinking, smoking, drugged infested pornos
porno people
yeah we're the porno people
swooning and swirling and spinning
deeper under the spell of the pulpit masters
the spinning, sweating, gibbering, gyrating, jumping hopping,
sweat, ho hup
jump jumping
jump X#@o0@!!!
here we go again!
look out, look out, look out, they're coming again
oh no i didn't think we'd ever swoon again
oh no we're swooning
swoooooooooooooooooooooooooning
swooooning woah nelly
money money money money money
money money money money money
money money money money money
money money money money money
money money money money money
we need money money money money
money money money money money
Mystery Babylon
she's got a giant head
we've got the hat to fit it
she'll take us all to bed
what she wants, she can get it
(Chorus)
have you heard about the girl
the prettiest in the world
have you heard about the girl
named Mystery Babylon
she wears her gold and pearls
and sits upon the water
and every boy and girl
is drinking her elixer
(Chorus)
have your heard about the girl
the wonder of the world
everybody wants a date
with Mystery Babylon
in scarlet, fine raiment (a glass of wine held high) the harlot
seeks payment
so lay us down to die
there's fear now in her eyes
I guess she knows what's comin'
'they'll say she once was wise
so beautiful so cunning
(Chorus)
Arthur Fhardy's
Yodeling Party
my name is arthur fhardy
welcome to my yodel party
if you want to yodel along
come join our happy throng
(Chorus)
yodel lady lady lady lady
yodel lady lady lady lady
yodel lady lady lady who
yodel lady lady lady lady
yodel lady lady lady lady
yodel lady lady lady who
my name is camarillo
i come from camarillo
and i don't need no radio
i got yodelin' on my noodle-o
i sing
(Chorus)
my name is spot
i think i'm really hot
and i like to yodel a lot
so let me told you what i got
i go
(Chorus)
now the rest of the swirling eddies
are in their little beddies
they bit the big bad knockwurst
and now their little tummies hurt
(Chorus)
oh no lady lady lady
no lady lady lady lady
oh no oh lady lady lady lady who
oh no lady lady lady
no lady lady lady lady
oh no oh lady lady lady
lady who
now this has been arthur fhardy
it's been my yodel party
now come and sing "yolay hee who"
with your oh little lady too
Hell Oh
hell oh
is anyone here?
you don't
get the picture
hell glows
bright and clear
and i'm just a cynic
talkin' 'bout a white blech spulchre
i'm bringing ants to your picnic
they're feeding on a dead man's bones
countdown to tribulation-o (countdown to salvation-o)
oh oh oh
hell oh
isn't it clear?
have i failed to tell you
heaven is oh so near
there once was a cynic
who talked about a whit bleach sepulchre
i'm the bee at your picnic
who stung you 'till you had to run home
countdown to occupation-o
oh oh oh
hell oh
is anyone here (hello?)
hell oh
is anyone here (hello?)
Blowing Smoke
a song for Mrs. Eddy
when i'm blowing smoke
she'll be laughing at my jokes
she could always get the joke
i'll tell the world i love her
when i lose my place
one foot in the human waste
gentle understanding heart
will move me back again
to my lover and my friend
when i'm blowing smoke
or when i'm at the end of my rope
she cuts the line and offers me hope
no shame to say i need her
and our children smile
at their fatherchild
and the dreamy days roll by -
they bring me home again
to my lover and my friend
when i'm blowing smoke
and i will find her
where grace binds her
God surrounds her
keeps her in that holy place
she'll be laughing at my jokes
yes, she could always get the joke
i'll tell the world i love her
and our children smile
at their fatherchild
and the dreamy days roll by -
they bring me home again
to my lover and my friend
when i'm blowing smoke
when i'm blowing smoke
when i'm blowing smoke
Hide The Beer, The Pastor's
Here
the straw runs down his arm and leg
under the carpet out to the keg
a secret party tonight at Point Loma
and the hate in your heart you're hiding well
but the booze on your breath is easy to smell
there's a six-pack to hide
on the Oral U side
let's drive to oklahoma
hide the beer, the pastor's here
hide the beer, think of your career
he might find out that we're human beins'
and bring us all down to the rack and the ruin
she had a beer as an evening snack
when the 'scripture man' planned a sneak attack
suspension's the buzz out at Wheaton
as she packed her bags and gathered her books
'scripture man' gave her that lustful look
yes lust is his brew but no one sees through
his minty fresh breath ain't reekin'
when the coast is clear, you can kiss me, dear
together we'll have hell to pay
so wear a beard, the pastor's here
put the "R" rated movie away
yeah, hide the beer, the pastor's here
hide the beer, think of your career
he might find out that we're human beins'
and bring us all down to the rack and the ruin
hide the beer, wear a beard, etc...
