[Verse 1]
Because I was too scared to speak
when I was just a child
[spoken: yeah you got that one right]
my daddy gave my nose a tweak
and told me I was mild.
[spoken: like a bell pepper on a taco]
Until one day I made a word
[gigglng: more like a word salad]
that saved my throbbin’ nose
the biggest one y’ever heard
and this is how it flows:
[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]
I travel all around the world
and everywhere I go
[spoken: Shit he bought that word a carry-on]
I use my word and they all say
Now there’s a clever Joe.
[spoken: I got swamp land to sell ya]
When presidents and kings
pass the time of day with me
[spoken: man, he just don’t know long]
I say my special word
until they ask for leave to pee.
[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]
Now, you can say it backwards,
[spoken: Fool, why gotta waste their time?]
which is sisotilah tepmurts citsiligup soullac repus!
[spoken: That hurts, man. That just hurts.]
But that's going a bit too far, don't ya think?
[spoken: Hell to the yeah. We’re all thinkin’ that.]
So when the cat has got your tongue
[spoken: I wish that old had more than nine lives.]
there's no need for dismay
[spoken: That’s what you say.]
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!
[spoken: Here he goes again.]
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
[spoken: oh man, he’s layin’ it on thick]
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
[spoken: He’s talking’ about his own mouth with that strumpet halitosis.]
Stupor callous pugilistic strumpet halitosis!
[spoken: You done yet?]
Lyrics, Bill Graham
