TIMMY THE HEADLESS BOY


Written by Larry Graves and performed by many independent artists worldwide in 2002 who
all met on the wonderful music site acidplanet.com

This was inspired by rock albums from the 70's such as Jethro Tull's "Thick As A Brick"
and Yes's "Tales From Topographic Oceans"...and makes much less sense than those fine albums. 

There is no plot. It is all silly, but I believe there is some great music to be heard (along
with a bit of bad, just for the fun of it!) and I think some of the songs are (dare I say)...catchy!


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IT'S A BOY (AND HE AIN'T GOT NO HEAD/IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE/



1. IT'S A BOY (AND HE AIN'T GOT NO HEAD) (PERFORMED BY TEDZSEE)

DOCTOR BRADLEY:

LET ME SET THE SCENE NOW
FOR THE STORY THAT I WEAVE NOW
IT TOOK PLACE SO LONG AGO
I WAS A YOUNG DOCTOR THEN
PRACTICING MY MEDICINE
IN THAT TOWN SO LONG AGO
AND THE HIGHLIGHT OF  MY MEDICAL CAREER
WAS THE MOMENT THAT FILLED ME WITH THE GREATEST FEAR

THE BIRTH OF:

TIMMY
LITTLE TIMMY
HE WAS BORN WITH NO HEAD
TIMMY
LITTLE TIMMY
IN FACT, HE'D BE BETTER OFF DEAD

BECAUSE HE COULDN'T EVEN TALK
THOUGH HE LEARNED TO GRUNT
FROM THE HOLE BETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS
WHEN HE HAD A WANT
POOR KID HE COULDN'T PLAY SPORTS
CAUSE HE HAD NO EYES
AND THE HOLE BETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS
ALWAYS ATTRACTS FLIES

TIMMY
LITTLE TIMMY
HE WAS BORN WITH NO HEAD
TIMMY
LITTLE TIMMY
IN FACT HE'D BE BETTER OFF DEAD

2. IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE (PERFORMED BY ULTIMATE GARAGE BAND)

MAN ON THE STREET WHO SOUNDS A LOT LIKE NEIL YOUNG :

A LEGEND WAS BORN TODAY
NOT TIMMY BUT SOME OTHER GUY
AND IF I TOLD YOU TIMMY'S LIFE WOULD BE OKAY
WELL, I KNOW THAT WOULD BE A LIE

CHORUS:

THERE'S NO SENSE IN LISTENING TO THE REST OF THIS OPERA
IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE
ALTHOUGH THERE IS ONE REALLY GOOD PART
AND IT INVOLVES A MIRROR

CHORUS

NO USE COMPLAINING
OR STRAINING MY VOCALS CHORDS TONIGHT
TIMMY HAS NO HEAD
AND TO ME THAT'S JUST NOT RIGHT
 
CHORUS

DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR THE GUY
HE'LL DO OKAY (I THINK...)
ALTHOUGH WHEN I LOOK AT HIS LIFE
I THINK HE NEEDS A SHRINK

CHORUS

3. DAMN YOU GUYS (PERFORMED BY CANADIAN STUDMUFFIN)

TIMMY (AGE 20):

MOTHER
YOU LEFT ME FOR DEAD
AND TOOK OFF TO CLEVELAND WITH UNCLE TED
I'D HAVE A HEADACHE BY NOW
BUT I DON'T HAVE A HEAD!

DAMN YOU MOTHER
DAMN YOU FATHER
DAMN YOU UNCLE TED!!!

4. MRS. QUIGLEY (PERFORMED BY SUPER NINTENDO CHALMERS)

MRS. QUIGLEY:

I AM HIS TEACHER  AND MY NAME IS MRS. QUIGLEY
AND HE MUST OBEY ALL THE RULES
OR HE WON'T GET FED
LOOK AT HIM
A PITIFUL, HEADLESS CHILD WHO ONLY KNOWS HOW TO DROOL
BUT IT'S SORT OF A MIRACLE BECAUSE HE AIN'T GOT NO HEAD!

5. REPULSION, FEAR AND BEER (PERFORMED BY BURNIN'VERNON)

BOWLING ALLEY MANAGER:

TIMMY CAN'T SEE
TIMMY CAN'T HEAR
TIMMY CAN'T THINK
WE URGE HIM TO STAY AWAY FROM THE MIRROR

BUT TIMMY DOES DRINK
AS THERE'S  HOLE BETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS
SO WHY DON'T YOU POUR HIM A BEER?
POOR TIMMY !!!

