Frank Black

1. Whatever Happened to Pong?

My brother and me used to play it Down at the bar Taking money from guys More used to the playing of cards Paddle the paddle to the side to the side To the side to the side to the paddle the paddle Paddle the paddle the side to the side Pong Ball in the machine Now virtually everyone's singing A popular song But I still believe in In the excellent joy of the Pong To the side to the side to the paddle the paddle To the paddle the paddle the side to the side To the side to the side to the paddle the paddle Pong Ball in the machine Now if they take it H.G. Wells Well, I'll be on the first flight To a time before the Kong Whatever happended to Pong? Paddle the paddle to the side to the side To the side to the side to the paddle the paddle Paddle the paddle the side to the side Pong Ball in the machine

2. Thalassocracy

Wait It isn't so great Since you learned karate chop You're walking machs And I'm just swimming in the slop You wave your wand at me And make me dance flip-flop I want to sing for you And make your head go pop The Inuit man Had not so much a Caesar He had provision Say You're spraying in the windy And I'm just pissing off I'm literally deaf down here From your canned philosoph Softly can you hear me Through the sucking of your quaff I'm Thallasocracy And you're just Romanov The Inuit man Had not so much a Caesar He had provision

3. (I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain

I've had it with this town I never saw those shifting skies I never saw the ground Or the sunset rise I want to live on an abstract plane I'm building a frame A place to put my ten-yard stare Thinking of that paint Painted in plein-air I want to live on an abstract plane I need a new adress I want some new terrain Is it North or South? I want to live on an abstract plain I could sit on the roof On top of that abstract house See my abstract view An abstract mouse I want to live on an abstract plane I need a new adress Tell me I'm not insane Is it up or down? I want to live on an abstract plane

4. Calistan

I took three days to drive down one street The radio on, tuned to the big fleet Invisible planes are cracking the concrete That's just what some people say I put down my blanket on Cigarette Butt Beach I saw the old man, he was doing OK He's making his last stand On old bottles and cans 'Round there, Calistan way Used to be sixteen lanes Used to be Nuevo Spain Used to be Juan Wayne Used to be Mexico Used to be Navajo Used to be yippy-ay-I-don't know Went in from the weather when I got wheezy I play some pachinko I play pachisi And St. Anne is still making it breezy In the valley of tar that once was L.A. And my best friend he's the king of karaoke He struck up a chord and he took it away Out of the pan And into Japan 'Round there, Calistan way Used to be sixteen lanes Used to be Juan Wayne Used to Mexican Used to be Espano Nuevo Used to Navajo Used to be yippie-ay-I-don't know
 
 

5. The Vanishing Spies

The vanishing spies Just something I read A couple of eyes From out of the head And all that was said Was that's just how some things don't materialize Could be they broke And swam like a bird Fear of spooking the folk With talk of the third Or maybe the third Played a joke Give me a blip And I'll totally flip Say it's nothing but sky And I'll be a lonely guy The vanishing spies Just something I read Now there were two eyes Sent out from the head And all that was said Was that is just how some things do not materialize Give me one little blip And I'll totally flip Say it's nothing but sky And I will be one lonely guy

6. Speedy Marie

Had a bit part An endless reel It always played in slo-mo But now it's fast A spinning wheel I know the dynamo My heart Is cast Speedy Marie Ahead of the now She's better built that's how She's built for speed Speedy Marie Speedy Marie Oh, yes indeed I said to me And so I sing this romaunt It's not enough My liberty There is a thing I want I need I love Speedy Marie Ahead of the now She's better built that's how She's built for speed Speedy Marie Speedy Marie Juxtaposed in each moment's sight Everything that I ever saw And my one delight Nothing can strike me in such awe Mouth intricate shapes the voice that speaks Always it will soothe Rarer none are the precious cheeks Is the size of each sculpted tooth Each lip and each eye Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought And softest neck where always do I Lay my clumsy thoughts She is that most lovely art Happy are my mind and my soul and my heart

7. Headache

This wrinkle in time, I can't give it no credit I thought about my space and I really got me down (got me down) Got me so down, I got me a headache My heart is crammed in my cranium and it still knows how to pound I was counting the rings And I fell me into sleep I peeked to see if you were way back when I was counting the trees Until a day when there was one I'd hoped beneath, asleep is where that you had been This wrinkle in time, I can't give it no credit I thought about my space and I really got me down (got me down) Got me so down, I got me a headache My heart is crammed in my cranium and it still knows how to pound Well, I found you Maybe you can help me And I can help you This wrinkle in time, I can't give it no credit I thought about my space and I really got me down (got me down) Got me so down, I got me a headache My heart is crammed in my cranium and it still knows how to pound Got me so down, I got me a headache My heart is crammed in my cranium and it still knows how to pound This wrinkle in time, I can't give it no credit I thought about my space and I really got me down (got me down)

