Potty Mouth
Ugly Duckling Lyrics

Gazoose! Holy cow! Golly gee!
Expressions of shock and excitement at the beginning of the song.

Dagnabit! Great Caesar's ghost!
More expressions of shock and surprise.

Man, what you say?
Asking the other person to repeat what they said.

I say, Yikes! Hush, darn it!
Reacting to the other person's use of vulgar language and telling them to be quiet.

Wait a cotton pickin' minute!
Asking the other person to wait for a moment before continuing to speak.

Heavens to Murgatroid!
Another expression of surprise and amazement.

Take it away
Encouraging the music to start and for the song to begin.

I'm rubber, you're the glue sticks
Stating that anything the other person says will not affect the artist and will simply bounce back to them.

Everything you say will bounce off of me back to you if the shoe fits
Expanding on the previous statement and adding the condition that the other person has to be guilty for it to bounce back.

Potty mouths got me hot like a coffee pot
Admitting that vulgar language and profanity annoys and frustrates the artist.

You're more predictable than a Rocky plot
Saying that using vulgar language is overdone and unoriginal.

Save the four letter words, keep the gunshot
Encouraging the other person to refrain from using vulgar language and to stick with meaningful statements.

It's all talk, you're as fruity as a kumquat
Suggesting that the other person is not serious or sincere in what they are saying.

And I'm supposed to be shocked? Stop, zip your lip
Telling the other person that the singer is not surprised by their behavior and to stop talking.

Quit, all you wanted was a pop hit, hypocrite
Accusing the other person of being insincere and more interested in commercial success than in artistic integrity.

Don't take him serious, he needs to be laughed at
Advising the listener not to take the other person seriously because they are not credible.

So play the laugh track ( *canned laughter* )
Suggesting that the person is like a comedian who needs a pre-recorded laugh track to make their jokes seem funny.

Try a preposition, pronoun or an adverb
Encouraging the other person to use more complex parts of speech to improve their vocabulary and to avoid using vulgarity.

'Cause you haven't said a thing, just a bad word
Saying that the other person has not made a meaningful statement but instead only used vulgar language.

(Aaah! You said that word) Ooooh (I'm gonna tell yo momma on you)
A warning to the other person that their use of vulgar language is unacceptable and that they will be reported to their mother.

You're puckerin' up, then you huff and you puff And then cover the cuss with a ( *bleep* )
Accusing the other person of trying to hide their use of profanity by using a bleep sound effect.

You're puckerin' up, then you huff and you puff And then cover the cuss with a (ish)
Suggesting that the other person only makes a half-hearted effort to control their use of vulgar language by using a less explicit word.

You're puckerin' up, then you huff and you puff And then cover the cuss with a ( *sound effect* )
Continuing to criticize the other person's attempts to hide their vulgarity with sound effects.

Ooh ooh, shame on you Tell me what you're tryin' to do You better watch your mouth You better watch your mouth
Telling the other person that their behavior is shameful and that they need to be careful about their language.

Do you kiss your mother with a mouth like that? Can't you find another way to make people react?
Asking the other person to consider how their use of vulgar language reflects on them and to use other methods to get attention or make an impact.

It ain't the way you're supposed to behave when you're grown Potty mouths stinkin' up the microphone
Suggesting that the other person's behavior is immature and inappropriate, particularly for someone who is supposed to be a mature adult.

Your vocabulary's germ-ridden, I will call a septic A fungus among us, spray the disinfectant
Using metaphorical language to accuse the other person's vocabulary of being contaminated and in need of being cleaned up.

You talk and spreads it, better get a medic Or everybody gets it and it's an epidemic
Comparing the other person's use of vulgarity to a disease that can spread and infect others, and advising them to seek help before it becomes a bigger problem.

You're like a trash truck, so keep your trap shut All you really want to do is make a fast buck
Accusing the other person of being like a garbage truck that collects and spreads filth, and saying that their goal is to make money quickly rather than to make meaningful art.

That's why rap sucks, it's too limited Potty mouths want to keep hip-hop primitive
Suggesting that the other person's vulgar language is part of a larger problem in the rap genre, where artists rely too heavily on shallow and offensive content to appeal to audiences.

I'm not sayin' that I never cuss But profanity shouldn't be a crutch
Admitting that the singer has used vulgar language in the past, but also saying that they try to avoid it and that it should not be relied on as a way to make a statement.

So now you been caught, shoulda thought when you spoke Wash the potty mouth out with soap
Concluding that the other person has been found out for their use of vulgar language, and advising them to clean up their act by refraining from using profanity and to think carefully about their words.