Have you heard the one about alfred

a dangerous robot i'm told 

he's got lasers for eyes

and a microchip brain 

and his skin is terribly cold

(We've heard the one about alfred! its strange! amazing! untrue!)

but now that we heard about alfred 

we'd like to hear more about you



I'm a rumor weed

(he's a rumor weed)

I'm a rumor weed

(he's a rumor weed)

A tiny little story is all i need to make a big mess

( he's a rumor weed)



(So what is a rumor)

Starts as a story

maybe it's true, maybe not

but once you repeat it 

it's hard to defeat it 

now look at the mess that you've got



Alfred's a robot 

everyone knows

the story is all over town

Us rumor weeds know how a rumor can grow

just like a big weed in the ground 



I'm a rumor weed

( he's a rumor weed)

I'm a rumor weed

(he's a rumor weed)

A tiny little story is all i need to make a big mess

(he's a rumor weed)



Don't start a rumor 

no no

Don't start a rumor

words can hurt; they spread like a tumor

so play it safe and don't start a rumor



I'm a rumor weed

(he's a rumor weed)

I'm a rumor weed

(he's a rumor weed

A tiny little story is all i need to make a big mess



A tiny little story is all i need 

(Better watch out for the rumor weed!)