Here are the lyrics to The Cootees album, "Let's Play House."
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Me & Tom sat down one night our goal was to write a song. Didn't want it to be to short but we didn't want it to be too long.
We can write about politics. we can write about the world. We can write about ourselves. we can write it about girls. But what went through our head... was to write about this song instead.
Tom picked up his guitar & he started playing a tune. Some words went through my head & I started singing them too.
We can write about our friends. we can write about being blue. We can write about something else. we can write about being without you. But what went through our heads... was to write about this song instead.
Shut Up
AH SHUT UP. AH SHUT UP. AH SHUT UP. AH SHUT UP. AH SHUT UP. AH SHUT UP OR I'LL GET PISSED OFF!
You think you know everything but your not right all the time, your a human being.
You think your perfect but I know deep inside your hiding from what is real. And you can tell me... What are you doing tomarrow or today. The answer to the question, not a thing.
When are you gonna think about what your doin', or when to quit.
Mike's Waiting
I keep telling myself, I don't need anybody, I don't need anybody else. But I guess that's not true, I'm always blue, & that's because I don't have you.I fantasize then realize, it's make believe. I am no good why do I try? Can't I see? You're in your own world, I'm in mine, but I don't care. I'm not quite sure what to think, I know it's there.
Well it might be good, & it might be bad, & it might be what I was waiting for. Well your the greatest thing, since the telephone, so call me up when your alone.
Roses Are Red
Roses are red & violets are blue, I was all alone until I met you. For so long I was lost, but now I've been found. It brightens up my day when you're around me.Well I know you're far away, but I think of you each day, & it's safe to say that you're always on my mind. The day we met, I must admit, since then I think about yo all the time.
You're the sunshine that would brighten up my day, & now it's been raining since you went away. If I could have all my wishes come true, then i wouldn't have to cause I'd be with you.
School Girl Fantasy
I was sitting in my classroom, trying to do my homework, when this girl sat right in front of me. She was cute & she was clean, off the cover of a magazine, My school girl fantasy.Don't ask me what she's thinking. Is she thinking of me? My school girl fantasy.
36-24-36 I'm on the floor with her, Oh, if only that were true. Want that girl to marry me, late @ night it's her I see, Oh, I don't know what to do.
D.D.F.
Can't believe what you see with your eyes the disguise that's put on when you look @ her from far away. & she looks good when your just driving by, then I cry when I notice up close she don't look the same. So just be careful about what you see. Don't believe anything until you get a second look & just make sure that you always check out the bait, before you take the hook. Yeah.Distance distortion factor, it's not a pretty sight. Let's go!
D.D.F. it makes a great difference to me. You gotta make sure you know exactly what you see. D.D.F. you can't just look driving by. You never know, it might turn out to be a guy. D.D.F. it's just so hard to decide what's wrong from far away & what is right. D.D.F. it makes a great difference to me. You gotta know what you see now.
No Cure For The Cootees
You got the cooties, I can tell by looking @ ou. You got the cooties, there's nothing you can do.We're gonna crawl all over you & get inside your brain, Will take control of you & drive you insane.
You can't get rid of us cause there's no cure for us.
What You Hate
You think I'm better off by acting just lke you. I tell you what I wanna be & what I wanna do. But you say you don't care it's not good enough for you. You think I should start over with something new.You think I'm better off by acting just like you. But I do what I want & I do what you hate. I make my own decisions, do what I wanna do & I do what I want & I do what you hate.
You think I'm better off by acting just like you. I tell you what I wanna be, you tell mne I'm a fool. & I say, "I don't care what you say I'll do what I want to do anyway".
Dirty Punk
I'm a punk, I'm in a "punk band". When I eat breakfast I eat the "punk brand". I go to school, my friends are "punks" too. We go to "punk shows" , we do what "punks" do.I am a "dirty punk". I look and smell like junk. & I'm "punk".
I go to work, work @ a "punk store". Live in apartments, sleep on the "punk floor". Iam a "punk", I'm in a "punk band". When I eat breakfast, I eat the "punk brand".
Lisa's Clean
Lisa is a girl I know. She's always clean wherever she goes. Oh no, even @ the punk show. Lisa yeah, she's doin fine. She's got a problem & is's worse than mine. She's clean if you know what I mean.I never said that Lisa's mean. All I said "well Lisa, yeah she's clean".
I know that Lisa could be just as dirty as you & me. She's clean, if you know what I mean. Lisa yeah, she don't care. She's got purple underware. She's clean, no she's not mean.
Coke Song
Caffeine in my system makes me feel so good inside. Yeah, it wakes me in the morning when I take that caffeine ride.
I am so thirsty, my throats so dry I choke. There is no question & this is no joke. I need some COKE!
Looking in the mirror, I start jumping all around. Yeah, I fear that dreadful moment when my caffeine high goes down .
It's what I need. Liquid satisfaction. Won't you buy it for me. COKE!
