Schoolhouse Rock

Telegraph Line
Dit dittle dittle ditDit dittle dittle ditDittle dittle dit dit!There's a telegram for you, ma'amAnd the message is clearIt says there's something bugging youAnd buzzing in your earThe results can be quite itchySo what is your reply?Tell your arm to swat that fly!Hey, there's a telegraph lineYou got yours and I got mineIt's called the nervous systemAnd everybody understandsThose telegram commandsAnd you know that everybody better listen!The central nervous systemIs the brain and the spineThe brain controls the systemAnd the spine is the lineTelegrams come inTo tell what's happening to youThen telegrams go outSongtexteTo tell your body what to doDit dittle dittle ditDit dittle dittle ditDit dittle dittle ditThere's a telegram for you, sirBetter read it on the spotIt says your hand is near a stoveThat's very, very hotThe results can be quite painfulAnd there's no time to thinkQuick, pull that hand away, and get it to the sink!There's a telegraph lineYou got yours and I got mineIt's called the nervous systemAnd everybody understandsThose telegram commandsAnd you know that everybody better listen!Your peripheral nervesThey go all outDelivering those messagesYour senses send outFrom your hearing and touchTo your sight and taste and smellThey let your brain reactTo all the messages they tellDit dittle dittle ditDit dittle dittle ditDit dittle dittle ditThere's a telegram for you, kidAnd it's at an awful timeIt says you've got to go on stageAnd you forgot your linesYou're going to be embarrassedBecause this telegram's a rushYour heart starts beating faster and you blush!Hey, there's a telegraph lineYou got yours and I got mineIt's called the nervous systemAnd everybody understandsThose telegram commandsAnd you know that everybody better listen!The autonomic systemHas a hold of youControlling automaticallySome things that you doYour breathing and your heartbeatJust go on naturallyAnd when you're scared, your nerves rev up the speed!Dit dittle dittle ditDit dittle dittle ditDit dittle dittle ditHey, there's a telegraph lineYou got yours and I got mineIt's called the nervous systemAnd everybody understandsThose telegram commandsAnd you know that everybody better listen!Dit dittle dittle ditDit dittle dittle ditDit dittle dit dit! Aus Songtexte Mania