I Palindrome I

Song I Palindrome I
Artist They Might Be Giants
Album They Might Be Giants - Flood + Apollo 18

Lyrics

Vocal:John Linnell/John Flansburgh
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 (I palindrome I)
I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
And I am a snake head eating (snake head)
The head on the opposite side (snake head)
I palindrome I (manonam)
I palindrome I (manonam)
See that bulletproof dress hanging from the clothesline
See the medical chart with the random zig-zag
Now I'll help it decide
I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
And I am a snake head eating (snake head)
The head on the opposite side (snake head)
I palindrome I (manonam)
I palindrome I (manonam)
I palindrome I (manonam)
I palindrome I (manonam)
'Son I am able,' she said 'though you scare me.'
'Watch,' said I
'Beloved,' I said 'watch me scare you though.' said she,
'Able am I, Son.'
See the spring of the grandfather clock unwinding
(Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age)
See the hands of my offspring making windmills
(Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age)
Dad palindrome Dad
I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
And I am a snake head eating (snake head)
The head on the opposite side (snake head)
I palindrome I (manonam)
I palindrome I (manonam)
I palindrome I (manonam)
I palindrome I (manonam)
Notes
Dial-a-Song had a substantially different song with the same name. This piece, which had a different melody and was sung by Flansburgh instead of Linnell, goes as follows:
I Palindrome I
Born on the 5th of July
One door shut, another one closed
I Palindrome I
She king of Brooklyn she
Master of all she surveys
Lives a life unencumbered by me
She king of Brooklyn she
Man, when I was a young man
Not like I'm driving a rocking chair now, but
Man, when I was a young man
I was free
I Palindrome I
Mister 5th of July
One door shut, another one closes for
I Palindrome I
Man, when I was a young man
Not like I'm driving a rocking chair now, but
Man, when I was a young man
I was free
I Palindrome I
Something just fell on my head
Born on the 5th of July
I Palindrome I
I Palindrome I
I Palindrome I
Something just fell on my head
Something just fell on my head

Pinyin

Vocal: John Linnell John Flansburgh
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 I palindrome I
I palindrome I I palindrome I
And I am a snake head eating snake head
The head on the opposite side snake head
I palindrome I manonam
I palindrome I manonam
See that bulletproof dress hanging from the clothesline
See the medical chart with the random zigzag
Now I' ll help it decide
I palindrome I I palindrome I
I palindrome I I palindrome I
And I am a snake head eating snake head
The head on the opposite side snake head
I palindrome I manonam
I palindrome I manonam
I palindrome I manonam
I palindrome I manonam
' Son I am able,' she said ' though you scare me.'
' Watch,' said I
' Beloved,' I said ' watch me scare you though.' said she,
' Able am I, Son.'
See the spring of the grandfather clock unwinding
Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age
See the hands of my offspring making windmills
Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age
Dad palindrome Dad
I palindrome I I palindrome I
I palindrome I I palindrome I
And I am a snake head eating snake head
The head on the opposite side snake head
I palindrome I manonam
I palindrome I manonam
I palindrome I manonam
I palindrome I manonam
Notes
DialaSong had a substantially different song with the same name. This piece, which had a different melody and was sung by Flansburgh instead of Linnell, goes as follows:
I Palindrome I
Born on the 5th of July
One door shut, another one closed
I Palindrome I
She king of Brooklyn she
Master of all she surveys
Lives a life unencumbered by me
She king of Brooklyn she
Man, when I was a young man
Not like I' m driving a rocking chair now, but
Man, when I was a young man
I was free
I Palindrome I
Mister 5th of July
One door shut, another one closes for
I Palindrome I
Man, when I was a young man
Not like I' m driving a rocking chair now, but
Man, when I was a young man
I was free
I Palindrome I
Something just fell on my head
Born on the 5th of July
I Palindrome I
I Palindrome I
I Palindrome I
Something just fell on my head
Something just fell on my head