Well, the Four Postmen are a "Nerd Rock" band that have been together since, I think, 1987.
They have had at least three songs in moderate rotation on the Doctor Demento Show. "Rabbit Valley," "Chainsaw Juggler," and another I can't recall the name of...
Rabbit Valley
the Four Postmen
Author and Copyright holder unknown (to me)
Not too long ago, somebody came up to me and said,
"Postman, if you're gonna go to the trouble
Of opening up your mouth to sing
You might as well have something to sing about."
I said:
PUT ON SOME PANTS!!!!!!!
There's a valley
Where the Rabbits live
It's called Rabbit Valley
But you can't go there
Unless you're a Rabbit
Then you can go there.
But you're not a Rabbit
So you can't go there.
Hey-ey-ey ey-ey-eyee-ey ey ey yeah, yeah, yeah.
A, a, e, e, i, i, o, o, u.
(Those are the Vowels!)
(Let's just say that sometimes you have to break the rules.)
So I went there
Even though I'm not a rabbit
I wore a rabbit suit
To Rabbit Valley
But they knew
I wasn't a Rabbit
So they beat me up.
Hey-ey-ey ey-ey-eyee-ey ey ey yeah, yeah, yeah.
A, a, e, e, i, i, o, o, u.
(And sometimes Y!)
(I'm Going back to Rabbit Valley, but I'm not wearin' no stupid Rabbit suit, either.)
(I'm going back as a human being.)
(I'm going back as a human being with dignity and pride.)
(I'm going back as a _MAN_.)
(I'm going back as a *POST*man.)
(I'm going back as a postman who just so happens to be a human being.)
(I'm going back as a postman who just so happens to be a human being, who just so happens to be carrying a big gun in his hand! Hey!)
--Eddie Van Halen-esque guitar solo.--
Hey-ey-ey ey-ey-eyee-ey ey ey yeah, yeah, yeah.
A, a, e, e, i, i, o, o, u.
(My rabbit has a human foot on his keychain. That's not the scary part. What I wanna know is what those keys are for?)
(I'ts awfully quiet here in Rabbit Valley . . .)
--the band whistles--
*Shotgun Blast, the slide ratchets, Shotgun Blast*
I would have tried to get you a link for the actual song, but it appears that all of the links are dead because mp3.com went under.
I have my copy from Doctor Demento's fanclub-exclusive "Basement Tapes 6..."
However, I think their albums "Searching for Grampa" and "Hit Record" are still available somewhere...
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
They have had at least three songs in moderate rotation on the Doctor Demento Show. "Rabbit Valley," "Chainsaw Juggler," and another I can't recall the name of...
Rabbit Valley
the Four Postmen
Author and Copyright holder unknown (to me)
Not too long ago, somebody came up to me and said,
"Postman, if you're gonna go to the trouble
Of opening up your mouth to sing
You might as well have something to sing about."
I said:
PUT ON SOME PANTS!!!!!!!
There's a valley
Where the Rabbits live
It's called Rabbit Valley
But you can't go there
Unless you're a Rabbit
Then you can go there.
But you're not a Rabbit
So you can't go there.
Hey-ey-ey ey-ey-eyee-ey ey ey yeah, yeah, yeah.
A, a, e, e, i, i, o, o, u.
(Those are the Vowels!)
(Let's just say that sometimes you have to break the rules.)
So I went there
Even though I'm not a rabbit
I wore a rabbit suit
To Rabbit Valley
But they knew
I wasn't a Rabbit
So they beat me up.
Hey-ey-ey ey-ey-eyee-ey ey ey yeah, yeah, yeah.
A, a, e, e, i, i, o, o, u.
(And sometimes Y!)
(I'm Going back to Rabbit Valley, but I'm not wearin' no stupid Rabbit suit, either.)
(I'm going back as a human being.)
(I'm going back as a human being with dignity and pride.)
(I'm going back as a _MAN_.)
(I'm going back as a *POST*man.)
(I'm going back as a postman who just so happens to be a human being.)
(I'm going back as a postman who just so happens to be a human being, who just so happens to be carrying a big gun in his hand! Hey!)
--Eddie Van Halen-esque guitar solo.--
Hey-ey-ey ey-ey-eyee-ey ey ey yeah, yeah, yeah.
A, a, e, e, i, i, o, o, u.
(My rabbit has a human foot on his keychain. That's not the scary part. What I wanna know is what those keys are for?)
(I'ts awfully quiet here in Rabbit Valley . . .)
--the band whistles--
*Shotgun Blast, the slide ratchets, Shotgun Blast*
I would have tried to get you a link for the actual song, but it appears that all of the links are dead because mp3.com went under.
I have my copy from Doctor Demento's fanclub-exclusive "Basement Tapes 6..."
However, I think their albums "Searching for Grampa" and "Hit Record" are still available somewhere...
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll