• I Blame You
    Ten miles from nowhere There's a story that's true About a fine girl and a boy just like you They fell so deeply But then fell apart Now they say the same words...
  • I C U
    urnx urnx, ni, imnx ictv ictv, nicu icu, icu, nurok urnx urnx, ni, iw icatv, icadvd, nicu icu, icu, nurok icu, icu, nurok Translation: You are an X You are an ...
  • I Can Add
    Paper out, pencils raised One plus one is two Two plus two is four Four plus four is eight And eight plus eight is sixteen I can add, I can add I can add, I ca...
  • I Can Hear You
    "I Can Hear You" By They Might Be Giants Made at the Edison Laboratory I can hear you Just barely hear you I can just barely hear you This is a warning, Step aw...
  • I Can't Hide
    I've got my house surrounded I know I'm in there Come out with both my hands up And don't make me come in and get me Don't make me come in and get me I can't h...
  • I Find It Hard to Believe
    I find it hard to believe I find it hard to believe That I?m embarassed at me For being upset Over acting so contemptuously (I find it hard to believe) Acting s...
  • I Might Be Giants Too
    They might be giants This world might go too far I should be saving those tears I need to know, so won?t you care, do you? (they might be giants) This world m...
  • I Need Some Lovin'
    I need some lovin' Some turtle-dovin' To dry the ocean Of tears running down my spine I need some kissing But I know you're listening To all the radios That tu...
  • I Palindrome I
    Someday mother will die and I'll get the money Mom leans down and says, "my sentiments exactly, you son of a bitch" I palindrome I and I am a snake head eating ...
  • I Should Be Allowed to Think
    (They Might Be Giants/Allen Ginsberg) I saw the best minds of my generation Destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical I should be allowed to glue my poster I s...
  • I'll Sink Manhattan
    I'll sink Manhattan Right under the sea I'll find the sweetest spot to watch As it goes away You were so happy With the things that you said Like, "He's my low...
  • I'm Def
    Can we do that? Can we do that? I'm def I'm def I'm def I'm listening to the radio Got a job as a test pilot Yes I got a job as a test pilot I'm def I never ...
  • I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
    Never thought I'd fall But now I hear the call I'm getting sentimental over you Things you say and do Just thrill me through and through I'm getting sentimental...
  • I'm Impressed
    I'm impressed, I'm impressed When that gorilla beats his chest I fall to bits I confess I admit I'm impressed When the torpedo in the vest barks his orders I'm ...
  • I'm Sick
    Screw kid I got nothing to say Quit bugging me, go away High time you realized I didn't come here to socialize I'm sick, sick of this american life And I've le...
  • I've Got A Fang
    Glistening white triangular tooth Open up a can of tomato juice I've got a fang I've got a fang I've got a fang Girlfriend took me to meet her dad He didn't l...
  • I've Got A Match
    Get out of the car Put down the phone Take off that stupid looking hat you wear Im going to die if you touch me one more time Well I guess that Im going to die ...
  • If I Wasn't Shy
    If I wasn't shy If I wasn't shy Id burn all the uniforms Id burn all the ask me buttons Id burn all the intercoms Id burn all the time clock cards If I wasn't...
  • In the Middle
    Don't cross the street in the middle in the middle In the middle in the middle in the middle of the block Don't cross the street in the middle in the middle In...
  • Infatuation
    I've got this little problem that I cannot control You put my heart in jail but now it's on parole You thought that you had left me alone in the rain But I saw ...
  • Introduction To A Broken Heart
    Have you ever tried to make a brand new start? It's introduction to a broken heart Forever and a day Is all I ever wanted, baby To figure out a way To finish w...
  • Istanbul
    Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night Every gal i...
  • It's Kickin' In
    It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Shocked awake in the middle of the day In a fight over shadows of ...
  • It's Not My Birthday
    Well the rain falls down without my help I'm afraid And my lawn gets wet though I've withheld my consent When this grey world crumbles like a cake I'll be hangi...
  • John Lee Supertaster
    Flans: When I was 39 years old, I heard a story I found out that there [are] people walking among us who have superpowers These people are called Supertasters T...
