Mr. Mischief Night by They Might Be Giants Lyrics

Creeping in the grass
Talking to myself
Getting up the nerve

Mr. Mischief Night
Mr. Mischief Night
Mr. Mischief Night

Hear the ringing phone
In my earpiece and
From across the lawn

Mr. Mischief Night
Mr. Mischief Night
Mr. Mischief Night

This is me unboxing my new x-ray vision scope
I’m wearing it to bed, I don’t know why I need it yet
My heart is banging like a gun and I can’t suppress a smile
I’m smearing up the maps I’m gripping in my sweaty mitts
Smearing up the maps
That I tightly grip
In my sweaty mitts

Mr. Mischief Night
Mr. Mischief Night
Mr. Mischief Night

Hear the ringing phone
In my earpiece and
From across the lawn

Mr. Mischief Night
Mr. Mischief Night
Mr. Mischief Night

Wait, what, oh no! I think the sun is coming up
How long have I been shivering beneath your gate?
I’m knee deep in the hoopla now
I’m face down in the ticks
Mummified and paralyzed
By the work I undertake

(Mr. Mischief Night)
(Mr. Mischief Night)
(Mr. Mischief Night)