biola, bethel, west mont, calvin college, azusa pacific, liberty
baptist, san jose bible college, bob jones, taylor u, california
baptist, gordon college, calvin klein, george fox, moody bible
institute, seattle pacific, baylor, smu, pacific christian, jimmy
swaggart u, john brown, anderson, eastern mennonite, fort wayne
bible, grand rapids baptist, greenville, grove city, nyack,
travecca nazarine, multnoma school of the bible, inland empire
school of the bible, philadelphia college of the bible, whitworth
spring arbor, and south & north western
northwestern!
Hold Back The Wind, Donna
it's the little things you do
that you don't think break through
you build a mansion
with God's Son
you light a candle
and the kingdom comes
doesn't seem like much now
like you're the failing one
but hold back the wind, donna
hold back the wind, donna
stand in the breach with us, donna
and hold back the devil wind
it's the little prayer you pray
or the little lie you say
it's love and hate
but choosing love
faith winning out
against the odds
doesn't seem like much now
a losing cause
but hold back the wind, donna
hold back the wind, donna
stand in the breach with us, donna
and hold back the devil wind
the grass is breaking through
it's just a blade or two
up through the concrete
and the angels smile
will be a green field
in just a little while
seems like we're asking too much
from one little child
but hold back the wind, donna
hold back the wind, donna
stand in the breach with us, donna
and hold back the devil wind
yeah, hold back the wind, donna
hold back the wind, donna
stand in the breach with us, donna
and hold back the devil wind
yeah, hold back the wind
yeah, hold back the wind
Knee Jerk
knee jerk
do the knee jerk baby
knee jerk
do the knee jerk now
i know just what you'll say
i know just what you'll do
there ain't no surprises
no mystery prizes
that's why the knee jerk's for you
knee jerk
do the knee jerk baby
knee jerk
do the knee jerk now
i know the music you'll make
i know what prayer you'll pray
i know how you'll vote
the same tie and coat
know why you'd like to blow me away
knee jerk
do the knee jerk baby
knee jerk
do the knee jerk now
everything is automatic
predictable devoid of action
i like the roll
of spoiling the show
predicting your psychotic reaction
knee jerk
do the knee jerk baby
knee jerk
do the knee jerk now
come on baby do the knee jerk now
come on baby do the knee jerk now
Don't Hate Yourself
All The Way To Heaven
bibles dressed in spandex pants
if you could get the girl to dance
she'll follow you all the way to heaven
and grab your heart through your sweating chest
clutch it to her longing breast
she'll go with you all the way to heaven
she's crying now
but tell me what she's crying for
she'll follow too
but tell me who she's following
she's longing
but tell me who she's longing for
she thinks of your image
as a stained glass window
bibles dressed in spandex pants
if you could get the girl to dance
she'll follow you all the way to heaven
she's crying now
but tell me what she's crying for
she'll follow too
but tell me who she's following
she's longing
but tell me who she's longing for
she thinks of your image
as a stained glass window
grab your heart through your sweating chest
clutch it to her longing breast
she'll go with you all the way to heaven
nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
she'll follow you all the way to heaven
Rubber Sky
song of the prophets
bounce him off
the rubber sky
and he'll come back to taunt you
slingshot snap
brings him back
a lover's eyes that haunt you
you know what they say about prophets and honor
no, you weren't unhappy to see him go
heard he was killed in some foreign country
but he'll be returning a glutton for more
so bounce him off
the rubber sky
and he'll come back to taunt you
slingshot snap
brings him back
a lover's eyes that haunt you
now you cannot tell if he's devil or angel
he drank with the sinners, he hung with the thieves
he stayed so long that he wore out his welcome
you smiled kindly and asked him to leave
bounce him off
the rubber sky
and he'll come back to taunt you
slingshot snap
brings him back
a lover's eyes that haunt you
bounce him off
the rubber sky
