Uncontrollable Urge
by Devo

Album: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
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  • Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

    Got an urge, got a surge and it's outta control
    Got an urge I want to purge 'cause I'm losing control

    Uncontrollable urge I want to tell you all about it
    Got an uncontrollable urge, it makes me scream and shout it

    (He's got an uncontrollable urge) I've got an uncontrollable urge
    (He's got an uncontrollable urge) I've got an uncontrollable

    It's got style, it's got class
    So strong, I can't let it pass I gotta tell you all about it
    I gotta scream and shout it

    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

    Got an urge, got a surge and it's outta control now
    Got an urge I want to purge 'cause I'm losing control
    Uncontrollable urge I want to tell you all about it
    Got an uncontrollable urge, it makes me scream and shout it
    That's right!

    (He's got an uncontrollable urge) I've got an uncontrollable urge
    (He's got an uncontrollable urge) I've got an uncontrollable

    It's got style, it's got class
    So strong, I can't let it pass I gotta tell you all about it
    I gotta scream and shout it

    I got an uncontrollable urge I want to tell you all about it
    An uncontrollable urge make me scream and shout and I say yeah
    He's says yeah!
    And I say yeah-yeah
    He says yeah-yeah!
    And I say yeah
    Yeah!
    And I say yeah-yeah
    Yeah-yeah!

    And I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Writer/s: Sam Purkin, Warren Hill
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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