TIMMY CAN'T SEE
TIMMY CAN'T HEAR
POOR TIMMY CAN'T THINK
WE URGE HIM TO STAY AWAY FROM THE MIRROR
BUT TIMMY DOES DRINK
POOR TIMMY WITH THE BIG STUMPY SHOULDERS
WE WOULD CRY ON THEM IF WE WEREN'T REPULSED AND FULL OF FEAR
POOR TIMMY!!!
POOR TIMMY!!!
POOR POOR HEADLESS TIMMY!!!

6. GO TO THE MIRROR (PERFORMED BY SKIP MOORE)

COUSIN SKIP:

GO TO THE MIRROR
AND SMASH THE MIRROR
AND PERHAPS YOU WILL DISAPPEAR
BUT I DOUBT IT
YOU ARE ONE UGLY FRIGGIN' BOY
THERE AIN'T NO DOUBT ABOUT IT

7. SEASICK AGAIN (PERFORMED BY CAPTAIN SMACKDOWN)

CAPTAIN SMACKDOWN:

COME WITH ME, MY POOR LITTLE UNHEADED SON
GET ON MY SHIP OF FOOLS AND HAVE SOME FUN
I WILL BE YOUR CAPTAIN MAINLY BECAUSE THAT'S MY FAME
WE WILL HAVE LOTS OF FUN AND PERHAPS PLAY A GAME

A GAME OF CHESS?
OR A GAME OF DELUSION INSTEAD?
OR THE GAME OF BEING SEASICK
AND DYING AND BEING DEAD!!!



SIDE TWO

1.  DON'T LISTEN TO THAT JERK (ROBOT HANGMAN OF GAMEHENGE TRIBUTE) (PERFORMED BY UNCLE REMUS)

UNCLE REMUS:

DON'T LISTEN TO THAT JERK
HE'S  NOT ALL THERE, YOU KNOW
DON'T GET ON THAT LEAKY BOAT
AND TELL CAPTAIN SMACKDOWN TO BLOW

MY NAME IS UNCLE REMUS
AND I'M HERE TO SET YOU STRAIGHT
START LOVING YOUR UGLY SELF
ALTHOUGH IT JUST MIGHT BE TOO LATE...

2. CHRISTMAS MORNING (PERFORMED BY SKYDOG)

TIMMY/AGE 32:

ON CHRISTMAS MORNING
I GOT A BOWLING BALL
AND THAT WAS ALL
I THREW THAT BALL SO MUCH
I GOT A REALLY BAD CRAMP
AND BEFORE I KNEW IT I WAS
THE UNIVERSAL BOWLING CHAMP!

3. HEAD OF GOLD (PERFORMED BY Eric Myers)

ANOTHER MAN ON THE STREET WHO SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE NEIL YOUNG:

YOU'VE BEEN TO THE DESERT ON A HORSE
AND THE HORSE HAD NO NAME
YOUR NAME IS IN LIGHTS
BUT YOUR HEART IS FILLED WITH SHAME

SOMEDAY YOU'LL BE AN OLD MAN
BUT NOT UNTIL YOU GROW UP
YOUR THE HEADLESS WONDER OF ALL MANKIND
AND I THINK I MIGHT THROW UP

CHORUS:

YOU WOULD HAVE A HEAD OF GOLD
IF YOU HAD A HEAD
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A HEAD
SO FORGET WHAT I JUST SAID




5. THE HEADLESS BOWLING BALL WIZARD THEME SONG (CID SINCLAIR)

6.  I WILL BE YOUR GUIDE (PERFORMED BY MARY THE ROBOT)

HELLO THERE
MY NAME IS MARY
M-A-R-Y
I WILL BE YOUR GUIDE
BUT ONLY ONCE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A PAYING GIG
HA
HA
HA
HA
GIGGLE
GIGGLE
GIGGLE
I AM TIMMY'S NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR
I SEE HIM IN HIS YARD A LOT
SCRATCHING THE HOLE IN HIS HEAD
IT IS AN UGLY SIGHT
ANY WAY
BEFORE MY BATTERY DIES I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN TO YOU
THE WHOLE STORY
IN CASE YOU ARE SLIGHTLY CONFUSED
OKAY
THIS STORY IS ABOUT TIMMY
HE HAS NO HEAD
DURING HIS CHILDHOOD PEEPLE WOULD PICK ON HIM
THEY WOULD LAUGH
THEY WOOD SAY NASTY STUFF LIKE
TIMMY AIN'T GOT NO HEAD
AND YOUR MOTHER IS A BIG FAT DUMMY
ONE CHRISTMAS MORNING
HE GOT A BOWLING BALL ...
(SORRY ABOUT THAT)
TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT
HE BECAME THE BOWLING CHAMPION OF THE UNIVERSE
AND HE STARTED TO LIKE HIMSELF BETTER
BUT JUST A LITTLE BETTER
AND THEN ...
BATTERY...
HELP HELP HELP ME ME ME ME ME ME HELP
CALL 911 CALL 911...
BLIP BLIP BLIP...

