OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Steam Powered Giraffe - The Suspender Man (Live at Skeleton Hoedown 2024 - Escondido, California)
Watch Steam Powered Giraffe - The Suspender Man (Live at Skeleton Hoedown 2024 - Escondido, California) on YouTube

Featured In

Listen to The 2¢ Show by Steam Powered Giraffe
ALBUMThe 2¢ ShowSteam Powered Giraffe

Top Songs By Steam Powered Giraffe

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Steam Powered Giraffe
Steam Powered Giraffe
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Isabella Bunny Bennett
Isabella Bunny Bennett
Songwriter
David Michael Bennett
David Michael Bennett
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
One moonlit night
One moonlit night in the bayou a silhouette
The air was sweet and the fog was violet
The gators were all drinking tea
In a dreamy pants-less glee
I saw a suspendered man
A banjo holstered in his hands
He had the biggest red suspenders I ever did see
Golly gee, that's what I've seen
He flicked the brim of his hat
And this is what he said to me
[Verse 2]
Mister robot, I am a Suspender Man
And this banjo has shown me the promise land
Now I'll play you a song but in return
You put the shiny coin right here in my urn
I'll play you something fine
My music's gonna blow your mind
[Verse 3]
So I flicked my coin into his pot
I gotta admit it wasn't a lot
Two cents and then his fingers wriggled
He plucked those strings and belched a giggle
He tapped his foot, howled like a hound
Igniting up the unholy sound
[Verse 4]
And I ain't never, never, never, never, never
Never, never, never, never, never
Never, never, never, never, never
Never heard anything so great
[Verse 5]
Call the vendors, Big Suspenders
That's what everybody wants to wear
They stretch to Nantucket
Put them in a bucket
And send them to the gnome trapped down the well
(While rolling back on your heels)
[Verse 6]
He played the two cent show
And just like that he stopped playing
My jaw dropped to the floor
He cracked his neck and smiled at me
And said, buddy, you gotta pay for more
But by then a crowd had swarmed the swamp
And was tossing coin in after coin
So he cleared his throat and his fingers writhed
And everyone shouted for Suspender Guy
[Verse 7]
Call the vendors, Big Suspenders
That's what grandma wants for her birthday
They're bright red and awesome
Even worn by possums
Nobody want their pants to fall down
(Even the ghost of your Uncle Stew, yeah)
[Verse 8]
He played the two cent show
My God, fracture that banjo!
[Verse 9]
All the children sing and dance
Those banjo sounds instill a trance
By 4 AM the press was hot
Suspender Man on the front page spot
Suspenders were in and spats were out
The girls all suffered from facing bouts
The banjos flew off the shelves
Sprouting wings with dreams of being
Played by Suspender Man
[Verse 10]
But in the middle of February
The fog turned a crimson red
The Suspender Man disappeared
Everyone was heels over head
But we found his suspenders and that old banjo
Sitting right here on his log
And although he's gone
That's what he gets
For selling his soul to the bog
[Verse 11]
Big Suspenders, put them in a blender
Three bat teeth and a blackened gypsy eye
Bring it to a boil, release your mortal coil
Out pops a belt to wear for you and me
Nobody want their pants to fall down
You could were a dress and then
You'd have no need
He played the two cent show
Written by: David Allen Bennett, David Michael Bennett, Isabella Bunny Bennett

Shazam Footer

Select language:

Company

Legal

Google Play Store
Apple App Store
Chrome Web Store
Galaxy Store

Follow Us

© Copyright 2025 Apple Inc. and its affiliates | Supplier Responsibility
instagramSharePathic_arrow_out