Abominable Snowman in the Market Jonathan Richman

Abominable snowman in the market. And they cannot chase him away. Abominable snowman in the market. Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Abominable snowman in the market.

Party in the Woods Tonight Jonathan Richman

," the deers are there too, And the monsters are cooking up a disgraceful soup for you At the party in the woods tonight, At the party in the pale moonlight, So we gonna get on the floor, let's rock

Modern World Jonathan Richman

So share the modern world with me 'Cause I'm in love with the U.S.A. now I'm in love with the modern world now Put down your cigarette And drop out of B.U.

Lonely Financial Zone Jonathan Richman

Lonely Financial Zone In the lonely financial zone By the sea I have walked under moon and stars. Skyscrapers shone in their dark majesty. In this otherwordly land of ours.

Twilight in Boston Jonathan Richman

Twilight in Boston When it's twilight in Boston That's something I know about Because I've spent many walks Lonely walks in the twilight All through Boston and those Suburbs Right now I'm imagining

I was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar Jonathan Richman

I was dancing in a lesbian bar. I was dancing in a lesbian bar. Well I was dancing in the lesbian bar In the industrial zone. I was dancing with my friends And dancing alone.

The Fenway Jonathan Richman

The Fenway Now I was born by the Fenway, in Beth Israel Hospital. Could that help to explain why I love the Fenway so well.

The Baltimores Jonathan Richman

They bring their clothes when they sing, In fact that's all they bring. There's a band that I try to see, The Baltimores have a fan in me. They don't play guitar, they just sing.

Nineteen In Naples Jonathan Richman

Nineteen In Naples well when I was 19 I was insecure now ain't that 19 I was over intellectual, that's for sure 19 in naples, well 19, 19 in naples.

Old World Jonathan Richman

Old World Well the old world may be dead Our parents can't understand But I still love my parents And I still love the old world Oh, I had a New York girlfriend And she couldn't understand how

Roadrunner Jonathan Richman

Roadrunner Roadrunner, roadrunner Going faster miles an hour Gonna drive past the Stop 'n' Shop With the radio on I'm in love with Massachusetts And the neon when it's cold outside And the highway

Fender Stratocaster Jonathan Richman

Fender Stratocaster Born in the 50s looking so bold Fender Stratocaster Everythin' your parents hated about rock 'n roll Fender Fender Fender Wangin' and a twangin, sounding so tough Fender

Velvet Underground Jonathan Richman

Velvet Underground They were wild like the USA A mystery band in a New York way Rock and roll, but not like the rest And to me, America at it's best How in the world were they making that sound

Here Come the Martian Martians Jonathan Richman

Here come the Martian Martians Why staying in such a cheap hotel? Maybe we should help out the Martians Looks like the Martians ain't doin' too well.

Parties in the U.S.A. Jonathan Richman

Parties in the U.S.A. 1-2-3-4 Hi everybody! I'm from the 60's, The time of Louie Louie and little Latin Lupe Lou.

Back in Your Life Jonathan Richman

Back in Your Life Well, take me way up north to meet your Mom and Dad So they'll see that Jonathan ain't quite so bad.

When I Dance Jonathan Richman

When I Dance Things were slow, a little slow And I was at the kind of party Where I said I wouldn't go But in the moon, I stay And then I didn't blush at all At the scene I made.

Girlfriend Jonathan Richman

Girlfriend If I were to walk to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston Well, first I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne But if I had by my side a girlfriend Then I could look through the paintings

Vincent Van Gogh Jonathan Richman

Vincent Van Gogh Have you heard about the painter Vincent Van Gogh, Who loved color and who let it show. Now in the museum what have we here? The baddest painter since God's Jon Vermeer.

The Morning of Our Lives Jonathan Richman

The Morning of Our Lives It hurts me to hear, to see you got no faith in yourself. It bothers me now to watch you, you got no faith in your own self.

The Lonely Little Thrift Store Jonathan Richman

The Lonely Little Thrift Store By the sidewalk there with the cracks in it with the mexican restaurant next to it With the clothes for the big and the fat in it and the moth ball smell to the hats

Dodge Veg-O-Matic Jonathan Richman

Dodge Veg-O-Matic I'm gonna tell you 'bout the car that I just bought. It's that Dodge Veg-O-Matic there in the parking lot. Well, I'm gonna tell you 'bout the car that I now own.

To Hide a Little Thought Jonathan Richman

To Hide a Little Thought I tried to hide a little thought The more I tried the worse things got It started out so meek and small But in a week pervaded all Just a stray little stray, stray,

Summer Morning Jonathan Richman

A summer breeze was in the dawnin'. And those smells--summer smelled great to me. Those are the kind of smells that I wait all year for. Summer's so beautiful to me. I like 'em all but...