7. MAYBE (PERFORMED BY GERALDINE GORILLA)

FLECKY PARSONS (TIMMY'S BEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WORLD):

MAYBE I'M AMAZED
AT THE WAY YOU HOLD YOUR NON-EXISTENT HEAD SO HIGH
MAYBE I'M STUPID
FOR THINKING YOU'RE REALLY AN OKAY KINDA GUY
MAYBE I'M DREAMING
AND NONE OF THIS STORY IS EVEN TRUE
MAYBE I'M THANKFUL
BECAUSE NO ONE LIKES ME
EXCEPT FOR YOU

MAYBE I'M CRAZY
FOR BEING YOUR BEST FRIEND ALL THESE YEARS
MAYBE I'M EXHAUSTED
AFTER CRYING SO MANY MANY TEARS
MAYBE I'M DELIGHTED
BECAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE, MY FRIEND
MAYBE I'M THANKFUL
YOU'LL ALWAYS BE WITH ME
ON THIS WINDING ROAD UNTIL THE END



SIDE THREE
 
1. BRODIE'S HOLIDAY CAMP (PERFORMED BY GOMI)

COUNSELOR GOMI:

Good morning campers!

WE WELCOME YOU TO BRODIE'S HOLIDAY CAMP
A CAMP THAT'S VERY CAMPY
A CAMP THAT MIGHT JUST BE YOUR DOWNFALL
A CAMP WHICH ONLY APPEARS
IN YOUR MIND AND NOWHERE ELSE AT ALL

CLOSE YOUR MIND
CLOSE YOUR MIND
CLOSE YOUR  MIND
(UNLESS YOU DON'T HAVE ONE)
CLOSE YOUR MIND
CLOSE YOUR MIND
CLOSE YOUR MIND UNLESS YOU DON'T HAVE ONE
AND IMAGINE NOT EXISTING
AND HAVE SOME FUN!


2. LIFE IN THE BOWLING LANE (PERFORMED BY PLUMBERS CRACK)

3. REDEMPTION SONG (PERFORMED BY Ð)

GOD:

MY SONG OF REDEMPTION
MY SONG OF JOY
MY SONG ABOUT A LOST, CONFUSED, SLIGHTLY ANNOYING UGLY HEADLESS BOY

FOLLOW ME NOW
TO THE KINGDOM OF ALL DESIRES
AWAY FROM THE HATRED
AWAY FROM THE SADNESS
AWAY FROM THE BOWLING ALLEYS
FOLLOW ME NOW
AWAY FROM THE WORLD FILLED WITH LIES

 
5. I GUESS HE'S A MESS (PERFORMED BY COWBOY DUNG AND VICTOR aka Larry Graves)

COWBOY ON THE STREET:

I GUESS HE'S A MESS
BUT THAT IS JUST A GUESS
BUT I COULD BE WRONG
THE THINGS IN LIFE POOR TIMMY HAS NEVER SEEN
THE THINGS IN LIFE POOR TIMMY WILL NEVER DREAM
LORDY, LORDY, IT'S ALL TOO MUCH
I COULD JUST SCREAM BUT I WOULD RATHER JUST STOP SINGING THIS SONG

FAMOUS RECORD PRODUCER:

I GUESS HE'S A MESS TOO MR DUNG
RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN IT ALL BEGUN
IF I WAS HIM I WOULD GET A GUN
AND SHOOT OFF MY HEAD


8. THE BOWLING SONG (PERFORMED BY ICE MAC SEA AND OGGYSTRUMP)

THIS WORLD IS LIKE A BOWLING BALL
ROUND AND HARD AND KINDA SMALL
A BOWLING BALL IS LIKE MY HEAD
TAKING HARD KNOCKS TILL I’M DEAD

TIMMY’S GOT NO HEAD AT ALL
SO HOW COME HE CAN PLAY PINBALL?
TIMMY REALLY LIKES TO BOWL
BE CAREFUL HE DON’T SMASH YOUR TOE

(SPOKEN): Oww!!  JESUS!  ALRIGHT … LET’S JUST
FORGET THIS BOWLING. LET’S JUST GO OVER HERE
AND PLAY SOME PINBALL, ALRIGHT?
EVERYBODY! MAN YOUR FLIPPERS! 
(PINBALL BREAK)

