[Verse 1]
[male with rough voice singing: Because I was too scared to speak
when I was just a child]
[woman spoken: yeah you got that one right]
[male with rough voice singing: my daddy gave my nose a tweak
and told me I was mild.]
[woman spoken: like a banana pepper on a taco]
[male with rough voice singing: Until one day I tossed a word]
[woman gigglng: more like a word salad]
[male with rough voice singing: that saved my throbbin’ nose
the biggest one y’ever heard
and this is how it blows:]
[Chorus]
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
Even though the sound of it is something really frightful,
if you scream it loud enough, you might just sound insightful
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
[Verse 2]
[male with rough voice singing: I travel all around the world
and everywhere I go]
[woman spoken: Shit he bought that word a carry-on]
[male with rough voice singing: I use my word and they all say
Now there’s a clever Joe.]
[woman spoken: I got swamp land to sell ya]
[male with rough voice singing: When presidents and kings
pass the time of day with me]
[woman spoken: man, he just don’t know HOW long!!!]
[male with rough voice singing: I say my special word
until they ask for leave to pee.]
[woman spoken: That ain’t just a pee.]
[Chorus]
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
Even though the sound of it is something really frightful,
if you scream it loud enough, you might just sound insightful
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
[Verse 3]
[male with rough voice singing: Now, you can say it backwards,]
[woman spoken: Fool, why you gotta waste their time?]
[male with rough voice singing: which is sisotilah tepmurts citsiligup suollac roputs!]
[woman spoken: That hurts, man. That just hurts.]
[male with rough voice singing: But that's going a bit too far, don't ya think?]
[woman spoken: Hell to the yeah. We’re all thinkin’ that.]
[male with rough voice singing: So when the cat has got your tongue]
[woman spoken: Give that poor cat at least nine times more than nine lives.]
[male with rough voice singing: there's no need for dismay]
[woman spoken: That’s what you say.]
[male with rough voice singing: just summon up this word
and then you've got a lot to say]
[Chorus]
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
Even though the sound of it is something really frightful,
if you scream it loud enough, you might just sound insightful
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
[Outro]
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
[woman spoken: Here he goes again.]
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
[woman spoken: oh man, he’s layin’ it on thick]
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
[woman spoken: He’s talking’ about his own mouth with that strumpet halitosis.]
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
[woman spoken: You done yet?]
Lyrics, Bill Graham