8. Sir Rockaby

You've got a sad face You don't show it And you're smiling it, too Even in deep, deep outer space There's something for you I'm Sir Rockaby And rockin' I am I'm Sir Rockaby And rockin' I am The world is a rock that's Spinning so fast It'll give you jim-jams I'm just a real love diplomat Won't give you no flim-flams I'm Sir Rockaby And rockin' I am I'm Sir Rockaby And rockin' I am How many stars girl Can you both count And then classify? I'm standing here in this big swirl Singing this lullaby I'm Sir Rockaby And rockin' I am I'm Sir Rockaby And rockin' I am I'm Sir Rockaby

9. Freedom Rock

My name is Chip And I'm different I don't conform I wear a different uniform I'm out of the blue And so you are, too Let me sing about one thing that's clear That nobody owns The pleasure of tones That belongs to a guy with no ear They tried to give me advice Down at the record shop I said sit down boys This may come as a shock What's all I listen to It's all freedom rock How can you free me [4x] When I'm free? I am free My name is Chip And I'm different I don't conform I wear a different uniform I'm out of the blue And so you are, too Let me sing about one thing that's clear That nobody owns The pleasure of tones That belongs to a guy with no ear

10. Two Reelers

A lot of people love that Jerome Did you know he missed his comb? All his life was in pain Made us laugh he never did complain Brother Sam was more than OK Returned once more to save the day Slicked-back hair he did keep Making a heep, heep, heep, heep, heep If all you see is violence Then I make a plea in their defence Don't you know they speak vaudevillian? And for what it is hear what my theory is Some gibberish it is so serious What we need is more silly men Though underrated all the time Louis was so very fine Without him, imagine Did you know he could play the violin? Most important was brother Moe He was the one who made it so He got a Joe and another Joe He would not quit, he would not quit And Mr. White heard bad report And so it ends the two reeler short Cause you cannot do what you can't And Mr. White heard bad report And so it ends the two reeler short Cause you cannot do what you can't If all you see is violence Then I make a plea in their defence Don't you know they speak vaudevillian?

11. Fiddle Riddle

Once stood a man on my face Ooh yeah, on my face Gobbled him up 'cause my taste Leaves nothing to waste Hear the riddle that I say Hear the riddle that I say What is fair is fair That is fair and square To me Piano it marks the good pace Ooh yeah, the good pace Don't know if it's right, but I like the bass So turn up the bass Hear the fiddles as they play Hear the fiddles as they play What is fair is fair And the guitar player No meta, no brick, was no trace Oh, no, was no trace But machines moved on and still chased No particular place Hear the riddle that I say Hear the riddle that I say What is fair is fair That is fair and square To me What is fair is fair That is fair and square To me

12. Ole' Mulholland

Hey, sleepy monster in the sand Time to get up and have a drink Pacific Rim has a tank that thinks That she is really something grand Let me tell you about When I was hanging out Just in my dothi Running in the dawn Right across my lawn I saw a coyote Ole', ole', ole' for Mulholland See the water fall And hooray, hooray the sky is falling Down on Bradbury's mall Ole', ole', ole' for Mulholland All waxed in pride I've got a comfortable ride And man, she could take us Out across the salts Right out of these faults And on into Vegas So slept a monster in the dune Woke him up and then he drank Pacific Rim has a think tank But does she have IQ for the moon? [background voice:] the concrete of the aquaduct will last as long as the pyramid of Egypt or the Parthenon of Athens long after Joe Harriman is elected major of Los Angeles Ole', ole', ole' for Mulholland See the water fall And hooray, hooray the ants are crawling Down in Bradbury's mall Ole', ole', ole' for Mulholland Yeah, it's quite a sprawl And hooray, hooray the sky is falling Down on Bradbury's mall Ole', ole', ole' for Mulholland Ole'

13. Fazer Eyes

Staring on into night Complete synapse I switched on something I did not see May I leave? I believe I might This sweet collapse Baby, I cannot get me free When you've got your fazer eyes on me Driving on into where I do not know Shores that once were by the sea I'm seeing something that is not there It's so fast it's slow And it's playing with my memory And you've got your fazer eyes on me Accustomed to the frequency of glow, oh yeah You won't be frightened of the real thing after the show

14. I Could Stay Here Forever

See the scheming behemoth Licking salt in their cave Being together is their zenith It's how they behave Now we're hanging in tandem Six trillion miles a year How can direction be random When you are so near I could stay here forever [2x] And I'm never bored with this all aboard I could stay here forever We've got some bills to pay And when we pay them off Maybe we'll get away But if not, so what? I could stay here forever [2x] I could stay here forever [2x] And I'm never bored with this all aboard I could stay here forever [2x] And I'm never bored with this all aboard I could stay here forever

15. The Hostess with the Mostest

As fluorescents do They blink o'er the floor Of her majestic halls Yeah, they do I hear surf on kazoo I march with the militia of the mine Malicious are the times Malicious In the doors we all flew To see the great indoors Of her majestic stalls Yeah, we flew Waves break on the shore of the zoo And I see how Laurasia sure has changed Imaginary planes Imagine I hit the mall on every friday When it was biggest in the world The hostess with the mostest

