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I was living in the belly of a shark
Seen what he was eating all the time
She pulled me out with her pirate sense of duty oh
she said you ve been living off the dark end blend
now its time to come out my friend, you thought
oh I ll never see the light but you were wrong
you just became the light
chorus: cause I am a ghost boy I don t
scare and I don t get no bellyaches
and I ll be eating sparrows
sitting on top of a tree
and as the days go by won t
you show me where to get them bellyaches
or I ll be eating marrow
straight from the bone
those days I had a coronary taste
falling from the tip of my tongue
she was looking for a little fun
and me I was the only one oh she said:
Big sewers filled with little kids,
west side story be the story of bids that go
high till they brake the sky.
They make bible stones seem old
Now all that can save me
Is my own rabies
So I bite my own self
and I quiet down like stealth again
All that can save me
is my own rabies
so I bite my own self
and I quiet down like stealth bombers
chorus: cause I am a ghost boy I don t
scare and I don t get no belly aches
and I ll be eating sparrows
sitting on top of a tree
and as the days go by won t
you show me where to get them bellyaches
or I ll be here like pharaohs
forever on my own
| elgreenie1 (SE of US of A) | Posted: Jan 03, 2010 - 09:41  This is song is catchy and fun! I love the vaguely salsa/conga rhythm vibe. |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Nov 01, 2009 - 15:58 Is this the same band that has all the little kids singing in a song? I kind of like this,that. Kind of quirky and not serious enough to balk at. |
| aayana (Romania) | Posted: Aug 30, 2009 - 14:18 a new song on repeat :) |
| derekd (Just Visiting This Planet) | Posted: May 27, 2009 - 11:37 Kinda fun. |
| zuu111 | Posted: Dec 19, 2008 - 08:34 Reminds me a bit of the Australian band The Cat's Empire |
| rickhoran (Eastern PA) | Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 06:25 Chazar wrote: Quite forgettable.  forget what?  i agree. |
| Chazar (Orlando, FL) | Posted: Jun 12, 2008 - 21:37 Quite forgettable. |
| Jacksonstat (Columbus OH) | Posted: Mar 10, 2008 - 11:39 Ooh nice, haven't heard this in awhile!  |
| Lonestar (Probably Above You) | Posted: Oct 05, 2007 - 08:02 Kinda reminds me of something from Flight of the Concords. Bret (Brit) is singing. |
| davyjrshort (Land of Oz currently) | Posted: Aug 03, 2007 - 11:21 wow, his web site is pretty funky well done |
| plaid (Tech nexxus o' my house) | Posted: Mar 30, 2007 - 14:27 Definately digging on this. The lyrics rock, too |
| Jacksonstat (Columbus OH) | Posted: Mar 30, 2007 - 14:26 Awesome! Been too long since we've heard this tune. |
| EastSideErin (Lancaster, PA) | Posted: Dec 15, 2006 - 11:39  |
| ploafmaster (Richmond, VA) | Posted: Dec 15, 2006 - 11:39 Oh come on. I thought it was a She until I read about him. I'm sure we're not the only ones. And notice a few comments further down that physicsgenius actually talks about obtaining the album. 25demayo wrote: another snide remark from "90% of everything is crap". |
| ElSupreme (ATL) | Posted: Nov 16, 2006 - 06:46 Jacksonstat wrote: Damn, I lost my stream just as this song came on... I hate it when that happens
 I am reporting the same problem. |
| Jacksonstat (Columbus OH) | Posted: Nov 16, 2006 - 06:40 Damn, I lost my stream just as this song came on... I hate it when that happens |
| (former member) (Near the coffeemaker) | Posted: Nov 16, 2006 - 06:38 I like this like I liked Molotov when they came out - sweet! |
| goder42 (DC) | Posted: Oct 03, 2006 - 10:06 anyone know how to go about getting this disk in the states? i cannot seem to find it anywhere |
| rah | Posted: Oct 03, 2006 - 08:14 love it. love any song about being saved by rabies, with nods to both Pirates of Penzance and West Side Story. fantastic. |
| 25demayo (Virginia) | Posted: Jul 07, 2006 - 11:25 physicsgenius wrote: Wait a second...Gabriel Rios is male?
