Gadzooks
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| Gadzooks | |
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| Song | |
| Artist | Lemon Demon |
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| Released | 2008 |
| Written by | Neil Cicierega |
| Appears on | View-Monster |
| Sung by | Neil Cicierega |
| Duration | 02:39 |
| Tempo | 121 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Language | English |
| Links: | Bandcamp Needlejuice Remaster YouTube Spotify |
Gadzooks is the 9th track and the 5th non-transition track on View-Monster. It is written from the perspective of someone comedically questioning the sanity of those around them.
In an annotation within the album's HTML, Neil said this regarding the gibberish phrases sung during each chorus of the song[1]:
'Each of these goofy little terms is a Ye Olde English "minced oath"-- a masked exclamation of blasphemy, similar to modern expressions such as "Holy cow!" or "Mother falcon!"'
Lyrics
Everywhere I look I always see people who are crazier than me. Gadzooks! Gadzooks! You’re all such crazy kooks! A bunch of flaky flukes. You’re giving me the spooks. Everyone’s gone funny in the head. I went outside and this is what I said… I said: Egad! Egad! I think you’ve all gone mad! Gone nuts at least a tad. It’s really kind of sad. How can people so bizarre exist? (How can people so bizarre exist?) They should go to a psychiatrist. (They should go right now.) By Jove! By Jove! You’ve formed a crazy drove, and on the streets you rove! It’s something that I loave… …loathe. Gorblimey! Gorblimey! The situation’s getting slimy! And I am just so stymied! I can’t think of a rhymie. Gee Willikers! Gee Willikers! You’re all mentally illikers! No, this is not a drillikers! Okay, this is getting sillikers. Odds-bodkins! Odds-bodkins! Don’t know what that means. Gadzooks! Gadzooks! You’re all such crazy kooky kooks!