Jelly Jack the Boneless Boy The Residents

"Jelly Jack the Boneless Boy" by The Residents, released in 1976, is a #Rock song that explores themes of identity, alienation, and the absurdity of existence through the story of a peculiar character. Its unique sound features avant-garde instrumentation and experimental vocals, reflecting the band's underground cultural impact and distinctive style.

[Chorus]
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[Jelly Jack]
Ho ho ho I'm Jello Jack, the jolly boneless boy
I live inside a jar beside the rooster boy named Roy
They pour me out upon a platform and the people stare
At eyeballs in a pool of flesh surrounded by some hair

I wish I was a cowboy or maybe just a bird
Singing simple melodies that no one ever heard
Soaring with the winter winds and bringing in the spring
Sharing air with orioles and bumblebees that sting
And making babies proud of all the bugs that I would bring
I'd sit up high above the ground and laugh as I looked down
At all the silly humans as they slowly trudged around
But as I see the end of evening turn into the night
The bird inside my brain becomes a light that is too bright

[Chorus]
In his dreams at night he hears a white hot light
And he knows that God is singing in his dreams at night

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