YOU CAN'T SAY SPOOD - by Ray O'Bannon


I used to be a DJ but they took me off the air
program director sat me right down in his chair
he said 'this isn't my idea, man, I'm just a go-between
but that word you said sounds dirty and I'm not sure what it means'

said 'you're rollin' in the ratings and the advertising's good
but your license is revoked because you can't say spood
you can't say spood

you know I really didn't mean to rattle anybody's cage
and I'm so happy just to spin the hits for minimum wage
I was just makin' conversation, it just sorta slipped out
and even now I have to wonder what the fuss is all about

and I'll even say I'm sorry if you really think I should
now, they took me off the air because you can't say spood
you can't say spood

and I tried to tell the station in the letter that I sent
I never would have said it if I'd known what it meant

I still get lots of phone calls from the members of the press
asking why I'm still in hiding, am I ready to confess
and I get a lot of letters from the kids that liked my show
askin' why they never hear me on the late night radio

now the station's gonna sue me and I'd vanish if I could
they took me off the air because you can't say spood
you can't say spood

and I'll even say I'm sorry if you really think I should
they took me off the air because you can't say, can't say spood
no, no, you can't say spood
you know you can't say spood
no, no, you can't say spood
you know you can't say spood
no, no, you can't say spood...



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