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1.
Here on fibber island We strum rubber guitars Our friends live on Mars And we sew buttons on our cars Here on fibber island Our house is made of pie Our dog is two miles wide And all he talks about is pie Here on fibber island We swim on the ground Wheels are square not round We eat chocolate by the pound Here on fibber island (here on fibber island) No one sings along (no one sings along) We just ride giraffes (we just ride giraffes) And wear bicycles for hats (and wear bicycles for hats) To get to fibber island (oooooh) You just close your eyes (oooooh) Start fibbing in your mind (oooooh) And see what you can find (oooooh) Here on fibber island We hide mittens in our hair You might need to stare To see the mittens in our hair Come to fibber island And strum rubber guitars Meet our friends from Mars And sew buttons on our cars
2.
Four of Two 02:17
Underneath a big clock at the corner of 5th Avenue and 22nd Street I stood and waited for a girl I knew at the spot where we agreed to meet It was four minutes of two At four of two, I stood waiting for the girl I was four minutes early for the date we had planned I was planning to say I was in love with her Just as soon as she showed for a two o'clock date And the clock said four of two At four of two, I was staring into space She was not yet late, according to the clock I was feeling nervous so I kept looking up At the clock sticking out of the side of the building And it still said four of two At four of two, I began to feel tired And I rubbed my eyes, and again I checked the time It seemed as if the sky was growing dark... But I felt reassured when I looked at the clock And it still said four of two I lay my head down on the sidewalk so in case she were coming I would have a better view But no one was there so I stretched out and closed my eyes for a second or two It was four minutes of two At once I awoke to a futuristic world There were flying cars and gigantic metal bugs I'd grown a beard; it was long and white But I knew that the girl would be coming very soon For though everything had changed, there was still that clock And it still said four of two
3.
Robot Parade 01:22
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 Robots obey what the children say There's electric cars There's electric trains Here comes a robot with electric brains Robot Parade Robot Parade Wave the flags that the robots made Robot Parade Robot Parade Robots obey what the children say
4.
No! 01:29
No is no No is always no If they say no, it means a thousand times no! No plus no equals no All no's lead to no no no! Finger pointing, eyebrows low Mouth in the shape of the letter "O" Pardon me—no! Excuse me—no! May I stay? Can I go? No, no, no! Do this—no! Don't do that—no! Sit, stay, roll over No, no, no! Finger pointing, eyebrows low Mouth in the shape of the letter O Red means stop; do not go No. No. No!
5.
Marmalade's from Scotland Rugs from Pakistan Mexico has jumping beans And cars are from Japan Clowns are from the circus Barking comes from dogs Eggs come from a chicken And log cabins come from logs But where, where do they make balloons? (where) But where, where do they make balloons? (where) New York has tall buildings New Jersey has its malls Pisa has a leaning tower Will it ever fall? The ocean has the fishes London has a tower In Holland they have windmills, Lots of bikes, and pretty flowers But where, where do they make balloons? (where) But where, where do they make balloons? (where) Balloons (da, da, doodoodoodoo, da, da, doodoodoodoo) Balloons (da, da, doodoodoodoo, da, da, doodoodoodoo) Balloons (da, da, doodoodoodoo, da, da, doodoodoodoo) Balloons (da, da, doodoodoodoo, da, da, doodoodoodoo) Spaghetti is from China (doo, doodoo, doodoodoodoo) But Italians make it best (doodoo, doodoodoodoo) Ants can make an anthill (doodoo, doodoodoodoo) And monkeys make a mess (doodoo, doodoodoodoo) Hungary isn't hungry (doodoo, doodoodoodoo) And french fries aren't from France (doodoo, doodoodoodoo) Turkeys aren't from Turkey (doodoo, doodoodoodoo) They can't fly but they can dance (doodoo) But where, where do they make balloons? (where) But where, where do they make balloons? (where) But where, where do they make balloons? (where) But where, where do they make balloons? (where)
6.
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 the middle in the middle in the middle of the block Use your eyes to look up! Use your ears to hear! Walk up to the corner when the coast is clear And wait And wait Until you see the light turn green 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 the middle in the middle in the middle of the block Don't cross the street in the middle in the middle In the middle in the middle in the middle of the block Use your eyes to look up! Use your ears to hear! Walk up to the corner when the coast is clear And wait And wait Until you see the light turn green 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 the middle in the middle in the middle of the block
7.
