THE BELLE ISLE RATS
America's Kings of the Odd Song
2006 "Jackball"
Belle Isle Rats works of this era are MEDLEY's (a group of songs) and are meant to be listened to as such.
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JACKBALL
Jackball, citizen of Starbucks
ordering a drink twenty syllables long
Jackball, looking like a cyborg
earpiece and iPod all day long
Jackball, spewer of the cliche'
"it's all good", "my bad", "whatever"
Jackball, coupled to the laptop
surfin' like a mad dog for nothing special
It's all good
it's all good
it's all good, all good, all good
Jackball, repeater of the factoid
fan of Dan Akroyd and gangsta rap
Jackball, sporter of the tattoo
underneath the shirt purchased from The Gap
Jackball, conspiracy believer
underacheiver, loves his cat
Jackball, rebel in a cubicle
on-time and dutiful but smells a rat
It's all good
it's all good
it's all good, all good, all good
your wide screen plasma set is oh so fine
but you make a bad impression every time
It's all good
it's all good
it's all good, all good, all good
POPPY WEARS A DRESS
Poppy wears a dress, He wears it every day
We tell him we're embarrased but he wears it anyway
oh poppy, why do you have to be a freak
Poppy likes to sing, off-key and clap his hands
inside a quiet restaurant, that doesn't have a band
oh poppy, why do you have to be a freak
Poppy likes to climb, the tree in our front yard
he tries to fish for dogs but then complains that it's too hard
oh poppy, why do you have to be ...
When poppy takes his medicine, He's a normal guy
Buys drill bits at Home Depot and hangs out at Best Buy
but mostly he forgets and that is why ...
Poppy buys a ham, but never takes a bite
he carves a space out for his head and lays on it at night
oh poppy, why do you have to be a freak
SOLO
Poppy wears a dress, He wears it every day
We tell him we're embarrased, he wears it anyway
oh poppy, why do you have to be a freak
MOONLIGHT OVER COMPTON
The gunfire at night
the helicopters over my head
the sounds of a fight
comfort me as I lie in bed
Oh, you can keep your sunlit skies
'cause I've found my own paradise
I’ve never felt the need to roam
Moonlight over Compton
Sends my heart back home
The colorful clothes
Rap music floats in the air
kickin' it with the hoes
livin' like we don't have a care
Oh, you can keep your sunlit skies
'cause I've found my own paradise
I’ve never felt the need to roam
Moonlight over Compton
Sends my heart back home
Moonlight over Compton
Sends my heart back home
Sends my heart back home,
oh sends my heart back home
Sends my heart back home