16. Superabound

You heard the sun today There she blows, there she blows You saw the wind a'shining You don't know, you don't know You felt a tree that does fall You don't know, that's OK You don't have much taste for bouquet I'm bored with the valleys and bored with the peaks So I bought a ticket to the freaks I saw a chicken with two heads Saw something else that was headless Then P.T. said see the egress 'Cause you move when the salesman speaks I superabound But I still got nothing to do A space is made by telephone They thought time would be overthrown And they compiled a wish list From Mars duels to a dish kissed I tried to talk to the ishist But he was debating with his clone I superabound But I still got nothing to do Well, they thought it was a coup But they still got nothing to do You must see my domicile I had it built in decastyle The other day at the potlach Come visiting was a sasquatch He said although I'm a mismatch Could I stay just for awhile? 'Cause the likes of us are few And we still got nothing to do I superabound But I still got nothing to do

17. Big Red

Have you heard about big red? They even bought a beebread rig To help the flowers in mean space They're trying to make that place green Hope the trees will take away the storm [2x] Don't know how this whole thing started There was a crowd and then we parted Don't know if I'll ever go back It's a long way across all of this black Here I am in my bucket today In the middle Here I am in my bucket today In the middle They got a mule they call Sal Bulldozing up canal walls They're gonna tap that icecap too When they do they're gonna make that green map blue The weather is finally getting warm And the weather is really getting warm Don't know how this whole thing started There was a cloud and then it parted Don't know if I'll ever go back That's how I felt when I left that tarmac Here I am in my bucket today In the middle Here I am in my bucket today In the middle

18. Space is Gonna do me Good

The islands of Phoenix In 2016 Are making it up with hardihood I'm done with adult matters I'm doing the catapult I've been meaning to get out of Hollywood Space is gonna do me good Space is gonna do me good It's not you I don't like No, the boy is the same I'm taking the turnpike There's no point in to blame Oh yeah Space is gonna do me good Space is gonna do me good It's not you I don't like No, the boy is the same I'm taking the turnpike There's no point in to blame Oh yeah Words of the man Ray If you want to stay tan Better to do it with a toy or a game Oh yeah

19. White Noise Maker

You know I hear a lot of talk So I'm headed for the stereo store To get a white noise maker and turn it up to ten Or maybe the interior Of somewhere like Siberia Yeah, the yak is back again Like harvest moon o'er my head Yes, it was That billboard prose shining on me And it shines because It's been so long since my Telstar I hope it crashes in the sea Or maybe the interior Of somewhere like Siberia Yakety-yak is back again You know I hear a lot of talk So I'm headed for the stereo store To get a white noise maker and turn it up to ten Like harvest moon o'er my head Yes, it was That billboard prose shining on me And it shines because It's been so long since my Telstar I hope it crashes in the sea

20. Pure Denizen of the Citizens Band

I want to ask you fellows Why do you shut me out? When I've driven every place that they call land I talk plain talk I've seen the moon sitting on the road And I don't eat no Chateaubriand And I drive my car Under same stars Where the miles are Come back I demand Dear gentlemen Please let me in I don't know how I can Make you understand I'm a pure denizen of the citizens band [4x] Hey friend you know what I'd do If I was making the bucks I'd move into a place Where all they had was trucks 'Cause there's one thing I can't stand There's one thing that I cannot stand One thing I cannot stand Can't stand Cannot stand Can't stand

21. Bad, Wicked World

Bad, wicked world Bad, wicked world They are about dressed to deceive Conquistadores that have been sent Bad, wicked world Bad, wicked world Some sell him out, some won't believe An architect named David Vincent A man too long without sleep He took a wrong turn and people just laughed A ship that is not there But he knows that it was It made a light and a buzz He's really hurt because People don't care People think he's a creep He will not stop, he keeps on talking Just a tie and a suit He's a lonely persuader Fist-throwing crusader Against invaders Won't be mute Bad, wicked world Bad, wicked world Some sell him out, some won't believe An architect named David Vincent Bad, wicked world Bad, wicked world They are about dressed to deceive Conquistadores that have been sent About once a week Another story has leakes and he's on it Just a suit and a tie Will it ever end? He hasn't got a friend Pinkies that won't bend He really must try Bad, wicked world Bad, wicked world Some sell him out, some won't believe An architect named David Vincent

22. Pie in the Sky

It takes photon power And eight minutes of an hour To make it to our sun And I know it sounds weird But it'll take you four years To make the next one Expanding border That's the sauce Of chaos And that's an order That's an order So stomp your feet And clap your hands Get out of your seat And do a little dance Lift up your voice And sing with glee Now listen carefully to me Desert your quarters Behold the pie in the sky And that's an order That's an order That's an order [7x]
 
 
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