They are crowding the stage of these hallowed confines
Representing the parties
In here are enshrined the one hundred-odd figures of men
Wearing suits, who in sum
Constitute the assembly of the house of mayors

Stacked in columns and rows
Dressed in period clothes
Near a wig, a pince-nez affixed to a nose
And the full complement's in attendance at the house of mayors
(house of mayors)
House of mayors
(house of mayors)
House of mayors
(house of mayors)
House of mayors
(house of mayors)
House of mayors

And they're all up there, on the stage
And we're introduced to them all
And they're all still standing up there
When the last tour exits the hall
The effect is so real
That it's chilling to watch
As the creaking automatons all lurch
Into action, and act out historical deeds
And make speeches, sign legislation
And turn their heads and blink their eyes
Though the room has a faintly musty smell
You forget where you are, you are under their spell
And the spell that was cast was the ballot for the house of mayors

George finby!
Alexander whigmore!
Patrick o'barr!
Conrad spectacle!
Carl van krieg!
Antonio botton!

They are all still standing in there
In the dark in there, in the night
Similarity lurks under styles of moustache
These anemic, loyal, ? ? ? *
With a woman attending in fashion
In fashion; if some other face
Looked too much out of place
Would it spoil it for everyone else?

Some express disappointment when leaving the hall
Some feel cheated or mad--bear in mind, one and all
The next act of the show is an infinite row
Of unoccupied chairs, in a big room upstairs
In the house of the yet-to-be mayors

• 25 O'clock
• Another First Kiss
• Bangs
• Brainwashin' Our Fighting Boys
• Bread Hair
• Christmas Cards
• Concrete & Clay
• Confusing The Mind
• Counterfeit Faker
• Cupid
• Cyclops Rock
• Dont Know Why It Takes That Long
• Drink!
• Edison Museum
• Finished With Lies
• Hell Hotel
• Hi Honey I'm Home
• Hiya
• Hopeless Bleak Despair
• House of Mayors
• Hovering Sombrero
• How Much Cake Can You Eat
• I Am Not Your Broom
• I Blame You
• I Find It Hard to Believe
• I Might Be Giants Too
• I Need Some Lovin
• I've Got a Fang
• Inside The Puppet Head
• Living Doll
• Lullaby to Nightmares
• Maine
• Man, It's So Loud in Here
• Mario Speaks
• Maybe I Know
• Mink Car
• Moving to The Sun
• Mrs Cinderella
• My Man
• Nevada
• Next Plane to London
• Not Too Clear Not Too Long
• O Tannenbaum
• Older
• On The Drag
• One More Parade
• Operators Are Standing By
• Operators Are Standingby
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rat Patrol
• Reprehensible
• Sensurround
• She Thinks She's Edith Head
• South Carolina
• Stormy Pinkness
• Summer Breeze
• The Edison Museum
• The Feel Good Sublet
• The King of Wingo
• The Power of Tmbg Dial a Song
• The Writings on The Wall
• Theres a New Song Every Hour
• Token Back to Brooklyn
• Unforgotten
• Until My Head Falls Off
• We Just Go Nuts at Christmastime
• We Love All The People
• Welcome to The Jungle
• When Tornados Take Over The World
• Wicked Little Critta
• Will You Love Me in December as You Do in May
• Working Undercover for The Man
• Yeh Yeh