Theyâre Coming To Take Me Away:Napoleon XIV.
#3 in 1966.
(Recorded by Jerry Samuels (Napoleon)..a recording
engineer at Associated Recording Studios in New York,
N.Y. He used a VFO (variable pitch oscillator to
vary his voice. There was no music in the original
but my band played it in key of G because we didn t have a
VFO.)PS: Some radio stations refused to play it for fear of
offending mental health organizations. Personally, we
thought it was hilarious (at the time) and got many
requests to play it. The flip side is the song played
backwards.)
#1.
Remember when you ran away and I got on my knees and
begged you not to leave because I d go berserk?? Well!!!!
You left me anyhow, and then the days got worse and worse and
now you see I ve gone completely out of my mind...and..
CHORUS:
They re coming to take me away, ha-ha!!
They re coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-ha..
to the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time,
and I ll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean
white coats, and they re coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!!!
#2.
You thought it was a joke and so you laughed, you laughed, when
I had said that losing you would make me flip my lid. Right???
You know you laughed, I heard you laugh, you laughed, you
laughed and laughed and then you left, but now you know I m
utterly mad..and..
CHORUS:
They re coming to take me away, ha-ha,
They re coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-ha,
to the happy home with trees and flowers and chirping birds,
and basket weavers who sit and smile, and twiddle their thumbs
and toes, and they re coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!
#3.
I cooked your food, I cleaned your house, and this is how you
pay me back, for all my kind unselfish loving deeds. Huh??
Well, you just wait, they ll find you yet, and when they do
they ll put you in the ASPCA, you mangy mutt!!! and...
CHORUS:
They re coming to take me away, ha-ha.
They re coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-ha,
to the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time,
and I ll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean
white coats, and they re coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!
To the happy home, with trees and flowers and chirping birds,
and basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs
and toes, and they re coming to take me away, ha-haa!!!
To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time..
OUTRO:
They re coming to take me away, ha-ha.
They re coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-ha,
to the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time,
and I ll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean
white coats..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.