"Slow the Plot Down" is a song sung by Joel Robinson, Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot during Experiment #314. It is a reference to the slow-pacing of the film Mighty Jack and sung to the tune of "Blow the Man Down".
Set-up[]
Joel Robinson: (with concertina): Well aye, me limey buckos. The movie's over, the pain is passed and I's feel like singing a plot shanty. Be lively, now, me Bonnie Raitts!
The Bots: Arrrr! Arrrr!
Lyrics[]
ALL
Oh, slow the plot down, laddy
Slow the plot down
Way hey
Slow the plot down!
We'll scuttle the story
And run her aground
We'll try so hard
to slow the plot down!
The Bots: Arrrr! Arrrr!
Joel Robinson: Okay now who can tell me their favorite scene from the movie so far? Tom?
Tom Servo: Okay, sure. There was the--uh...Arrrr!
ALL
Oh, slow the plot down, laddy
Slow the plot down
Way hey
Slow the plot down
With German, Italian
And Japanese clowns
We'll try so hard
To slow the plot down!
Joel Robinson: Okay How 'bout you, Crow? You must be full to bursting with some fond memories of today's movie. Come on think hard!
Tom Servo: Arrrr!
Crow T. Robo: Huh? Oh. Uh...ummm...Ahh, jeez, Joel! I'm drawing a blank!
Tom Servo: Yeah, me too.
Crow T. Robot: Oh, I remember vaguely a guy... locked in a room! With another guy... and... someone... running. Arrrr!
ALL
We'll make you a movie
That's long and immense
Way hey
Slow the plot down
Just give us a script
That makes no friggin' sense
We'll try so hard
To slow the plot down
Joel Robinson: Well, c'mon you guys! I can remember, I, for one, in vivid detail, A frogman who, uh... Just who is Mighty Jack, anyway?
Crow T. Robot: Arrrr!
Tom Servo: Oh, wow! It just hit me! The scene where Queequeg sits motionless on the deck, meditating, foretelling the death of the crew...
Crow T. Robot: Yeah! And Scout sees Atticus shoot the mad dog in the street and Alice Ghostly--
Joel Robinson: I remember! Patrick Swayze walks in and says...
All: It's MY way or the highway! Arrrr Arrrr Arrrr
Joel Robinson: C'mon you guys...
Crow T. Robot: Oh My brain hurts.
Tom Servo: Oh, Joel I'm so confused!
Joel Robinson: It's really not that bad, you guys. I, for one, actually feel like I just got done listening to two hours of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music You know my brain feels clean as a whistle!
Crow T. Robot: And that’s pretty good!
Tom Servo: That’s not half bad! Let’s take it home.
ALL
So slow the plot down, laddies
Slow the plot down
Way hey
Slow the plot down
Just scuttle the story
And run her aground
We'll try so hard
To slow the plot down!
Credits[]
- Performed by Joel Hodgson, Kevin Murphy and Trace Beaulieu