Charlie
The Mighty Boosh Lyrics


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A-Charlie come, a-Charlie come

A-bubble gum

Charlie!

Burstin' your bubble like a Hubba Bubba nightmare
Charlie

Pink Mr Doom

Feel my chewy justice

Wrapping around your heart and mind and ripcage

Wrapping around your heart, your mind, your soul

We can jellico, we can jellico

Burstin' your bubble like a Hubba Bubba nightmare





Charlie come, a-Charlie come, a-Charlie...

Overall Meaning

This song is a playful and energetic ode to the character Charlie, who appears in various forms throughout The Mighty Boosh series. The lyrics use bubble gum as a metaphor for the character's perception, suggesting that the world around him is constantly changing and subject to the whims of his imagination. The line "Burstin' your bubble like a Hubba Bubba nightmare" suggests that this imaginative world can have dangerous or unsettling aspects, but also hints at the excitement and unpredictability that accompanies Charlie's presence.


The lyrics also suggest a kind of power dynamic, with the singer "wrapping around your heart and mind and ripcage" and asserting control over Charlie's experience. This power dynamic is tempered with playfulness, however, as the singer invites Charlie to "jellico" with them - a playful nonsense word that suggests a kind of mutual cooperation or understanding.


Line by Line Meaning

A-Charlie come, a-Charlie come
Come, Charlie!


A-bubble gum
I want to chew gum.


Charlie!
Oh, Charlie!


Burstin' your bubble like a Hubba Bubba nightmare
Crushing your dreams and hopes like a Hubba Bubba nightmare.


Charlie
Charlie!


Pink Mr Doom
A pink monster capable of destruction.


Feel my chewy justice
Taste the consequences of your actions.


Wrapping around your heart and mind and ripcage
Enfolding your emotions, thoughts, and body.


Wrapping around your heart, your mind, your soul
Embracing all that you are.


We can jellico, we can jellico
We can dance, we can party.


Burstin' your bubble like a Hubba Bubba nightmare
Shattering your illusions and fantasies like a Hubba Bubba nightmare.


Charlie come, a-Charlie come, a-Charlie...
Charlie, come to me!




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@jackcook7640

This has to be the greatest show of all time

@RodFitzpatrick

HAHAHA .. get him in the ambient hut, quick ! HAHAHA

@peterg5383

*ambien

@sarahwho33

Drink some water!

@djwheels66

Drink some water! šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚

@fuckamericanidiot

@@peterg5383 It's ambient.

We don't have heart-stopping opiates on prescription in the UK.

@bluecoin3771

ā€œCharlie just killed 50 Inuits, no one needs that.ā€ I think we found a drinking buddy for Captain Walker.

@theharvinator7935

I appear to be on fire

@blue62show

Great stuff!

@bluecoin3771

I would buy this childrenā€™s book šŸ“•.

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