and he'll come back to taunt you
slingshot snap
brings him back
a lover's eyes that haunt you
bounce him off
(the rubber sky)
CoCo The Talking Guitar
featuring the puppet-headed guitar of Gene Pool
Yer' Little Gawd
i don't want to speak to yer little gawd
i don't want to drink to yer little gawd
interface or link with yer little gawd
who's that midget on your shoulder now
throwin' his voice like it's coming from you
callin' himself the scripture king
take the dog collar off
and tell him you're through
'cause i don't want to speak to yer little gawd
and i don't want to drink to yer little gawd
interface or link with yer little gawd
is this really how you're feelin' now
or is this comin' from your p.r. man
he smiles for you but i'm not impressed
break that faker, make other plans 'cause
i don't want to speak to yer little gawd
and i don't want to drink to yer little gawd
interface or link with yer little gawd
see, we're alone now
no one else can hear
want ya to know that i love you now
but throw that little gawd right out of here
'cause i don't want to speak
no, i don't want to speak to yer little gawd
and i don't want to drink to yer little gawd
interface or link with yer little gawd
Billy Graham
featuring the voices and guitars of Camarillo
Eddy and Prickly Disco
i don't know about those other guys
there's somethin' in the back of their eyes
but billy, you're the man
who don't use slight of hand
ain't wearin' no disguise
i love you, billy
i love the simple things you say
and you never seem to get in the way
no one is quite like you
compassionate and true
"just as i am," i say
i love you, billy
Potential
dedicated to all of Mr. Eddy's co-workers
here's a speck on the canvas
of future projections
a drop in the bucket of
tomorrow's successes
if i have the faith and know-how
i might watch our ship come in
my full potential
successful man can tell at a glance
if a man were born to lose
but no one here is givin' me a chance
except You, Lord, except You
here's a speck on the canvas
of future projections
a drop in the bucket of
tomorrow's successes
if i have the faith and know-how
i might watch our ship come in
my full potential
fed on the air of my fantasies
they say i'm wasting away
a star-struck lover doomed for tragedy
not true, baby, not true
here's a speck on the canvas
of future projections
a drop in the bucket of
tomorrow's successes
if i have the faith and know-how
i might watch our ship come in
my full potential
i will arrive, i'll realize
my full potential, baby
everybody watch my full potential
everybody watch my ship come in
Strange Days
we might love someone who's an enemy
we might break the laws of entropy
and we might learn respect
you might even listen to me
in the strange days of our lives
we might breathe clean air, swim a cobalt sea
we might stop a war, act with gallantry
and we might read a book
improve our memory
in the strange days of our lives
and when we took the torch into the night
we vowed to search the highways for an honest man
but when we looked into each other's eyes
we knew it would be best to make some other plan
we might keep the faith, seek truth, speak honestly
we might even pull the plugs on our tv's
we might help the poor
and learn geography
in the strange days of our lives
in the strange days of our lives
Elimination (The Band That
Won't Go Away)
bow out
get lost
i'd like to pull the fader down
on the band that won't go away
give up
repent
good riddance
and all God's blessings on
the band that won't go away
don't cry, you big babies
don't feel sorry for yourselves
you're no more misunderstood
than anybody else
but you keep on makin' waves
it's your lousy attitude
why would you be thinkin' you're doin'
anybody any good?
so bow out
get lost
i'd like to pull the fader down
on the band that won't go away
go away!
beat it!
give up
repent
good riddance
and all God's blessings on
the band that won't go away
repent
break up
grow up
i'd like to pull the fader down
(they're the band that won't go away)
who cares
shut up
shut down
retire
(they're the band that won't go away)
move to Nashville
go to "h" "e" double hockey sticks
grow up
get a job
(they're the band that won't go away)
fade out, fade out