Do The Brown Nose — The Dead Milkmen

Good evening ladies and gentlemen And welcome to P.J.'s Astrological Love Lounge We are Lester Shy and the Shyphonics My name is Lester Shy and these fine gentlemen all around me Well they're the Shyphonics And we hail proudly from Fargo, North Dakota Now, way down south in Fargo, whenever we needs a little somethin' extra We like to do a little thing we call the brown nose And we'd like all you fine ladies and gentlemen here tonight To help us out in doin' the brown nose So remember: when I shout "What you gonna do?" You're gonna shouts back "Gonna brown nose. Gonna brown nose" Think you can handle that? (crowd: ya!) I'm pretty sure you can; let's give it a try

What you gonna do? Oh, ladies and gentlemen, you should all be round up and shot That was terrible (crowd: moans) What you gonna do? Yes! Yes! That's so much better You have my permission to go out and reproduce (crowd: light cheering) You're lovely human beings So now we're gonna do a little brown nosin' for ya Are you excited? (crowd: cheering) Are you ready? Okay then, here we go!

When you want that job, I say now what you gonna do? There's rich uncle Bob, I say now what you gonna do? You get stopped by the man, I say now what you gonna do? Record company wants to sign your band, I say now what you gonna do?

Mercy! ???? myself 300 times

Alright! Now I know many of you fine ladies and gentlemen Have begun to ask yourself Ooh, but Lester Shy and the Shyphonics How do we do this wild new thing you call the brown nose? Well take a second, prepare yourself mentally and physically We'll show you how to brown nose

Bend your (bend yo') knees (ooh LaLaLa...) Now move your head like this (ooh LaLaLa...) Pucker dem lips (ooh LaLaLa...) Give dat butt a kiss (ooh...) Kiss my

Askin' for some green, I say now what you gonna do? Boss is really mean, I say now what you gonna do? Wanna impress your a' girlfriend's father, I say what you gonna do? Owe some money a' to your brother, I say what you gonna do?

You! Yes you! Here's a dime; run out and call the PMRC (Ok)

Gonna brown nose!

I wanna see every last one of you brown nosin' Even you tuna lips

Alright! If you can dig it I wanna hear you shout Erlenmeyer Flask

Alright, I know you loved it the first time You gonna love it even more the second time As once more, we prepare to get down And do some serious big-time brown nosin'

Bend your (bend yo') knees (ooh LaLaLa...) Move your head like this (ooh LaLaLa...) Pucker dem lips (ooh LaLaLa...) Give dat butt a kiss (ooh...) Kiss my (YA!)