Lyrics
Myzsterious Mizster Jones.
Introducing a character named Myzsterious Mizster Jones.
He'll wanna read your palm and keep you calm
He has a desire to understand and calm people, possibly through palmistry.
Got a voodoo head on a lucky charm
He possesses a voodoo mindset and relies on a lucky charm.
With a snake tattoo going down his arm -
Describing a snake tattoo on his arm as part of his mysterious appearance.
The myzsterious Mizster Jones.
Reiteration of Myzsterious Mizster Jones as a central character.
Well
Transitioning to further characteristics and traits of the character.
He's the living proof of eternal youth
He is presented as living proof of eternal youth.
Got an icecold diamond in his tooth.
Highlighting a distinctive feature—an ice-cold diamond in his tooth.
And the walls will tumble when he hits the roof -
Suggesting that chaos follows when he becomes angry (hits the roof).
The myzsterious Mizster Jones.
Reiteration of Myzsterious Mizster Jones and his impact.
Oh
Expressing a sense of inevitability or fate regarding his actions.
What's good for him is bad for me
There's a conflict or negative consequence for the speaker in what benefits Jones.
Oh
Emphasizing the difficulty in unraveling or solving a mystery.
It's hard to break a myzstery.
Suggesting that dealing with a mystery can be challenging.
A double dealing hero
Describing Jones as a deceptive hero who can bring people down to nothing.
To bring you down to zero.
Reiteration of the negative impact Jones can have.
His origins unkown and he ain't got no home -
Highlighting the mysteriousness of Jones—unknown origins and no fixed home.
The myzsterious Mizster Jones.
Reiteration of Myzsterious Mizster Jones and his enigmatic nature.
He's into shooting stars
Listing his interests in shooting stars and eccentric cars.
Eccentric cars
Further detailing Jones's eccentricities.
Grew up fussing
Describing a turbulent upbringing, possibly involving fights in bars.
Fighting in the bars.
Emphasizing the visible signs of a difficult past—battle scars.
All he's got to show for it's the battle scars -
Reiteration of Myzsterious Mizster Jones and the evidence of his past struggles.
The myzsterious Mizster Jones.
Transitioning to the impact of Jones's actions on the speaker.
Oh
Repeating the theme of conflict between Jones's benefits and the speaker's hardships.
What's good for him is bad for me
Continuation of the conflict and its negative consequences for the speaker.
. . .
Ellipsis indicating a pause or continuation of the previous sentiment.
Whatever makes him tick
Encouraging speculation on what defines Jones, possibly his motivations or characteristics.
Go take your pick
Encouraging the listener to make a choice among various possibilities.
With a five line rhyming limerick.
Suggesting that the essence of Jones can be encapsulated in a short rhyming limerick.
Is it his silver tongue? Well
Posing a question about the effectiveness of Jones's communication skills (silver tongue).
Maybe that's the trick
Suggesting that the effectiveness might be the trick or secret of Myzsterious Mizster Jones.
Of the myzsterious Mizster Jones.
Reiteration of the mysterious nature of Jones.
Oh
Repeating the theme of conflict between Jones's benefits and the speaker's hardships.
What's good for him is bad for me
Continuation of the conflict and its negative consequences for the speaker.
. . .
Ellipsis indicating a pause or continuation of the previous sentiment.
The myzsterious Mizster Jones - the myzsterious MizsterJones.
Reiteration of Myzsterious Mizster Jones as a central and mysterious figure.
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