Don't Ever Call Me Stupid
By Brenda Sutton
© 1994
The first time Bill and I saw the movie A Fish Called Wanda, I thought my husband was having a heart attack. He was just laughing so hard that his chest hurt. This song followed soon after that event.
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Verse: A E A Dbm/D E/ A E A Dbm/D
E/ D/F/ A Dbm D/A Dbm A D/ E A Dbm
Chorus: A E A Dbm/D A Dbm/F A/ Esus4 E/D/F/A Dbm D/A Dbm A D/D E A Dbm - A - Dbm
You say,
"Don't ever call me stupid!"
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You say,
"Don't ever call me stupid!" Chorus You say,
"Don't ever call me stupid!" |
Some of my favorite dialogue from the movie: Wanda: Let me correct you on a few things. Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not "Every Man for Himself". And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked 'em up. So, you have just dangled the only man that can keep you out of prison and make you rich out of a fifth story window. What are you going to do? What would an intellectual do? What would Plato do? |
Chorus
You say, "Don't
ever call me stupid!"
When neurologically you are brain dead.
Yet, though your cranium's non-functional,
You still have a magnificent head.
I go jelly in the knees.
I say, "Speak Italian please!"
And you whisper, "Cara mia, promolone,
Te adora, Mazarati, tutti fruiti, Parmesan,
And baby, besa mia pepperoni."
Final Chorus:
And Aristotle was not from Belgium.
This truth bespeaks your mental health;
To wit: the main point of Buddhism
Is no "Every man for himself."
And I'm afraid I've found
That the London Underground
Is not a political movement.
So I will call you stupid, Stupid.
You're crawling down the road to self improvement.