another snide remark from "90% of everything is crap". |
| eisbaer_67 (Kula, Hawaii) | Posted: Jul 07, 2006 - 11:21 "...gonna get myself connected... |
| witchchild (WV) | Posted: Jul 07, 2006 - 11:19 Love this song. Awesomly random and...well..gross.  |
| appy_monkey (between here and there) | Posted: Jun 08, 2006 - 05:32 Something I can really dance to in front of my mirror, but what was that crazy talk about sharks and marrow. ABBA did a much better version of this... |
| Sobient (Norway, the icy spine of the world.) | Posted: May 10, 2006 - 01:31 what a surprise! 8/10! |
| Jacksonstat (Columbus OH) | Posted: Apr 25, 2006 - 12:07 Thanks for putting a smile on my face RP, I needed that. |
| physicsgenius | Posted: Apr 25, 2006 - 11:58 Wait a second...Gabriel Rios is male? |
| ElSupreme (ATL) | Posted: Mar 27, 2006 - 06:07 sandpebble wrote: Too Cakey
But that is what makes it good. Cant wait to see Cake at GT. |
| Angelof9 (The Netherworld) | Posted: Mar 27, 2006 - 05:41 Gabriel Rios is such an incredibly nice guy. I already like his music just because of that. |
| TobalMoreno (2,981 mi Due East (Sitting on a Catchbasin)) | Posted: Mar 27, 2006 - 05:41 Great stuff. Got this in my car, just rockin' out on the way to work to it. Sounds even better with a very large sub. |
| koegou | Posted: Mar 27, 2006 - 05:40 very nice    |
| Seanovan | Posted: Feb 25, 2006 - 20:07   |
| inindian (Roamin) | Posted: Feb 11, 2006 - 02:31 ladainty wrote: Makes me wanna dance round my flat shaking my booty
Your flat wot?  Why not put some air in it  ? |
| laprincessa | Posted: Jan 27, 2006 - 09:34 I thought this was G. Love and the Special Sauce. |
| sandpebble (near Paradise) | Posted: Jan 12, 2006 - 19:24 Too Cakey |
| UltraNurd (Boston, MA) | Posted: Jan 12, 2006 - 19:23 physicsgenius wrote: I'm definitely going to have to "buy" this album. The only other song RP has played by her ("Broad Daylight") also rocked. Great syncopatic beat.
What's a "ghostboy atom" though? I believe the line is "I'm a ghostboy; I don't...", but "I don't" is said really quickly. |
| istanbulbaby (Asheville, NC) | Posted: Jan 02, 2006 - 08:28 Oooh, I like this! |
| physicsgenius | Posted: Dec 29, 2005 - 07:15 I'm definitely going to have to "buy" this album. The only other song RP has played by her ("Broad Daylight") also rocked. Great syncopatic beat. What's a "ghostboy atom" though? |
| laozilover (Left of Chicago & up) | Posted: Dec 14, 2005 - 19:36 Wish Bill would play this more often! It's the first time I've heard it, and I give it a "7" right away. |
| plutodazed (I am here) | Posted: Nov 25, 2005 - 15:58 Sounds like dull 70's soundtrack music to me. |
| janellish (vroom) | Posted: Nov 25, 2005 - 15:54 fantastic! what a killer voice on this fellow. |
| tupicetti | Posted: Nov 15, 2005 - 13:47 holy cow! this sounds really good! i wonder where i can get a cd from... don' t have the album in itunes... anyone? |
| Jerry_Scott (Stuttgart, Germany) | Posted: Nov 15, 2005 - 13:47 ladainty wrote: Makes me wanna dance round my flat shaking my booty
I guess that that is better than dancing around shaking your flat booty. |
| Helchat (a record store near you) | Posted: Nov 15, 2005 - 13:47  |
| ladainty (UK) | Posted: Nov 15, 2005 - 13:45 Makes me wanna dance round my flat shaking my booty |
| byrd | Posted: Nov 15, 2005 - 13:45 laprincessa wrote: Sounds like G. Love.
Really??? Whoever it sounds like, it sounds good. I like... |
| PattonFever (wherever i go, there i am.) | Posted: Nov 11, 2005 - 00:30 UltraNurd wrote: Why are you apologizing? LOL i was just wondering that myself. don't be sorry for your opinion, bro. |
| UltraNurd (Boston, MA) | Posted: Oct 27, 2005 - 10:41 babygirl614 wrote: Sorry, but I like it. Good stuff, very catchy. And I like Manu Chao too.
Why are you apologizing? |
| babygirl614 (Green Bay, WI) | Posted: Oct 27, 2005 - 10:37 Sorry, but I like it. Good stuff, very catchy. And I like Manu Chao too. |
| laprincessa (That is all.) | Posted: Oct 27, 2005 - 10:37 Sounds like G. Love. |
| strick (Syracuse- your sympathy accepted...) | Posted: Oct 27, 2005 - 10:35 brokemusician wrote:   |