Lyrics to
Cagey Cretins

This version of Cagey Cretins was released by Blue Oyster Cult in 1974.

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Ooooh cagey, what you got?
What you got there dummy? What you got there man?
Ooooh cagey, what you got?
What you got there honey? What is it a worm?

Dumb clouds are raging, stupid clouds at my door
Creepy weather coming, hanging ’round my floor
Dumb clouds stay away, and don’t come back no more

Ooooh cagey, what you got?
Got an awful tummy, Oh no it’s inflamed
Ooooh cagey, what you got?
It’s so lonely honey, in the state of Maine

Dumb clouds are raging, stupid clouds at my door
Creepy weather coming, hanging ’round my floor
Dumb clouds stay away, and don’t come back no more

I’m graduating in one more term
Because I haven’t any time to burn
Repeating taste of hi-heeled shoe
An eel is waiting under the train
Being chased around by the neighbor’s cat
Well it’s so lonely in the state of Maine

Dumb bells are ringing, ringing in my ear
Mother’s wombs are crying, ringing in my fear
Mother’s never run, except when rape is near

Ooooh cagey

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You can understand the lyrics to Cagey Cretins if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Cagey Cretins" means the words set to the music of Cagey Cretins, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Blue Oyster Cult. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Cagey Cretins and the lyrics to Cagey Cretins are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Blue Oyster Cult who came here looking just for the lyrics to Cagey Cretins, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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