Flame Will Reveal . . . Weird Lyrics

This blog post may be unique to the Internet, for it contains the lyrics (at least what I could interpret) of the song "Daydreamin'" from the Scooby Doo episode featuring The Creeper.

You know, this guy:

 

Why am I taking down the lyrics to "Daydreamin'"? I don't really know. Something brought me here. I think I wanted to hear that typical Scooby Doo "run in a freakin' panic" music, but it's featured only lightly in this chase. Then the song caught my ear, and I was hooked.

The visuals help, of course. Very Hollywood, this:

The old "Running under a haystack" gag! Classic!

So here are the lyrics:

Daydreaming, heads in the sand.

Daydreaming, gee but it’s grand.

I’m in love with an ostrich

All the neighbors complainin’ you see.

But she loves me, can’t help it

if they don’t understand it.

It’s fun to be in love with an ostrich

And if you haven’t tried it, don’t deny it my friend.

‘Cause it’s so much fun to go out in the sun, forget the rest of the world

With your head in the sand.

Daydreaming, heads in the sand.

Daydreaming, gee but it’s grand.

Walkin’ down the street with my ostrich

All the people stare but I don’t care what they say.

She never says a word, she’s an agreeable bird

She takes my worries away.

If you find somebody who loves you

Why are you complainin’ they’re my friends anyway

Just go out in the sun ‘cause it’s so much fun.

Forget the rest of the world

With your head in the sand.

Daydreaming, heads in the sand.

Daydreaming, gee but it’s grand.

Daydreaming, heads in the sand.

Daydreaming, gee but it’s grand.

Daydreaming, heads in the sand.

Daydreaming, gee but it’s grand.

Daydreaming, heads in the sand.

Daydreaming, gee but it’s grand.

Yes, it seems very important to repeat the refrain four times at the end as you fade into the background and the gang regroups to figure out the enigmatic riddle the guard gave them in addition to this paper he gave them.

Here's the song, in all its glory. I'm not sure I appreciated Scooby Doo music as much when I was a kid.



The incidental (or underscore) music in the old Scooby Doo episodes were written by Ted Nichols, son of Greek immigrants, and born in Missoula, Montana, in 1928.

I don't know if he wrote the groovy chase songs in each episode, but I kind of hope he did. Some rather loving but terrible synth versions of his Scooby Doo music here.