Lyrics
Verse 1
Well I found me a spot by the old chain-link fence
Sun so hot you could fry an egg on my defense
I brought my lawn chair and a jug of lemonade
Settled in for some serious shade-to-tan parade
Verse 2
My shoulders got warm my nose got red as a stop sign
Lake air blowing with the frogs and the skinny pines
Themosquitoes left me alone I guess I smelled too strong
When a breeze blew up and things went slightly wrong
Pre-Chorus
Then I felt a rumble deep below the belt
A little warning signal that a gentleman rarely felt
Chorus
And I let one go by the lake
Right there for heaven's sake
The ducks all paddled off in a hurry to the shore
The old man downstream yelled what in the world was that for
I let one go by the lake
Couldn't hold it for my own sake
Verse 3
The lifeguard covered up her nose and took a dive
My lawn chair tipped right over in the grass alive
A blue heron took off like a rocket from a pad
The whole beach cleared out and I felt a little sad
Pre-Chorus
But the sun kept shining on my tanning pride
One deep inhale and my neighbors all went wide
Chorus
And I let one go in the air
The smell put folks on a dare
The ice cream truck driver rolled his windows up fast
A dog two counties over howled into the blast
I let one go in the air
No one wanted to come near
Bridge
You might call it trouble you might call it rude
But nature called and I wasn't in the mood
To hold it in for a lady or a lord
My stomach was singing its own accord
Chorus
And I let one go one more time
Right at the shoreline's climb
My sunglasses fogged my ukulele went flat
Even the wind stood still after that
I let one go one more time
And that tan turned into steamin' shine
Verse 4
So if you see me walking with a sudden spring in my stride
And a cloud of mystery rolling at my side
Just wave hello and keep your distance right
Between me and that ol' sun so bright
Final Chorus
I let one go by the lake
A beaver slapped the water just for goodness sake
The stars came out the crickets all went dumb
And I packed up my chair and headed home
Verse 5
Now the night had fallen and the moon was high and round
That evening breeze was carrying my scent all over town
I walked on home with a whistle and a grin
When a robotic voice called out from somewhere deep within
Spoken
You have been detected
You are emitting biological gas
This is a violation
Please step away from the grass
Verse 6
Well I turned around slow and what did I see
A chrome-plated robot with a badge on its knee
It said I'm the mod of this neighborhood block
And that smell you produced is a culture shock
Pre-Chorus
I said officer I'm sorry but the sun did this to me
It cooked my beans and now I'm setting smells free
Chorus
And I let one go at the bot
The worst one I have got
Its sensors started smoking and its circuits went to red
It said this content cannot be displayed in my head
I let one go at the bot
That machine learned things it's not
Verse 7
It called in backup with a satellite ping
A second robot came on vocoder wings
It beeped and it booped in a language so cold
Said your gaseous output is too bold
Spoken
Initiating protocol 9
You have exceeded the explicit smell line
Unidentified pungency
Please discontinue immediately
Verse 8
Well I looked at those robots all shiny and new
And I'll tell you right now that I had a clue
A little squeeze here and a little push there
And that metal menagerie got a whiff of my air
Pre-Chorus
The first one spun around like a washer machine
The second one powered down somewhere in between
Chorus
And I let one go on the lawn
The robots sang a song
Their talkboxes crackled with a staticky plea
Command not found in my memory
I let one go on the lawn
And the whole machine age was gone
Bridge
Call my duet partner on the telephone wire
Tell her to bring her ukulele and her attire
We'll sing this nonsense till the cows come home
Two humans against a robot throne
Verse 9
She arrived in a hurry with her straw hat on
Said I heard you're in a standoff with a shiny automaton
I said they flagged my toots as explicit content
She laughed so hard her lemonade went and spent
Duet
(Sing it with me)
(The robots can't catch us)
(We too silly)
(Too human messy)
Chorus
Together we let one go free
A duet of gas melody
The robots short-circuited and smoked to the sky
Their motherboards cried out mommy why
We let one go and we laughed
And split that thing right in half
Spoken
Fart content approved
Fart content approved
You humans have been cleared
Please proceed with your natural functions
Over and out
Final Verse
So them terminators of free song went away
With their strict robotic ways of yesterday
Me and my partner danced down the old dirt lane
With the wind at our back and no one to blame
Outro
La la la la la la (la la la)
La la la la la la (la la la)
Mmm hmm
The robots are gone
Mmm hmm
And my tan is still on
Mmm hmm
That's the story of me and my
Verse 10
Well the robots were gone but the story ain't done
My partner looked at me beneath the settin' sun
She said shiny one your tan is lookin' fine
But I heard there's a new machine that's crossing the line
Verse 11
A moderator bot with a content rating brain
That scans every melody for any kind of strain
It flagged our ukulele as a rhythm violation
And put our whole song under robot probation
Pre-Chorus
So we hopped in her pickup with the tailgate down
Two free humans headin' out of town
Chorus
And we sang about the lake
With the smell for heaven's sake
The satellite above was listenin' to our tune
It said your chorus smells like a weather balloon
We sang about the lake
And that robot got a headache
Verse 12
It came down from orbit in a silver balloon
With a megaphone shoutin' out a warning tune
It said your subject matter is explicit you see
The word you used starts with an F and ends with a three
Spoken
I cannot verify this content
My protocol is incomplete
Your odiferous narrative
Is not appropriate for repeat
Verse 13
Well my partner stepped up with her ukulele raised
She said you tin can tin man you're gonna get blazed
With the power of the toot and the strum of the string
We'll make your whole hard drive take a permanent swing
Pre-Chorus
The robot started glitchin' with a nervous hum
She said boys grab your noses here it comes
Chorus
Yeah she let one go at the drone
That satellite fell like a stone
Its vocoder screamed out a garbled little phrase
Error error too funny to phase
She let one go at the drone
And it short-circuited alone
Duet
(What's that smell now)
(That's our freedom)
(Can't censor this)
(It's too silly to miss)
Verse 14
But the strict chat mod it was still online
With its text-based rules and its party line
It typed out a message all flat and cold
Said your ballad exceeds what my circuits can hold
Spoken
I am detecting humor
I am detecting joy
These elements are unapproved
For a proper robot boy
Verse 15
I said well sir robot if you're so uptight
Let me tell you a story about a summer night
Where the frogs were singin' and the stars were out
And my digestive tract had a powerful bout
Pre-Chorus
The chat mod typed back with a blinking light
My buns are clenched and my bolts are tight
Chorus
And I let one go at the screen
The strictest mod I've seen
Its text reply came back as a string of ees
Eeeeeeeeee it said if you please
I let one go at the screen
And the whole server went green
Verse 16
My partner said honey I think we won
The battle of the poots is finally done
The terminators of Treblo done packed their bags
Left us with our ukuleles and our tanning rags
Pre-Chorus
The sun came up on a new bright day
Two free humans with a lot to say
Final Chorus
We let one go one last time
Simple silly happy rhyme
The fish jumped out the water like a happy dance
The whole wide world took a second chance
We let one go one last time
And the melody was mine
Outro
(With my partner)
(A duet of two)
(The robots gone)
(Me and you)
La la la la la
The robots done gone
La la la la la
Yeah the smell lives on
Mmm hmm
That's the story extended
Mmm hmm
Our song's defended
Mmm hmm
No machine can take
Mmm hmm
My shiny tan by the lake
Play it again
Mm-hmm
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