Violin 02:26
Violin-lin-lin Violin-lin-lin Violin-lin-lin Ohhh Violin-lin-lin Violin-lin-lin Violin-lin-lin Ohhhh Hippo Hippo Hippo Hippo Hippo Hippo Hippo Mop Mop Mop mop Mop mop Mop mop mop Mop mop mop mop Mop Speck of dust, dust, dust Speck of dust, dust, dust Speck of dust, dust, dust Ohhh Speck of dust, dust, dust Speck of dust, dust, dust Speck of dust, dust, dust Ohhh One quarter of George Washington's head Half of George Washington's head Three quarters of George Washington's head All of George Washington's head Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooeeeeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhhhhoooooooo Violin-lin-lin Violin-lin-lin Violin-lin-lin Ohhh Violin-lin-lin Violin-lin-lin Violin-lin-lin Ohhh
8.
When I was 39 years old, I heard a story. I found out that there're people walking among us who have superpowers. These people are called Supertasters. To a Supertaster, bitter fruits taste far more bitter, and sweets far more sweet. Then, just a few months ago, I had the chance to meet a real, live Supertaster named John Lee. And this is his true story: Nothing tastes the same (nothing tastes the same) To a Supertaster! (Supertaster) When he tastes a pear (tastes a pear) It's like a hundred pears! (it's like a million pears) He's got superpowers! (superpowers) He is a Supertaster! (Supertaster) Every flavor explodes! (explodes and explodes) Explodes and explodes! John Lee Supertaster Tastes more than we do Everything has a flavor Some flavors are too much Can't shut his mouth (can't shut his mouth) 'Cause he's a Supertaster! (Supertaster) Though he looks like a man (talks like a man) He is a Supertaster! (Supertaster) Can't drink coffee or beer (coffee or beer) 'Cause he's a Supertaster! (Supertaster) Loves ice cream and pie! (ice cream and pie) He is a Supertaster! John Lee Supertaster Tastes more than we know Everything has a flavor Some flavors must go
9.
The Edison Museum, not open to the public Its haunted towers rise into the clouds above it Folks drive in from out of town To gaze in amazement when they see it Just outside the gate I look into the courtyard Underneath the gathering thunderstorm Through the iron bars, I see the Black Maria Revolving slowly on its platform In the topmost tower, a light burns dim A coiling filament glowing within The Edison Museum, once a bustling factory Today is but a darkened, cobweb covered hive of industry The tallest, widest and most famous haunted mansion in New Jersey Behind a wooden door, the voice of Thomas Alva Recites a poem on a phonograph Ghosts float up the stair, like silent moving pictures The loyal phantoms of his in-house staff A wondrous place it is, there can be no doubt But no one ever goes in, and no one ever goes out So when your children quarrel and nothing seems to quell them Just tell them that you'll take them to the Edison Museum The largest independently owned and operated mausoleum
10.
There's a house at the top of a tree There's a house at the top of a tree In the house there's a room In the room there's a chair And sitting in the chair is you There's a nose at the end of a snout Of a dog with his head out the window Of a car that's driving away from the tree And at the top of a tree there's a house And in the house there's a room and in the room There's a chair and in the chair is you There's a plan to eat the house In the mind of a mouse in the woods And the mouse in the woods has a smell that's detected By the nose at the end of a snout of a dog And the dog has his head out the window of a car And the car is driving away from the tree And at the top of a tree there's a house And in the house there's a room and in the room There's a chair and in the chair is you There are no more potato chips left In the empty bag in your hand And the crumpling sound of the empty bag Makes the mice get mad And when the mice get mad It leads to a plan to eat the house And the plan's in the mind of the mouse in the woods And the mouse in the woods has a smell that's detected By the nose at the end of a snout of a dog And the dog has his head out the window of a car And the car is driving away from the tree And at the top of a tree there's a house And in the house there's a room and in the room There's a chair and in the chair is you And the reason there are no more chips In the empty bag in your hand Is that the crumpling sound of the empty bag Makes the mice get mad Which leads to a plan To eat the house But just in time The dog arrives To give to the mouse The potato chips That you took from the bag And gave to the dog To deliver to the mouse So the mouse would not eat you
11.
Uh huh Uh huh uh huh Uh huh Uh huh uh huh Uh huh Clap your hands Clap your hands Clap your hands Clap your hands Clap your hands Stomp your feet Stomp your feet Stomp your feet Stomp your feet Stomp your feet Jump in the air Jump in the air Jump in the air Jump in the air
12.
