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(Aye Aye Aye Aye) It's in me
What chu doin'? (Aye aye aye aye)
It's in me.
(Aye aye aye aye) Hey Sandy
Don't you talk Ba-a-a-ack
Hey Sandy!
(Aye aye aye aye) Hey Sandy
Don't you talk ba-a-a-ack
Hey Sandy!
(Aye aye aye aye) Hey Sandy
Does your dog bi-i-i-te
Hey Sandy!
Ba-beat away
In God's speech is the end of the day.
Four feet away
End of speech it's the end of the day.
Can you say 'atashumbay'?
Can you settle to shoot me?
Can you sell me a 'shroom, Babe?
Can you settle to shoot me?
It's about Sandy Schuer and the Kent State incident.
Can you sell me a 'shroom, Babe?
Give you a shell to shoot me.
Can you sell me a shroom, babe?
or
Can you settle to shoot me?
Can we settle this soon, babe?
Ed.'s note: The lyrics page I've researched isn't too sure, either.
Can you settle for sugar?
Can you settle to shoot me?
Does your dog bite?
He sent me.
Don't you talk back
Hey, Sandy.
Does your dog bite?
Don't you talk back.
Everybody's strange,
But you're lookin' at the leadin' range,
(Garbled line)
Or have you bit your dog as yet?
Hey smilin' strange
You're lookin' happily deranged
Could you settle to shoot me?
Or have you picked your target yet?
He's sounding strange
You're looking at the leaking rain.
Hey, smilin' strange
You're looking happily deranged.
Theme song from the Nickelodeon show "The Adventures of Pete & Pete."
Hey, I'm insane
You're looking happily (de)
Can I say that shoombay?
Or have you picked the dog up yet?
[Later]
Hey, Shoomby
Don't your dog bi-ie-ie-ite
Hey, Shoomby!
Hey, smilin' strange
You're lookin' happily deranged
Could you settle to shoot me?
Or have you picked your target yet?
[Later]
Hey, Sandy
Don't you talk back
Hey, Sandy.
Hey, smilin' strange
You're lookin' happily deranged
Could you settle to shoot me?
Or have you picked your target yet?
[Later]
extended
Don't you talk back
extended
Hey, smilin' strange
You're lookin' happily deranged
Could you settle to shoot me?
Or have you picked your target yet?
[Later]
Hey, Sandy
Don't you talk back
Hey, Sandy.
His Mother's strange.
Your looking at the leading range.
I can smell the shrooms babe.
Or have you picked your dog shit yet?
Hey, smilin' strange
You're lookin' happily deranged
Could you settle to shoot me?
Or have you picked your target yet?
His mom is strange
You're lookin' at the living range
I could have sent a shipment
Or have you hit your target yet
Each and every day---ay ay ay ay
Won't you talk by-ay-ay-ay
Each and every day.
Hey smilin' strange
You're lookin' happily deranged
Could you settle to shoot me?
Or have you picked your target yet?
Hey Sandy
Don't you talk back,
Hey Sandy.
It started strange
You're looking at the leafy range
I shouldn't say it should be
Or have you picked the darkened set?
Hey smilin' strange
You're lookin' happily deranged
Could you settle to shoot me?
Or have you picked your target yet?
It's kind of strange.
You're looking at the leafy rain.
I could've said it's you babe
Or have you picked your target yet.
Is it me?
Hey smilin' strange
You lookin' happily deranged
Could you settle to shoot me?
Or have you picked your target yet?
It's kind of strange
You're looking at the leafy rain
And can you settle a shindig?
Or have you picked a dolphin yet?
I said yeah
Hey smilin' strange
You're lookin' happily deranged
Can you settle a sure bet?
Or have you picked your target yet?
Hey sandy
It's mighty strange
You lookin' at the leady rain
Can you sailashimbe? (made-up personal word from artist)
Or have you picked your target yet?
Hey smilin' strange
You lookin' happily deranged
Could you settle to shoot me?
Or have you picked your target yet?
I just assumed the lyricist obscured the third line into a meaningless word for Nickelodeon. While originally he went with 'can you settle to shoot me?'
It's more than strange
You're looking at the leaky range
Can I say ay-shimbay?
Or have you picked the dark again?
Ay-shimbay (ai-yi-yi-yi)
Does your dog bite?
Ay-shimbay
Hey smiling strange
You're looking happily deranged
Can you settle to shoot me?
Or have you picked your target yet?
Hey Sandy (ai-yi-yi-yi)
Don't you talk back?
Hey Sandy
Or have you bit the dog again?
Is he mean?
Does your dog bite?
Is he mean?
Or have you picked your target yet?
Hey Sandy
Don't you talk back
Hey Sandy.
Or have you bit your dog again
It bit me (ai ai ai ai)
Does your dog bite? (ai ai ai)
It bit me.
Or have you picked your target yet
Hey Sandy (ai ai ai ai)
Don't you talk back (ai ai ai)
Hey Sandy.
The song is actually about Sandy Schuer, a college student who was shot by the National Guard during the Kent State riot of 1970. Makes me feel bad that I thought it was about dogs all these years.
You're looking happy at the range
You're looking happily deranged
(Aye, aye, aye, aye)
Hey, Sandy
Does you dog bi-i-i-ite?
Hey, Sandy!
(Aye, aye, aye, aye)
Hey, Sandy
Don't you talk ba-a-a-ack
Hey, Sandy!
(Aye, aye, aye, aye)
Hey, Sandy
Does your dog bi-i-i-i-te?
Hey Sandy!
(Aye, aye, aye, aye)
Hey, Sandy
Don't you talk ba-a-a-ack
Hey, Sandy!
Hey smilin' strange
You're look in' at the leave me rage
A-can you stand to shoot me?
Or have you bit the dog again
Hey Sandy
Aye-aye-aye-aye, hey Sandy
Does your dog bi-i-i-ite, hey Sandy
Hey smilin' strange
You're look in' happily deranged
Can you settle to shoot me?
Or have you picked your target yet
Hey Sandy
(Aye, aye, aye, aye)
Hey, Sandy
Don't you talk ba-a-a-ack
Hey, Sandy!