Weird Al Yankovic - Why Does This Always Happen To Me? Lyrics






I was watching my TV one night when they broke in with a special report
About dsome devistating earthquake in Peru
There were thirty thousand crushed to death, even more were buried alive
On the Richter scale it measured 8.2

And I said, "God, please answer me one question?"
"Why'd they have to interrupt 'The Simpsons' just for this?"
What a drag, 'cause I was taping it and everything
And now I'll have to wait for the rerun to see the part of the show I missed

Why does this always happen?
Why does this always happen to me?
Why does this always happen?
(Why) Why does this always happen to me?

Ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba

I was driving down the highway when all the traffic slowed to a crawl
There was a twelve-car pile-up, everybody dead
And I saw brains and guts and vital organs splattered everywhere
As well as my friend Robert's disembodied head

And I thought - Poor Rob, I just had lunch with him
Hey, wait a minute, he still owes me money - what a jerk
Well, there's five bucks that I'm never gonna see again
Plus now, on top of everything else, it looks like I'm gonna be late to work

Why does this always happen?
Why does this always happen to me?
Why does this always happen?
(Why) Why does this always happen to me?

Ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba, ba ba

Oh, the other day, my boss said we were running low on toner
And he told me I should buy another case
Well, I told him I was busy, but he still just kept on asking
So, I turned around and stabbed him in the face (right in the face)

Oh, and wouldn't you know it, my knife got stuck
I guess that's probably bound to happen now and then
But I'm afraid I may have bent the tip a little
And I know that blade will never ever be quite as sharp again (quite as sharp again)
Oh, tell me

Why does this always happen?
Why does this always happen to me?
Why does this always happen?
Why does this always happen to me?

Why does this always happen to me?
(Why does this always happen to me?)
Why does this always happen to me?
(Why does this always happen to me?)

Ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba

Ba ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba ba





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  1. J.... B....

    Weird Al is the only artist to consistently have my attention... for like 20 years now ... such underrated talent for composition and musicality.

  2. S.... ....

    Endorsed by boomers

  3. D.... S....

    alyankovic, I should have said you are looking like Eric Idle did about 20 years ago or so. You have taken on that ageless look: It is obvious that you are mature, but you do not look old. Anyway, once again, love what you do and keep doing it.

  4. M.... R....

    is this a parody or an original creation? the melody is so pretty!

    M.... R....

    It's a style parody of Ben Folds(Which plays the piano in this song!)

  5. M.... ....

    I mean, if it's not taped off yet, then it's not exactly illegal or wrong to get the fiver out of Rob's wallet, right?

  6. D.... S....

    Al, my brother, I love you and I thank you so much for sharing your work with us. You have added much delight to my life. I don't know what the relevance of this is, but for whatever reason, I feel the need to tell you that you are starting to look like Eric idle. I don't think that is a bad thing. He is pretty friggen awesome too. Well, you are YOU. If this is happening on it's own, I am ok with it. And if you are ok with it then I have nothing more to say about it. I just thought you might want to know. You are brilliant, but you don't see everything. Whatever, keep doing what you're doing...please.

  7. G.... ....

    Honestly despite the tunes sounds so very dramatic this song still manages to find a way to make us laugh from the hilarious early two verses....

  8. D.... L....

    Al that's why you put oil on your knife before you stab somebody in the face.

  9. A.... M....

    Mario Kart 64 Cheats - Luigi

  10. J.... G....

    Is it wrong to want to laugh at this song? It's freaking hilarious!

    J.... G....

    That's the point

    J.... G....

    Is it wrong that I want to stab YOU in the face?

  11. M.... ....

    Somehow, I knew a murder would be in a verse.

    M.... ....

    Maybe he survived and just ended up scared

  12. f.... f....

    PROPHETIC!!!!

  13. D.... o....

    this reminds me of that time my brother died. my mom kept crying and i asked her if she was on her period. she hit me in the face. usually she's not this upset when she's on her period, did anything sad happen recently?

  14. M.... P....

    Feeling an R.E.M. vibe

    M.... P....

    It's a style parody of Ben Folds

    M.... P....

    Does it count as a style parody if Ben Folds played in the song

    M.... P....

    @Westube349 Of course

  15. M.... J....

    To date the most underrated Weird Al song

    M.... J....

    no Canadian idiot or hes gump hes gump and maybe germs

    M.... J....

    I thought it was Cavity Search but this is good too.

  16. s.... ....

    What was Al busy doing? Eating more jelly doughnuts or making those animals out of paper clips?

    s.... ....

    ya know, as you do

    s.... ....

    Watch out it's dog eat dog!

  17. s.... ....

    Another Simpsons reference.

  18. M.... l....

    I mean...if Robert's dead, you could probably just find his wallet and take the five bucks out of it.

    M.... l....

    Or sue his estate for it.

    M.... l....

    Good luck finding his wallet in brains and guts and internal organs and car parts

    M.... l....

    I mean...what if his wallet doesn’t have it tho

    M.... l....

    Other people already got to it probably.

  19. e.... 2....

    Everything You Know Is Wrong - The Sequel

    e.... 2....

    Or, First World Problems - The Early Years

  20. Z.... Z....

    One of the line's melody reminds me of Supper's Ready so much that I had to go to Wikipedia to find that it's actually an original track.

    Z.... Z....

    In the style of Ben Folds too, he even plays piano on this.

  21. H.... C....

    That piano solo 😍

    H.... C....

    By Ben Folds himself, no less.

  22. p.... ....

    This song isn't First World Problems...it's the song of a sociopath.

    p.... ....

    Bordering on psychopath

    p.... ....

    gonzalo It’s only bordering on it though, so it’s cool.

    p.... ....

    Gonzalo it can't border on psychopath, because the only difference is whether he was born that way (phyco) or he became that way (socio)

    p.... ....

    To be honest, it's kinda both

    p.... ....

    LMFAO lol

  23. T.... S....

    Right in the face!

  24. D.... L....

    What is it with weird Al’s obsession with internal organs?

    D.... L....

    don't call me until you have a friggen consensus... me and zaphod are doing our thing and no we won't tell you. Cause after you know, you guys will start doing it and it won't be cool any more. sorry. whatever. and NO, don't even try to go there, he is bringing Trin and I am bringing my girl. so uckfay ouyay smartypants.

    D.... L....

    Not really. To be considered an obsession he's have to like, write an entire song about his pancreas or something.

    D.... L....

    @Liam Funnyman Well, he was tied to the wall of his basement until he was 26&1/2, so I imagine 27 is pretty special to him. He met Zelda and got a part-time job at the Sizzler.

    D.... L....

    @Bruce Wayne Yeah, except he never saw her again, but hey, I guess that's just the way things go in Albuquerque. Speaking of which, did he ever get his snorkel back?

    D.... L....

    Because they're the most musical body parts.

  25. O.... M....

    my life story finally someone made it into a song

    O.... M....

    I am calling the police

  26. Z.... W....

    First world problems- the song...wait