Now broom you must now sweep for me The dust it fills my room No John I will not sweep for you For I am not your broom What nonsense are you speaking broom? My words you must obey Another life awaits me And I'm leaving you today I am not your broom I am not your broom I've had enough I'm throwing off My chains of servitude I am not your broom I am not your broom No longer must I sweep for you For I am not your broom Hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm Hm hm hm hm hm hm Shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh Shh shh shh shh shh shh Hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm Hm hm hm hm hm hm Shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh Shh shh shh shh shh shh Shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh Shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh
13.
Wake Up Call 01:10
Bo bo do bo bo bo bo bo bo Bo bo do bo bo bo Bo bo do bo bo bo bo bo bo Bo bo do bo bo bo Bo bo do bo bo bo bo bo bo (bo bo) Bo bo do bo bo bo (bo bo) Ba ba ba baw Ba ba ba baw Ba ba ba baw Baw baw Bo bo do bo bo bo bo bo bo Bo bo do bo bo bo Bo bo do bo bo bo bo bo bo (bobobobobobobobo) Bo bo do bo bo bo (bobobobobobo) Bo bo do bo bo bo bo bo bo Bo bo do bo bo bo Bo bo do bo bo bo bo bo bo (bobobobobobobobo) Bo bo do bo bo bo (bobobobobobo) Bo bo do bo bo bo bo bo bo (bobobobobobobobo) Bo bo do bo bo bo (bobobobobobo)
14.
Juices, muffins, pasta and cheese Milk and biscuits and cocktail sauce I am a grocery bag Salsa and pickles and organic grain I am a grocery bag Fresh coffee and bagels Pudding and soap Baby formula and ham I am a grocery bag
15.
Lazyhead and Sleepybones Always disagree Though everybody says they should be friends They're too tired to see When Sleepybones says he's feeling tired Lazyhead wants to rest When Lazyhead says it's "number one" Sleepybones says it's "best" When Lazyhead uses imagination Sleepybones daydreams Sleepybones says, "It's not what it looks like" And Lazyhead says, "It's not what it seems" Lazyhead and Sleepybones Always disagree Though everybody says they should be friends They're too tired to see When Lazyhead says somebody's "skinny" Sleepybones says "thin" When Sleepybones says "identical" Lazyhead says "twin" When Lazyhead says the window is "closed" Sleepybones says it's "shut" When Sleepybones says that something "isn't" Lazyhead says, "It's not" Lazyhead and Sleepybones Both take naps so long And even though they should be friends They can't get along Lazyhead and Sleepybones Always disagree Though everybody says they should be friends They're too tired to see
16.
Bed Bed Bed 03:12
The day is done The sun is down The curtains have been drawn And darkness has descended over everything in town The covers have been turned and I've got my pajamas on I've had my fun I've stretched and yawned and all is said and done I'm going to bed Bed bed bed bed bed I've done so many things today There's nothing left to do I ate three meals, I rode my bike, I hung out with my friends I did my chores, I watched TV, I practiced the guitar I brushed my teeth, I read my book, and then I sat around I'm going to bed Bed bed bed bed bed Moo Moo Moo Moo Oh it's pointless staying up for even twenty seconds more When everything has happened and there's nothing else in store The thing is now to lay my head down, close my eyes, and snore And so to bed directly I go The day is done The sun is down The curtains have been drawn And darkness has descended over everything in town The covers have been turned and I've got my pajamas on I've had my fun I've stretched and yawned and all is said and done I'm going to bed Bed bed bed bed bed Bed Bed bed bed bed bed I'm going to bed Bed bed bed bed bed bed bed bed bed
17.
Sleepwalkers 02:40
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 your feet You'll wake the girls and boys Who are walking in their sleep Every night they throw aside their blankets Swing their feet down Stand up and move out to the street Like they're under a spell And together they roam across the country And they're walking in their sleep You'll recognize them when you see Their rumpled hair and stocking feet It seems like they want something But we don't know what it is But here they come again Yes, here they come again Move aside and let the people go by They don't see you Thinking that they're home in their beds They must not be disturbed When they're wandering all across the country And they're walking in their sleep Perhaps when they awake They'll remember everything They'll think it was a dream It will be forgotten then But don't make any noise Cry out loud or stamp your feet You'll wake the girls and boys Who are walking in their sleep

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No! is They Might Be Giants’ first children’s album. Largely written and recorded “in between sessions” for recording incidental music for the television series “Malcolm in the Middle” and Mink Car, No! was a labor of love from the beginning. Immediately an audience and critical favorite, and now a perennial in the world of family-friendly stuff.

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