LIFE IS LIKE A BOWLING LANE
SO MUCH NOISE AND LOTS OF PAIN
YOU BOWL A STRIKE AND FEEL SO PROUD
BUT BOWLING’S DUMB AND VERY LOUD
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
UNO DOS TRES CUATRO CINCO SEIS
SIETE OCHO NUEVE DIEZ
ESTE ES EL CUENTO DE TIM
DIGAME LO QUE YOU THINK OF HIM
(THIS IS THE STORY OF TIM, TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF HIM)

9. SQUEEZE ME INTO THE OPERA, OH PLEASE (PERFORMED BY ERIC REMINGTON)
 
ERIC REMINGTON:
 
I BEG YOU
I PLEAD WITH YOU
I WILL EVEN ASK YOU NICELY
PLEASE OH PLEASE SQUEEZE ME INTO THE OPERA
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT GREATLY

I KNEW A HEADLESS CHILD ONCE
BUT ONLY ONCE
OH, I AM LYING
BUT I WANT TO STOP CRYING AND SO I BEG
AND PLEAD
AND ASK YOU NICELY
TO SQUEEZE ME INTO THE OPERA!



SIDE FOUR

1. A NIGHT AT THE OPERA WITH TIMMY AND NEIL YOUNG (PERFORMED BY ERIC MYERS )


3. IT'S ALMOST OVER-THE GREAT BOWLING LANE IN THE SKY (PERFORMED BY MARY THE ROBOT AND BLUE ATTITUDE)

MARY THE ROBOT:

IT'S OVER
THANK GOD, IT'S  ALL OVER
DON'T YOU AGREE

IT'S OVER
THANK GOD, IT'S ALL OVER
NOW LET POOR HEADLESS TIMMY  BE



6. ANGER INSIDE (PERFORMED BY TEMPERANCE)

GIRL BEHIND THE COUNTER AT THE LOCAL BOWLING ALLEY:

ANGER INSIDE THAT WILL NEVER COME OUT
HURTS TOO MUCH TO SCREAM AND SHOUT
YET BEYOND THE PAIN OF LIVING
IS THE DESIRE TO KEEP ON LOVING
AND KEEP ON GIVING
GIVING UNTIL IT HURTS

EVEN IN THE DARKNESS
AS YOU FALL AND CRY
YOUR SOUL IS STILL FILLED WITH AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
AND FRANKLY I DON'T WHY
BECAUSE ON DAYS LIKE TODAY YOU DON'T WANT TO LIVE
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO DIE
YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO EXIST EITHER WAY

7. FIGHT YOUR OWN FIGHT (PERFORMED BY STIGMUTHA)

TIMMY TALKS BACK TO THE MIRROR/AGE 45:

SEEING YOU
I GET BAD VIBES
SO FIGHT YOUR OWN FIGHT
AND LET ME BE

HEARING YOU
I GET THE POINT
SO LIGHT UP YOUR JOINT
AND STOP FOLLOWING ME


9. DOES IT ALL REALLY MATTER? (PERFORMED BY THE EMITTERS-STEEV, SKIP MOORE AND SKYDOG)

ANOTHER MAN ON THE STREET:

HEAD OR NO HEAD
DOES IT ALL REALLY MATTER?
WOULD IT HAVE BEEN BETTER
IF HE WERE A MAD HATTER
OR A REGULAR GUY
WITH A BOWLING BALL BETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS
IN SOME KIND OF STUPID ARMY
WITH A BUNCH OF STUPID STUPID KINDA SOLDIERS

DEAD OR NOT DEAD
DOES IT REALLY MATTER?
AS LONG AS THERE'S FOOD
ON HIS PLATTER

AT THE SOLDIER'S MESS  
TIMMY CAN EAT TO HIS HEARTS CONTENT
GETTING  FATTER AND FATTER
UNTIL HE EXPLODES INTO NOTHINGNESS

10.  FINALLY THE FINALE  (PERFORMED BY COWBOY DUNG AND VICTOR aka Larry Graves)

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INSPIRATION FOR THIS OPERA:  
JETHRO TULL'S "A PASSION PLAY", THE WHO'S "TOMMY", RON AND RUSSELL MAEL (SPARKS), THE BEATLES AND LOTS OF COFFEE...

"IT'S A BOY AND HE AIN'T GOT NO HEAD"  LYRICS BY TEDZSEE AND CANADIAN STUDMUFFIN
"THE BOWLING SONG" LYRICS BY ICE MAC SEA  AND CANADIAN STUDMUFFIN

ALL OTHER LYRICS BY LARRY GRAVES
copyright 2002

FINAL MIX BY LARRY GRAVES (blame him...)

EACH SONG COMPOSED BY THE ARTIST WHO PERFORMS IT  
copyright 2002

THANKS TO ALL THE ARTISTS FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS PROJECT


DECEMBER 2002

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