Rooming House on Venice Beach Jonathan Richman

The ancient world was in my reach From my rooming house on venice beach.

That Summer Feeling Jonathan Richman

When the cool of the pond makes you drop down on it When the smell of the lawn makes you flop down on it When the teenage car gots the cop down on it The time is here for one more year And that summer

Surrender Jonathan Richman

With love you can't win If love can't get in And it can't pierce the heart of a defender. To win in love you must surrender. If you're angry then you can't surrender, no.

Hospital Jonathan Richman

Hospital When you get out of the hospital Let me back into your life I can't stand what you do I'm in love with your eyes And when you get out of the dating bar I'll be here to get back into

The Neighbors Jonathan Richman

The Neighbors Jonathan it's late, don't you think that I should go Naw we were just starting to talk now, It was just getting good don't you know. But if I leave here in the morning. Yeah.

Everyday Clothes Jonathan Richman

She had a black dress that I remember still But in her ordinary clothes the girl was dressed to kill.

Bermuda Jonathan Richman

Bermuda Jonathan, Jonathan, I wanna know something, Well have you ever been to Bermuda? Yeah my band once played down there. What did you like about Bermuda?

Vincent Van Gogh (Album Ver.) Jonathan Richman

Well Have you heard about the painter Vincent Van Gogh Who loved color and who let it show and in the museum what have we here The most soulful painter since Jon Vermeer and He loved he loved life so bad

Fly Into the Mystery Jonathan Richman

Fly Into the Mystery Let's make this a slow dance. Ladies' choice. See now, it's eight o'clock in Boston. And Filene's has just locked up. It's so good to see the sky clear up this way.

When She Kisses Me Jonathan Richman

When She Kisses Me Well, she was born in the winter When the sun shines so pale. Whereas I was born in the spring In case you can't tell In case you can't tell.

City Vs. Country Jonathan Richman

the way of the world, I want the city but I want the country too.

I Eat With Gusto, Damn! You Bet Jonathan Richman

You Bet Hello Everyone, it's time for poetry I submit to you the following it's entitled: "I Eat with Gusto, Damn! You Bet" By one Jonathan Richman.

Walter Johnson Jonathan Richman

Cause I'm now going to tell the story of baseball's great Walter Johnson. And all through baseball he was loved and respected, Well bitterness in Walter Johnson it was never detected.

Miracles Will Start to Happen Jonathan Richman

Miracles Will Start to Happen The lines around your eyes were never there before One day to your surprise they'll be there no more When we love again, Miracles will start to happen Well we'll

Ice Cream Man Jonathan Richman

We're the Modern Lovers. We're gonna sing about the ice cream man for you. Well now, ice cream man, upon my street I heard your truck outside, it's really neat.

The Beach Jonathan Richman

Well now the beach be one of the best things there be, Well the fashion show is there for you to see.

Abdul and Cleopatra Jonathan Richman

How I wonder where she's at-ra And I wish the old girl were here. Abdul yearns for Cleopatra in the early morning sun. Abdul loves Cleopatra, she's still the one. You know, I love Cleopatra.

Affection Jonathan Richman

Affection Well, people all over the world, people all over the world, people all over the world are starvin' just for affection.

Since She Started to Ride Jonathan Richman

Since She Started to Ride She's got a brown suntan starting just above her collar Her lower arms they're brown, but the rest is kinda pale She'd buy betadine if she only had a dollar And she'd

Now is Better Than Before Jonathan Richman

From the days of Fenway and Kenmore, But this is better than before. Oh now is better than before.

Roller Coaster by the Sea Jonathan Richman

Roller Coaster by the Sea You see I went on the roller coaster last night when I was feeling bad Down by the sea in Santa Cruz and I was feeling sad But we went down, and around, and it knocked

Pablo Picasso Jonathan Richman

up girls And get called assholes This never happened to Pablo Picasso He could walk down your street And girls could not resist his stare and So Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole Well the

Springtime Jonathan Richman

Springtime Springtime, I'm out here in your morning breezes. And I smell such nectar in your air. But right now the nectar only teases, Cause springtime should be to share.

A Higher Power Jonathan Richman

A Higher Power It's magic It's magic the way we got together, There's magic around us in the air It's magic It's magic, no not at random And there must be a higher power somewhere.

You Must Ask the Heart Jonathan Richman

You Must Ask the Heart Well don't ask me about love I'm just your mind I see sometimes oh oh But now I'm blind Don't ask me about love Cuz I'm the wrong guy I don't know how love happens

My Jeans Jonathan Richman

My hips they had no room to play in, and my little bum felt all trapped inside. There's Levis all around, If there was Wranglers I would know.