  • Kiss Me, Son of God
    I built a little empire out of some crazy garbage Called the blood of the exploited working class But they've overcome their shyness Now they're calling me Your...
  • L M N O
    Hello children, it's time for an important lesson with Professor Flans This is about four letters that people sometimes confuse for one: LMNO! LMNO Are four let...
  • Lazy Head and Sleepy Bones
    Lazy Head and Sleepy Bones Always disagree Though everybody says they should be friends They're too tired to see When Sleepy Bones says he's feeling tired Lazy...
  • Letter / Not a Letter
    What's that? That is a letter What is that? That's not a letter That's a letter That's not a letter That is a letter Is that a letter? I don't know what that is...
  • Letter Box
    In 1844, the Democrats were split The three nominees for the presidential candidate Were Martin Van Buren, a former president and an abolitionist James Buchanan...
  • Letterbox
    I'll never know what you'll find when you Open up your letter box tomorrow 'Cause a little bird never tells me anything I want to know, she's my best friend She...
  • LMNO
    Hello children, it's time for an important lesson with Professor Flans This is about four letters that people sometimes confuse for one: LMNO! LMNO Are four let...
  • Lonley American Nights
    A dream that's old A song that's new Money borrowed, guitar blue True love tries, but has to fail When distance, time and space prevail I can still see the clo...
  • Lucky Ball & Chain
    I lost my lucky ball & chain Now she's four years gone Just five feet tall and sick of me And all my rattling on She threw away her baby-doll I held on to my p...
  • Mainstream
    Can I have this last dance, my darling? Can I have this last dance with you? I wanna dance the whole night tonight And can I have this last dance, my darling? ...
  • Mammal
    Glass of milk Standing in between extinction in the cold and explosive radiating growth So the warm blood flows Through the large four-chambered heart, Maintain...
  • Man, It's So Loud In Here
    They fixed up the corner store like it was a night clu It's permanently disco Everyone is dressed so oddly I can't recognize them I can't tell the staff from th...
  • Memo To Human Resources
    I'll be in the back, and I don't need the help I'm good here in the back I'm good all by myself I'm busy taking stock of all the things that I've forgot (5 4 3 ...
  • Metal Detector
    Down at the shore there's a place where there's no one vacationing There's just the sound of the call of the wild overcoming the fear of the unknown And I've go...
  • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme
    M I C K E Y M O U S E It's me M I C K E Y M O U S E It's the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Come inside, it's fun inside It's the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse roll call Don...
  • Mink Car
    It?s knocking off my diamond wig Knocking me down unto the platinum ground Woke up in a beautiful dream alone Alone I got hit by a mink car Hit by a mink car d...
  • Monday Morning
    What do ya do when your best friend goes one day Somebody takes their life away Don't want to wake upMonday morning And how are you supposed to deal with everyt...
  • Monsters of Mud
    Monsters of mud, covered in mud (made of mud) Monsters of mud (made of mud) Monsters of mud, covered in mud (repeat six times) Made of mud, they're made of mud ...
  • Montana
    What are you staring at In that hospital bed? Let me explain I wasn't thinking about anything Then it hit me that Montana was really just a leg With the round ...
  • Mr Klaw
    A claw is a claw And, and, and nobody has seen a, a talking claw Nobody has seen a talking claw Unless, unless that claw is the famous, the famous Unless that c...
  • Mr Me
    Once a boy named Mister Me bemoaned a great regret I've floundered in the misty sea, but can't abide its mystery I wound up sad, you bet So onward go and Edwar...
  • Mr Xcitement
    Cafe con pan, cafe con pan, Rock on my hubba, the beat is blubba Being stingy on the pike collect the one into the otha Careen in tandem, the sea into the land...
  • Mrs Cinderella
    Mrs Cinderella Please don't pound on my chest I can not see you now I can not have seen you before When it turns twelve o'clock I'll be back by myself And you'...
  • Mrs Train
    I don't want to be first in line to see Mrs Train I expect that it doesn't matter to Mrs Train Being comfortable with yourself And being patient and taking your...
  • Museum of Idiots
    They built this whole neighborhood Out of wood, out of wood I guess I'll still be around when they burn, burn it down I will be standing around when they burn ...
