Lyrics
Fourteen!
Expressing the number "14" with emphasis.
Fourteen girls in baggy pajamas
Fourteen girls dressed in loose-fitting pajamas.
What if I'd gone to the south Bahamas
Contemplating the idea of going to the southern Bahamas.
Told me I had won the mystery prize
Someone informed the speaker about winning a mysterious prize.
Tied my head behind my back and blindfolded my eyes
Describing a situation where the speaker's head is tied and eyes blindfolded.
Fourteen tons of golden ripe bananas
Imagining a large quantity (14 tons) of ripe bananas.
The one I'd trade for my long lost bandanna
Expressing a preference for a lost bandanna over the bananas.
The one I won one time at the State fair
Recalling winning a bandanna at a State fair with James Dean pictures.
With little pictures of James Dean slicking back his hair
Describing the bandanna's design with pictures of James Dean.
Fourteen is not my favorite number
Stating that the number 14 is not the speaker's favorite.
At night I dream, I see Fourteen spelled out in lumber
Dreaming about the number 14 spelled out in lumber at night.
Fourteen, I can't understand
Expressing confusion or inability to comprehend the significance of 14.
Fourteen, 'cause I'm just an ordinary man
Reiterating that the speaker is an ordinary man.
Fourteen, I can't understand
Repeating the inability to understand the significance of 14.
Fourteen, 'cause I'm just an ordinary man
Reiterating that the speaker is an ordinary man.
Fourteen men to witness my confession
Imagining 14 men witnessing the speaker's confession.
If I'm ever sentenced and die for my obsessions
Referring to a hypothetical scenario where the speaker may be sentenced and die for their obsessions.
There's Fourteen songs all named Fourteen
Mentioning the existence of 14 songs all titled "Fourteen."
With Fourteen verses each that I dearly love to sing
Describing the songs as having 14 verses each, expressing affection for singing them.
X-I-V is how the Romans said it
Explaining the Roman numeral representation of 14 as "X-I-V."
In retrospect I'm sure they don't regret it
Suggesting that the Romans likely don't regret using this representation.
Eventually their empire finally fell
Reflecting on the eventual fall of the Roman Empire.
F-o-u-r-t-e-e-n is how we came to spell
Spelling out "Fourteen" as "F-o-u-r-t-e-e-n."
Fourteen, is not my favorite number
Reiterating that the number 14 is not the speaker's favorite.
At night I dream, I see Fourteen spelled out in lumber
Repeating the image of dreaming about the number 14 spelled out in lumber.
Fourteen, I can't understand
Expressing confusion or inability to comprehend the significance of 14.
Fourteen, 'cause I'm just an ordinary man
Reiterating that the speaker is an ordinary man.
Fourteen, I can't understand
Repeating the inability to understand the significance of 14.
Fourteen-'cause I'm just an ordinary man
Reiterating that the speaker is an ordinary man.
An ordinary man, an ordinary man
Emphasizing the speaker's ordinary nature.
Fourteen!
Concluding with a repetition of the number "14."
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