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Poor You
02:02
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Hi, how are you?
Every morning he got up
Dreading each moment he had to be awake
He'd look at the floor and scribble on gum wrappers
He never found a better way to joke around
The clock would tick and time went slow
And there wasn't anywhere he wouldn't go
To avoid having to see anyone
He'd sit in a chair and he'd lean against the wall
It just didn't seem to matter much at all
But late at night, he had a savior
In his sleep, in his dreams
She came to him and she said
"Poor you, poor you
No one understands you
Poor you, poor you"
And every word that everyone would say
Got mumbled up in his head
Like mumble-jumble and everywhere he went
It seemed everyone was saying to him
"Blah, blah, blah"
But late at night, he had a mistress
In his dreams, in his sleep
And she would say
"Poor you, poor you
No one understands you
Poor you, poor you"
This story, though not well told
Is not that old
It's not that funny, it's not that great
But I know it to be true
Because late at night, I have an angel
In my dreams, in my sleep
And as she runs her fingers through my hair
As I lay on her lap and she says
"Poor you, poor you
No one understands you
Poor you, poor you"
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2. |
Big Business Monkey
02:03
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Big business monkey
Nothing's funny
Big business monkey
Everything's money
You sold cheeseburgers with that cashier's smile
He runs his house like a Burger King manager
And the only jokes he knows
Are the ones that'll put you down
Big business monkey
You'll take over the world
And you can have it now
But you can't take it with you
And everything you cling to will rot
And everything you do will be forgot
By everyone you ever tried to impress
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3. |
Walking The Cow
03:33
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This is a pig
*Oink, oink, oink, oink, oink*
Do you hear the frog?
*Croak*
How are you?
Try to remember
But my feelings can't know for sure
Try to reach out
But it's gone
Lucky stars in your eyes
I am walking the cow
I really don't know how I came here
I really don't know why I'm staying here
Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
I am walking the cow
Tried to point my finger
But the wind was blowing me around
In circles
Circles
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I see your face
I picture myself with a guitar
I see your face
I picture myself with a guitar
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5. |
Despair Came Knocking
02:43
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Despair came knocking at my door
And I let her in for a while
She sat on the couch and began smoking
She said nothing
Suddenly, I felt tired
I began to feel tired
And all of the sudden
The room seemed dingy and dirty
Despair came knocking
And I let her in for a while
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I am a baby in my universe
I'll live forever
I am a baby in my universe
I'll live forever
Ooh, I'm only twenty-two
I'll live forever
Ooh, I'm only twenty-two
I'll live forever
Forever
I am a baby in my universe
I am a baby in my universe
I'll live forever
Ooh, I'm only twenty-two
I'll live forever
Ooh, I'm only twenty-two
I'll live forever, forever
Forever
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
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7. |
Nervous Love
00:19
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I got a nervous love
I got a nervous love
And worrying's all that I do
Hi (Hi), how are you?
Hi, how are you? (Hi)
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8. |
I'll Never Marry
00:20
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I'll never marry, I'll never wed
Nobody wants to kiss you when you're dead
Nobody wants to lie in bed with you
When your flesh is rotting
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9. |
Get Yourself Together
00:27
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Get yourself together or fall apart
Make your mind up or let yourself down
Get yourself together or fall apart
Make your mind up or let yourself down
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10. |
Running Water
01:27
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Running water
Running water
Where are you running from?
You always seem to be on the run
And you never change
No matter what you do
You always wind up the same
Never knowing where you go
Always running
Never stopping to see where you're at
Never looking back
Nothing seems to slow you down
Running water
Running water
What are you running from?