  • My Evil Twin
    My evil twin, bad weather friend He always wants to start when I want to begin It scares me so, like I scare myself with that book of Nostradamus up upon my she...
  • Nevada
    Nevada, nevada The dream of every girl Nevada, nevada The acorn of the squirrel Ladies falling from the treetops Calling out in heaven?s name Parachutes of dre...
  • New Hampshire
    Here I stand outside the window longing to be asked inside Until someone sees, being polite, though scared to death, they let me in Woman wonders, "Who's your ...
  • Nine Bowls Of Soup
    Nine bowls of soup are balanced on the end of a rake On an ichthyosaur's head Woah, woah, woah, woah Oh good, none of them spilled Please can I have one Mr Ich...
  • No One Knows My Plan
    In my prison cell I think these words I was careless I can see that now I must be silent Must contain my secret smile I want to tell you You my mirror You my ir...
  • No!
    No is no No is always no If they say no, it means a thousand times no No plus no equals no All nos lead to no no no Finger pointing, eyebrows low Mouth in the...
  • Nonagon
    Everybody at the party is a many sided polygon When a guest arrives They will count how many sides it has on Standing by the window over there There is a shape...
  • Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes
    All the people are so happy now, their heads are caving in I'm glad they are a snowman with protective rubber skin But every little thing's a domino that falls ...
  • Nyc
    You called me last night on the telephone And I was glad to hear from you 'cause I was all alone You said, "It's snowing, it's snowing - God I hate this weather...
  • O Do Not Forsake Me
    O, do not forsake me, my indolent friends O, do not forsake me though you know I must spend All my darkest hours talking like this For I am one thousand years o...
  • On Earth My Nina
    Her burden of things walking out Her burden of things walking out On Earth my Nina On Earth my Nina God forbid a vaguer feat National hell mock me Say the sparr...
  • Ondine
    Ondine You won All she left behind was an unloaded gun And my face Is blushing For all the things she's done You couldn't miss that girl 'Cause here she comes ...
  • One Dozen Monkeys
    I am a girl, I'm eleven years old That's one more than ten and one less than twelve (One dozen) At noon (12 o'clock) I was eating a cupcake from a baker's doze...
  • One Everything
    There's only one everything Remember these words There's only one everything And if you go out and count up everything It all adds up to one There's only one e...
  • Ooh La! Ooh La!
    Ooh la! Ooh la! Ooh la! Ooh la! It's the Double Dutch Ooh la! Ooh la! It's the Double Dutch Ooh la! Ooh la! Eensy beensy, crumbleeny Ooh la! Ooh la! Gumbleeny...
  • Operators are Standing By
    Operators are standing by Smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee Bounce their shoes at the end of their feet And wish they could go home Operators are standing...
  • Oranges
    Oranges Oranges Oranges and graphic design The Chopping Block spends their time Growing oranges Oranges Then working on graphic design The Chopping Block works...
  • Oranges Testamonial
    Mr John Flansburgh: "Hey, this is John of They Might Be Giants You might know me better as one of the guys from They Might Be Giants You know, chemistry is like...
  • Oregon
    Oregon is bad Stop it if you can Here it comes Here it comes Now it?s after you Flee to someplace new Run away Run away From the penthouse to the prison To the...
  • Out of Jail
    Long before the screen door slammed she was out of Xenis A stranger could have loved that town but she had to leave I wish I'd gotten to knw her before I fell i...
  • Partical Man
    Particle man, Particle man, Doin' the things a particle can What's he like, it's not important, Particle man Is he a dot, or is he a speck? When he's under wate...
  • Pencil Rain
    The possible dream Finale of seem The moment that some call eternal that some call insane Now helmets on each head awaiting the first lead The pageant is named ...
  • Pennsylvania
    La la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la La...
  • Pet Name
    You gave me a pet name which is not to say I like it We met at a party not to say I was invited You said love was just a lie But I could tell that you were lyin...
  • Pictures Of Pandas Painting
    Pictures Of Pandas Painting Pictures Of Pandas Painting Pictures Of Pandas Painting Pictures Of Pandas Painting Penguins Penguins Proudly Parading Past Penguin...
  • Pirate Girls Nine
    Listen children, hear this story That will take you around the world In the belly of the vessels Stowed away nine pirate girls Nine pirate girls, pirate girls,...
