God's Magic Finger - The Residents

It was a finger instead of a singer

It was a finger instead of a song

It was a finger instead of a singer

It was a finger instead of a singer

It was a finger instead of a song

It was a finger instead of a singer

It didn’t stay too long

When I was having a party and wanted to hear a song

A disconnected finger appeared where it didn’t belong

It floated above the floor and wrote something on the wall

No one could read the writing so someone was called

It was a finger instead of a singer

It was a finger instead of a song

It was a finger instead of a singer

It didn’t stay too long

He said, my father was crazy with fingernails like claws

And that he ate grass with asses, then he paused

Then when he continued, he mumbled about his God

He said my days were numbered, so I started to nod

It’s late now, I’m alone, still thinking about what I saw

Something woke me up, a strange noise out in the hall

I hear it again

It was a finger instead of a singer

It was a finger instead of a song

It was a finger instead of a singer

It didn’t stay too long

It was a finger instead of a singer

(Finger, it was a finger)

It was a finger instead of a song

(It was a finger, a magic finger)

It was a finger instead of a singer

(Magic finger, magic finger)

It was a finger instead of a song

(Magic finger, a magic finger)

It didn’t stay too long