Frontier Psychiatrist
The Avalanches Lyrics

Is Dexter ill, Is Dexter ill, Is Dexter ill
Asking repeatedly if Dexter is sick

Is Dexter ill today, Mr Kirk, Dexter's in school
Asking Mr. Kirk if Dexter is sick today, while mentioning Dexter is supposed to be in school

I'm afraid he's not, Miss Fishborne
Replying negatively to Miss Fishborne that Dexter is not in school

Dexter's truancy problem is way out of hand
Informing Dexter's teachers that Dexter has been skipping school excessively

The Baltimore County school board have decided to expel
The school board has decided to expel Dexter from the school system

Oh Mr Kirk, I'm as upset as you to learn of Dexter's truancy
Showing empathy towards Mr. Kirk's reaction about Dexter's truancy

But surely, expulsion is not the answer!
Disagreeing with the decision to expel Dexter from school

I'm afraid expulsion is the only answer
Expressing that expulsion is the only suitable outcome

It's the opinion of the entire staff that Dexter is criminally insane
Everyone thinks that Dexter has a mental problem

That boy needs therapy, psychosomatic,
Stating that Dexter needs psychiatric intervention due to his neurosis

That boy needs therapy, purely psychosomatic
Reiterating the fact that Dexter's condition is purely psychological in nature

That boy needs therapy, Lie down on the couch! What does that mean?
Suggesting that Dexter needs to see a therapist and asking him if he understands this request

You're a nut! You're crazy in the coconut! What does that mean? That boy needs therapy
Mocking Dexter, calling him crazy, and again stating that he needs therapy

I'm gonna kill you, that boy needs therapy, Play the kazoo, let's have it tune, On the count of three, That, that, that, that, that boy.. boy needs therapy
Being absurd while saying that Dexter needs therapy

He was white as a sheet, And he also made false teeth
Describing Dexter's unusual behavior

Did I ever tell you the story about Cowboys! Bit, bit bitches and the Indians and, Fron, Frontier Psychiatrist
Asking if you heard the story about cowboys and Indians and introducing the idea of a frontier psychiatrist

I, I felt strangely hypnotized, I was in another world, a world of 20.000 girls
Describing a strange sensation or dream

And milk! Rectangles, to an optometrist, the man with the golden eyeball, And tighten your buttocks, pour juice on your chin, I promise my girlfriend I'd, the violin, violin, violin
Listing a string of absurd and mostly unrelated phrases

That boy needs therapy, psychosomatic, That boy needs therapy, purely psychosomatic, That boy needs therapy, Lie down on the couch, what does that mean?
Repeating that Dexter needs to see a therapist for his psychological issues

You're a nut! You're crazy in the coconut! What does that mean? That boy needs therapy, I'm gonna kill you, that boy needs therapy, Ranagazoo, let's have a tune, Now when I count three, That, that, that, that, that boy.. boy needs therapy, He was white as a sheet, And he also made false teeth
Repeating the same absurd phrases regarding Dexter's condition

Can you think of anything else that talks, other than a person?
Asking for alternative examples of talking entities

Uh ohh, uh oh, a bird! Yeah!
Suggesting that birds can talk

Sometimes a parrot talks
Confirming that parrots can talk

Ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!
Laughing at something that isn't clear

Yes, some birds are funny when they talk, Can you think of anything else, A record, record, record !
Continuing with the topic of talking entities and mentioning records as another example

Frontier Psychiatrist
Title of the song

Frontier, frontier, frontier, frontier
Repeating the word 'frontier'