Scuzzy Kizoozle Curl: The Homicidal Squirrel

[Hank Green]

The above photograph is the real reason my hands were red...though I got a bit on me when I was painting Scuzzy Kizoozle's face and hands. But the photoshoot for the thumbnail is what really got me messy.

Thanks to Paige, Lysh and Kevin for their musical stylings! It was HAAAARD to get it to all work in final cut, especially because it hates working with formats other than quicktime (hence the watermarks.) But it was totally rewarding and hopefully I'll get a chance to do it again sometime. I hope you all enjoy the video...lyrics below (with chords, which you'll recognize are very similar to "Helen Hunt" but it SOUNDS completely different...which is what matters.)

And yes, depending on who you are, my accent is either great or it sucks. I tend to think that it sucks...I'm actually quite terrible at accents. Irish is, like, my best...so don't be too harsh.

There's a lot of ways to die
under ireland's sky
But the worst way by far might be a bit of a surprise
I'd rather be knifed in bar
or hit by a car
than to meet my end lookin' in to her eyes
and hear the cries
of my demise
my last goodbyes C F F C
well she's a six ounce ball of blood muscle and fur C G C
and she's the evilest thing, in all of the world C F F C
and you better start running if you ever see her C F G C
she's scuzzykizoozle curl, the homicidal squirrel C F
Her teeth sank into my arm and
C G everything but pain was gone and I
C F looked down at C G
her blood-stained fangs
C F she looked into my eyes and
C G the fear was paralyzin I
C F felt the blood C G
running from my veins
C
and oh the pain
and oh the pain
and on the pain


I was at the county fair
and scuzzy kizoozle was there
she was slicing through the crowd like a mower mowing lawns
I watched the people fall
to her razor sharp claws
and then she was in my face before I knew what was goin' on!
I raised my arm
and tried to run
but I was stunned!

I'm only alive today
by god's grace
I'm the only man who's met with her and lived to tell the tale
But I keep my eyes wide
she will never be denied
Until the day I die she'll be there on my trail
o'er hill and dale
through rain and hail
she will prevail

[Erin Murray]

Haha, excellent! This song reminds me of Monty Python and the Holy Grail as well. XD

[Barefoot on the Moon]

All I could think was "Look at the bones!" (In a bad scottish accent, obviously)

[Arielle]

ahh everytime i refresh to the ning homepage I get this song stuck in my head again =D

[Breezie Mariezie]

I loved it! My favorite song is still 'A Song About an Angler Fish,' but this is great! I love how you ended it, with the squirrel laughing. And that laugh is so evil and maniacal, that I nominate Scuzzy Kizoozle Curl, the homicidal squirrel, for the EBO. :D

[Deb, Queen of the Gypsies]

Ha, we gave one of those squirresl to my dog, but we named him Jeffrey (the squirrel. The dog is called Jack).

[Jessie]

A. Parts reminded me of the time you said you and John looked like the Proclaimers
B. Is nerdfighteria developing a squirrel obsession? We could sell albino squirrel t-shirts and cassets of this song at our tourist station...

[NerdfighterAda]

I might like this song more than I like 'What Would Captain Picard Do?'...and I like that one a lot.
I'm doing a collage of Nerdfighterly things for a school project...mind if I use the picture of you and Scuzzy Kazoole in it? It's awesome. :]

[Reto]

Reminds me of this:

[Paul Turner]

That was one of your best Hank! You're on a roll!
And I feel for you - an Irish accent is the best I can do too and mine's distinctly average.

[Joey Joe Joe Jr. Shabadoo]

That's one helluva brogue.