You always seem to be on the run
You always seem to be on the run
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11. |
Desperate Man Blues
03:36
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There ain't no color in the sky
Anymore
And I don't feel much like singing
Can't see what for
And there ain't no comfort in this life
Anymore
All that I can see that's ahead of me
Looks like such a chore
Maybe something will happen
To make it all better, better
Maybe something will come along
And make me happy, happy
There ain't no fun in living
Anymore
And I don't feel much like living
Can't see what for
There ain't no life left in me, I feel a bit funny
Like a ghost with nowhere to go
My hope is gone and left me
A desperate man
There’s no spunk left in me
I feel so hollow in me
So empty, so empty, so empty, so empty
A big chunk of what I was is gone
And left me a desperate man
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12. |
Hey Joe
02:45
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Hey Jude, come on, Joe
Don't make that sad song
Any sadder than it already is
Hey Jack, get back
Get yourself together
Come on, come on
I know you're thinking of your nervous love
I know exactly what you're thinking of
Hey Sid, no matter what you did
It can work out, work out
No matter how you feel right now
Hey George, do your chores
Don't feel sore
I know it's a lot more than just being poor
There's a heaven and there's a star for you
There's a heaven and there's a star for you
There's a heaven and there's a star for you
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13. |
She Called Pest Control
00:51
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She called pest control
And when she was sprayed
She never was bothered again
She wore western-style boots
Foreshadowing things to come
I said, "I’m an artist in search of a medium"
She said, "I know"
And I said, "Well, I gotta go"
Looking back over my shoulder
To see if she was sorry I was leaving
Because I thought I was lying
But I was going
I was going
I was gone
She called pest control
And when she was sprayed
She never was bothered again
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14. |
Keep Punching Joe
03:09
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Ladies and gentlemen
He headed out west looking for the best
And he's here tonight, he says he's got a lot to get off his chest
Here he is, ladies and gentlemen
None other than Daniel D. Johnston
Thank you, thank you very much for that lovely introduction
Thank you very much
A-one, a-two, a-one, a-two
Listen, folks, I gotta tell you now
I've been singing the blues and walking the cow
I tell you, my soul's like running water
Hot or cold now, one or the other
I guess I lean toward the excessive
But that's just the way it is when you're a manic depressive
An angel appeared to me
And told me if you want love, you gotta give
Let me tell you now, it's been a long, hard summer
And I feel every bit, every bit more dumber
Don't know where it is I'm gonna go
Heard somebody say, "Keep punching, Joe"
Keep punching, Joe
Keep punching, Joe
Keep punching
Dial P for pest control
Ah, now let me tell you about my family
You know they've been right there beside me
Through all this time that I've been low
They've been punching Joe
Keep punching Joe
Kick him right in the face
They keep punching Joe
Kick him when he's down
They keep punching Joe
Kick him, kick him when he's low
I've got some things to get off my chest
Well, I've got some things to get off my chest
Yes, I've got some things to get off my chest
How am I supposed to give love
If I never got love?
And what the heck am I punching for?
And how am I to look God in the face
When I feel so much disgrace?
Now, that's better off my chest
Than out of my mind
Keep punching, Joe
Yeah, woo
Woo
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15. |
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Round two
Tell you what, cigarette butt
When I get back, we're going to have a boxing match!
No more pushing Joe around
No more pushing Joe around
There'll be no more pushing Joe around
He's up and punching now
You know they used to push Joe around
You could only push him so far until he fell down
But there'll be no more pushing Joe around
No more pushing Joe around
There'll be no more pushing Joe around
He's up and punching now
He knows how to be angry now
Now ever since his nervous breakdown
Everybody's been pushing Joe around
And he was always apologizing
You could hit him in the face and he'd just say, "I'm sorry"
But now he's changed his story
He sees no glory in pain
And he's come to like the sunshine
Better than the rain
And he sees no need to explain
He doesn't want to play the game
There'll be no more pushing Joe around
No more pushing Joe around
There'll be no more pushing Joe around
He's up and punching now
And I'll tell you what, sister-in-law
I'm sorry I had to use your car
But you were mean to me an awful lot
You were crazy against me in your heart
And I was wrong not to tell you that
I let you go on thinking you were righteous
But there'll be no more pushing Joe around
No more pushing Joe around
No more pushing Joe around
He's up and punching now
And I gotta say, sweet angel
I love you, but you used me
You had me on a string
To get your lover to buy you a wedding ring
And listen here, mommy dear
I get weak inside when you get near
God bless you for all those years
But this bird has flown, ma, no more tears
And there'll be no more pushing Joe around
No more pushing Joe around
There'll be no more pushing Joe around
He's up and punching now
He knows how to be angry now
Yeah, man, I've got my friends
Now I've got my own friends
So if you don't want to be no friend of mine
Then just stand here in this here line
'Cause I can't take rejection no more
And I'm handing out the punches now
'Cause there'll be no more pushing Joe around
No more pushing Joe around
There'll be no more pushing Joe around
'Cause he's up and punching now
He knows how to be angry now
He's up and punching now
He knows how to be angry now
And there'll be no more pushing Joe around, ooh
I take it all back
I take it all back
I take it all back
I take it all back
Getting acquainted with yourself
You who are now starting on the greatest adventure of your life
If, yes, if you were listening
With a mind free from previously formed opinions
Skepticism, and prejudice
Stop and think, "Why have you listened?"
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17. |
Daniel Johnston Waller, Texas
An American singer, songwriter, musician, and artist, Daniel Johnston spent 30 or so years exposing his heartrending tales of unrequited love, cosmic mishaps, and existential torment to an ever-growing international cult audience.
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