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Well, he went down to dinner in his Sunday best,
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Excitable boy, they all said.  
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And he rubbed the pot roast all over his chest,
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Excitable boy, they all said.  
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Well, he's just an excitable boy.

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He took in the four A.M. show at the Clark,
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Excitable boy, they all said.  
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And he bit the usherette's leg in the dark,
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Excitable boy, they all said.  
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Well, he's just an excitable boy.

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Ooo, Wah, Ooo, Ooo-ooo excitable boy  2x
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He took little Suzie to the junior prom,
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Excitable boy, they all said. (Excitable boy)
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And he raped her and killed her and he took her home,
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Excitable boy, they all said. (Excitable boy)
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Well, he's just an excitable boy.

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After ten long years, they let him out of the home,
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Excitable boy, they all said. (Excitable boy)
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And he dug up her grave and filled a cage with her bones,
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Excitable boy, they all said.  (Excitable boy)
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Well, he's just an excitable boy.

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Ooo, Wah, Ooo, Ooo-ooo excitable boy  4x