Up on the hilltop where the vultures perch
That's where I'm gonna build my church
T'ain't gonna be no priest, ain't gonna be no boss
Just Charles Nelson Reilly nailed to a cross

I don't piss, I don't shit, I'm gettin' no relief
People shake their heads in disbelief, go!

Just me on a hilltop with fifteen girls
In a Nelson Reilly orgy that'll make your hair curl
I don't piss, I don't shit, I'm gettin' no relief
People shake their heads in disbelief

Yeah, Charles Nelson Reilly, he's our man
He can't heal the sick with the touch of his hand
He can't walk on the water, can't make wine flow
Just another greedy actor on the late, late show!

I don't piss, I don't shit, I'm gettin' no relief
People shake their heads in disbelief, go!

Just me on a hilltop with fifteen girls
In a Nelson Reilly orgy that'll make your hair curl
I don't piss, I don't shit, I'm gettin' no relief
People shake their heads in disbelief


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    the title is a diss to the straight-edge lifestyle..

    strummervilleon September 22, 2006   Link
  • +2
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    A few months back, on the band's weekly "Big Questions with the Dead Milkmen" youtube show, Rodney Anonymous explained that this song was a parody of straight edge (hence the title "serrated edge") where the narrator is the leader of a cult that, instead of abstaining from drugs and alcohol, abstains from going to the bathroom. "I don't piss, I don't shit, I'm getting no relief"! If you don't believe me, watch Big Questions! I swear to GOD! You know what, Stewart? I like you! You're not like the other people here in the trailer park!! 😝

    madscijron November 12, 2023   Link
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    this song seems to be about the bullshit churches (scientology) that people build and dedicate themselves to. it's made better by the milkmen's unique sense of lighthearted and humorous sarcasm.

    Cyrus_and_Jeffon September 13, 2006   Link

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