Poor old Johnny Ray
Sounded sad upon the radio, he moved a million hearts in mono.
Our mothers cried and sang along and who'd blame them.
Now you're grown, so grown, now I must say more than ever.
Go Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye
and we can sing just like our fathers.

Come on Eileen,
I swear (well he means) At this moment you mean everything,
With you in that dress my thoughts I confess verge on dirty
Ah come on Eileen.

These people round here wear beaten down eyes
Sunk in smoke dried faces they're so resigned to what their fate is,
But not us, no not us we are far too young and clever.
Remember Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye
Eileen I'll hum this tune forever.

Come on Eileen, I swear, well he means
Ah come on let's take off everything,
That pretty red dress Eileen (Tell him yes)
Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen, please.

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its nothing more than an excuse for greed.

my little brother did it, not me.

Aye yi yi
Aye yi yi
Talking about the big monkey man

Aye yi yi
Aye yi yi
Talking about the big monkey man

I never saw you
I only heard of you
Talking about the big monkey man

I never saw you
I only heard of you
Talking about the big monkey man

It's alright
It's alright
Talking about the big monkey man

It's alright
It's alright
Talking about the big monkey man

Now I know that
Now I understand
Turning the monkey on me

Now I know that
Now I understand
Turning the monkey on me

Aye yi yi
Aye yi yi
Talking about the big monkey man

Aye yi yi
Aye yi yi
Talking about the big monkey man

La la La la La la La la La la La la La la La la La la La la La la

Cos he's the monkey
He's the monkey man
Really really really really monkey man

Cos he's the monkey
He's the monkey man
Really really really really monkey man

Aye yi yi
Aye yi yi
Talking about the big monkey man

Aye yi yi
Aye yi yi
Talking about the big monkey man

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she has a girlfriend now
she has a girlfriend now
she has a girlfriend now, she said
"guys don't do no more for me"

"you never loved me, like i wanted you to"
"i loved you baby, what do you want me to do?"

she said she found someone who's gonna hold her hand
she said she found someone who's gonna understand
she don't need nobody to be her man
she don't need nobody to be her man

i never thought it would end like this
just because i've got no tits
i'll shave my legs,
i'll wear a bra
i'll even cut my penis off
for you

"oh, thats so sweet!"

she has a girlfriend now
she has a girlfriend now
she has a girlfriend now

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three of really big fish's albums (not including cheer up!) are part of a trilogy, the first one being about starting a band and making it big, the second one about being big and rocking hard, and the thrid one about being old and jaded.

the trilogy is:

turn the radio off- 1996
why do they rock so hard?- 1998
we're not happy 'till you're not happy- 2005

i've posted two songs from every part.
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We hate it when our friends become successful
We hate it when our friends become successful
Oh, look at those clothes
ah look at that face, its so cold
it's such a video, well
it's really laughable
Ah, ha, ha ...

We hate it when our friends become successful
And if they're No Doubt, that makes it even worse and
we can destroy them
You bet your life we will
destroy them
If we can hurt them
Well, we may as well ...
Its really laughable
Ah, ha, ha ...

You see it should've been me
could've been me
Everybody knows
Everybody says so
They say :

"ah, you have loads of songs
So many songs
More songs than they could stand
Verse
Chorus
Then they break away
Just listen ..."
La, la-la, la-la
just Listen!

[Horn Solo]

It's really laughable
Ah, ha, ha...

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Don't start a band
No body wants to hear no body wants to hear
Nobody understands
Don't start a band
You'll be so disappointed that it was nothing like you planned
Don't start a band
Oh yea yea yea

I hate to ruin the magic
I hate to kill the dream
But once you've been behind the scenes then you'll know just what I mean
You might think that's its cool to get up on stage
And play rock and roll from your heart and soul
But when no one shows up and your songs all suck
And there's no applause and no flying bras
No girls will scream for you and no ones gonna sing along with you

Don't start a band
No body wants to hear nobody understands
Don't start a band
You will be so damn terrible they'll all think your shitty
and bland
Don't start a band
Oh yea yea yea
'cause you wont get paid
And you won't get laid

And even if you make it
All the way to MTV
I don't think you could take it
All the bullshit and the greed
Everyone is so fake when they shake you hand
And they kiss your ass 'cause then they get cash
And the business end will turn every friend
To an enemy oh you will see

They'll turn their their backs and they'll be gone
Faster than can say 'what did I do wrong'

Don't start a band
No body really cares nobody understands
Don't Start a Band
You will sign your lives away and then you'll be working for the man
Don't start a band oh yea yea yea

Your message will get lost
You'll get double crossed

And if you that the joy of playing
Will keep you going through the years
Wait till you poor and frustrated
And the fun just disappears
Nobody cares what you have to say
And noes gonna listen anyways

Rock and roll will bring you down
And it will kick you while your on the ground

Don't start a band
Don't even try you will regret it yea
Don't start a band
You'll be so disappointed that it was nothing like you planned
Don't start a band
Oh yea yea yea

So just give up now
I'll show you how

don't start a band
don't start a band
don't start a band
don't start a band

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i've got a brand new girlfriend
she is so lovely lovely
i've got a new ex-girlfriend
she is so fat and ugly
oh not you again it gets worse
everytime and one plus two again
won't work i can't divide it
well i let it go, i don't care
i love you when you're not there
brand new song just for you
i'm not sorry about the things i
do

i've got a brand new song
it is so happy happy

i've got a brand new attitude
it is so hateful hateful

not you again it gets worse
everytime

one plus two again won't
work
i
can't divide it well i
let it go i don't
care

i love you when you're not there
brand new song just for you i'm so sorry
(but that's not true)

you keep tellin' me
that it's so easy to forget it
you keep tellin' me but i now i'll always
regret it,

well i let it go,
you're not there i love you and you
don't care

a brand new song i've done my best
i'm so sorry, sorry about this mess

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when i'm in the pit,
i'm gonna punch and kick

when i'm in the pit,
don't you know i'm gonna

fuck up shit

got my wife beater on,
steel toe doc martins on my feet

yea i run around in a little circle,
i'm wonderin' who to beat

and you know it's really cool,
cause i played football in high school,

gonna push some little girls tonight
look out fag there's gonna be a fight

when i'm in the pit,
i'm gonna punch and kick

when i'm in the pit,
don't you know i'm gonna

fuck up shit

and you wanna be just like me,
i wish i could be myself

and you wanna be just like me,
i can't think of no one else.

and you know it's really great
to punch somebody right in the face
gonna push some little girls tonight
look out fag there's gonna be a fight

when i'm in the pit,
i'm gonna punch and kick
when i'm in the pit,
don't you know
i'm gonna
fuck up shit

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/* */

there's a ska band on my street, a little ska band
everybody thinks that they're so $#&%!# neat,
there was nothin' on the radio
was gonna make my own band, play my own shows
but that don't work so i' givin' up again,
she said she loved me cause i played guitar
that's ok, i didn't love her at all and i say...

i'm givin' up
i know everything sucks, and this is gonna be the last
time you hear me complain

well, i went down to the show
everybody was there, i didn't wanna go
cause everything they do is so $#&%!# cool, every
song is a hit and the girls like 'em too, i can't
do that so
i'm givin' up again...i don't know why i learned
to play guitar, nobody's gonna know who we are and
i say...

i'm givin' up
i know everything sucks
and this is gonna be
the last time you hear
me complain

she said, some day,
we'll get back
together maybe
she said, some day
things'll be much
better baby
but i don't believe her
and i don't think
i need her anymore...

i know everything sucks
and this won't be the last
time you hear me complain.

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