Noun Town – Doctor Noize

NOUN TOWN
music by Doctor Noize
words by Doctor Noize & The Mayor Of Grammaropolis
from Grammaropolis

Noun
What’s this Grammaropolis stuff?
This is Noun Town
This is my office, I name stuff
And I decide what your things are called

Step right up and show me what you got for me this morning
I give common sounds to common Nouns, I try to give ‘em names unboring
That’s an ostrich — next!
That’s a toy store — next!
That’s a snorkel — next!
That’s a — Seriously? Mt. Rushmore?
How’d you even get that in here?
That’s a Proper Noun — next!

A Common Noun names a general person, place, thing, or idea
A Proper Noun names an actual person, place, thing, or idea

Noun	The International Band Of Misunderstood Geniuses
Common Nouns	Make ’em sound
Common Nouns	All around
A lady	Who?
A planet	Zoom!
Volcano	Boom!
Declaration	Woo hoo!
And Proper Nouns	Make ’em sound
Proper Nouns	Let’s get down with…

Noun
Lucy, Mars, Krakatoa
And the Declaration Of Independence!

Noun & Band
Noun Town, what’s that sound?
A person, place or thing is found in
Noun Town, so profound
Name ideas, mess around with
Who is that guy?
What is that thing?
What is that place?
I’ll name and you sing
‘Cause I’m a Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun
Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun!

Announcer
Now serving concrete and abstract nouns…

Noun
I suppose you want me to explain what those are
Listen up, I’m only sayin’ this once!
A concrete noun is somethin’ I believe I oughtta mention
A concrete noun is somethin’ you perceive with your five senses

Noun	Band
You can see	The beach!
You can hear	The drums!
You can taste	A peach!
You can smell	Rotten eggs — yuck!
Better not eat those now…	Or you can touch a Concrete Noun…

Noun
An Abstract Noun’s a complicated nounified idea
You simply cannot hear or taste or smell or touch or see an
Abstract Noun

Band
What’s that sound?

Noun
Well it ain’t an Abstract Noun

Band
Examples please

Noun
Yes sirree!
An Abstract Noun could always be:
Love, honor, loyalty, friendship, hatred

Band
That’s not very nice!

Noun
Well, Abstract Nouns can add some spice

Band
Now we’ll sing the Chorus twice

Band	Noun
Hippos, humans, monsters, monkeys, ferrets, frogs are Nouns	Ooh, yeah!
Doctor Noize and joy and Grammaropolis are Nouns	Ooh, ooh!
Baseball bats and alley cats with fleas and gnats are Nouns	Oh yeah!
Curiosity and virtuosity are Nouns

Noun
I’ll tell you my fame
I’ll give you a name
‘Cause I’m a Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun
I’m the Big Man In Town!

Announcer
Are you a lonely Noun?
Looking to mix it up with other Nouns?
Then you’ll love becoming a Compound Noun!
Dial this number now…

Noun
Compound Nouns are fun to make in clear or stormy weather
You take more than one Noun and you simply smash ‘em all together

Noun	Band
Like a knucklehead	Check!
Or a shortcake	Yeah!
Or an eggplant	Yech!
Or a bellyache	Waa!

Noun
Or a bellyflop, windshield
Football, ironman
Jack-o’-lantern, horseshoe
Grasshopper, suntan

Collective Nouns are groups of things I’ll help you understand
A family or assembly or Doctor Noize’s Band

Noun & Band
A flock of seagulls with a gaggle of geese
A team of players or a squad of police
A pod of whales beside a school of sharks
I saw a pride of lions chase an armory of aardvarks

Band
Aardvarks?

Noun
Aardvarks! Seriously, I did
I saw ‘em in the dark on a lark in the park

Noun	Band
Collective Nouns	They’re all around
And Compound Nouns	Now let’s get down in…

Band	Noun
Noun Town, what’s that sound?
A person, place or thing is found in	Ooh, ooh!
Noun Town, so profound
Name ideas, mess around with	Ha, ha!
Who is that guy?
What is that thing?	Ooh, hoo!
What is that place?
I’ll name and you sing	Ha, ooh!
‘Cause I’m a Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun
Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun	Ooh, hoo!
Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun
Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun	Let’s get down with…

Noun Town, what’s that sound?
A person, place or thing is found in	Ooh, ooh!
Noun Town, so profound
Name ideas, mess around with	Ha, ha!
Who is that guy?
What is that thing?	Ooh, hoo!
What is that place?
I’ll name and you sing	Ha, ooh!
‘Cause I’m a Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun
Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun	Ooh, hoo!
Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun
Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun, Nouns!	Let’s get down with Nouns!

Noun Voice
Lenny Long Tail Voice
I Tre Tenori Voices
The Ooh Gah Boo Gus Horns, voices
Doctor Noize Keyboard, voice
Riley The Robot Synthesizer, electronic percussion, voice
Bottomus The Hip Popotamus Synth bass, voice
Sidney The Beak Beat box
Backbone The Octopus Percussion, Announcer’s voice

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