  • Planet Of The Apes
    In a world of simians I'm waiting for my thumbs On the Planet of the Apes this song is sung We're waiting for our thumbs We're waiting for our thumbs In the wor...
  • Pretty Girls
    Oh ya Come on Oh ya Come on If I were a dentist I would take the opportunity to look in your mouth Maybe if I did then I would better understand just what you'...
  • Prevenge
    Can you tell that I'm planning prevenge? Read my mind, yes, I'm planning prevenge At the freak show, in the front row, mi amigo, lost in the sound Now you know...
  • Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
    As you body floats down Third Street With the burn-smell factory closing up Yes it's sad to say you will romanticize All the things you've known before It was n...
  • Q U
    Q U Q U Q U, they're often a pair Make "kw" sounds together Like "quick", "quack" and "quill" Q U Q U Quack quack, quack quack Q U, they're often a pair Make "k...
  • Rabid Child
    Lord, please don?t take me away Rabid child stays at home, talks on a c Truckers pass calling out their handles to the kid Chess piece face and the big duluth ...
  • Rest A While
    I got rid of my jackets and coats, I threw out all of my pants I got sick of my stinking clothes, I had to get rid of them I'm not yet considering replacing the...
  • Return from The Planet of The Apes
    Cornellius cornellius, I miss you ape I miss you ape I miss your toffee cape I miss your toffee cape, cornellius, cornellius, you were my favorite ape I?ve got ...
  • Road Movie to Berlin
    We're in a road movie to Berlin Can't drive out the way we drove in So sneak out this glass of bourbon And we'll go We were once so close to heaven Peter came o...
  • Robot Parade
    In a future time Children will work together To build a giant cyborg Robot Parade Robot Parade Wave the flags that the robots made Robot Parade Robot Parade Ro...
  • S-E-X-X-Y
    Dressed only in clothes From her head to her toes This is the way The talking part goes S-E-X-X-Y More than enough Around the clock with nobody else S-E-X-X-Y T...
  • Santa's Beard
    Once a year my friend puts on a red suit And hangs around with me and my wife Now I can't help but feeling jealous each time she climbs on his knee And she stan...
  • Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
    Pistol shots Gun shots Pistol shots gun shots Bullets from a revolver Bullets from a gun Bullets through the atmosphere here they come John I've been bad and th...
  • Saturday People
    Hey ravers did you know that I was once where you are now Flashback to subway ride a midnight escape to the underground Calling all sweet dreamers of the world ...
  • Schoolchildren Singing Particle Man
    Particle man, particle man Doing the things a particle can What's he like? it's not important Particle man Is he a dot, or is he a speck? When he's underwater ...
  • See the Constellation
    I lay my head on the railroad track Stare at the sky all painted up Your train is gone, won't be coming back See the constellation ride across the sky No cigar,...
  • Sensurround
    When I was only a zygote I still remember the time When there was nothing to know or to think about Except the sound of my mind And the sound from outside Sens...
  • Seven
    Oh, there's the doorbell Let's see who's out there Oh, it's a seven Hello, Seven Won't you come in, Seven? Make yourself at home Hey, who's that other guy? Is ...
  • She Thinks She's Edith Head
    Back in high school I knew a girl Not too simple and not too kind We both grew up, but I heard she'd changed From a new wave fan to another kind She thinks she...
  • She's Actual Size
    Words fail Buildings tumble The ground opens wide Light beams down from heaven She stands before my eyes She's actual size, but she seems much bigger to me Squ...
  • Sleeping in the Flowers
    I got a crush Copy shop clerk But she won't look up at me Don't want to be known as the freak who just comes around to catch her eye We could be sleeping in the...
  • Sleepwalkers
    See them over there See them moving down the road Their arms held out ahead And their eyes, their eyes are closed Don't make any noise Cry out loud or stamp yo...
  • Snail Shell
    Sir hand Or is it ma'am I fell out of my right place again And you considered me And now I'm where a snail has to be I want to thank you for putting me back in ...
  • Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
    Mr Horrible Mr Horrible Telephone call for Mr Horrible But before he can talk to the ugliness men There's some horrible business left For him to attend to Somet...