I Palindrome I Lyrics & Chords By They Might Be Giants

Someday mother will die and i'll get the money
mom leans down and says, "my sentiments exactly,
you son of a bitch"
i palindrome i (i palindrome i)
i palindrome i (i palindrome i)
and i am a snake head eating (snake head)
the head on the opposite side (snake head)
i palindrome i (manonam)
i palindrome i (manonam)
See that bulletproof dress hanging from the clothesline
see the medical chart with the random zig-zag
now i'll help it decide
i palindrome i (i palindrome i)
i palindrome i (i palindrome i)
and i am a snake head eating (snake head)
the head on the opposite side (snake head)
i palindrome i (manonam)
i palindrome i (manonam)
i palindrome i (manonam)
i palindrome i (manonam)
"son i am able," she said "though you scare me."
"watch," said i
"beloved," i said "watch me scare you though." said she,
"able am i, son."
See the spring of the grandfather clock unwinding
(egad, a base tone denotes a bad age)
see the hands of my offspring making windmills
(egad, a base tone denotes a bad age)
dad palindrome dad
i palindrome i (i palindrome i)
i palindrome i (i palindrome i)
and i am a snake head eating (snake head)
the head on the opposite side (snake head)
i palindrome i (manonam)
i palindrome i (manonam)
i palindrome i (manonam)
i palindrome i (manonam)
Notes
dial-a-song had a substantially different song with the same name. this piece, which had a different melody and was sung by flansburgh instead of linnell, goes as follows:
I palindrome i
born on the 5th of july
one door shut, another one closed
i palindrome i
She king of brooklyn she
master of all she surveys
lives a life unencumbered by me
she king of brooklyn she
Man, when i was a young man
not like i'm driving a rocking chair now, but
man, when i was a young man
i was free
I palindrome i
mister 5th of july
one door shut, another one closes for
i palindrome i
Man, when i was a young man
not like i'm driving a rocking chair now, but
man, when i was a young man
i was free
I palindrome i
something just fell on my head
born on the 5th of july
i palindrome i
I palindrome i
i palindrome i
something just fell on my head
something just fell on my head