Funny farm

Funny farm is a slang term for a psychiatric hospital. This term is considered by many to be offensive. It uses "funny" in the sense of "not quite right in the head".

The expression figured prominently in the 1966 novelty song hit called They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa! by a musician calling himself "Napoleon XIV" (actually Jerry Samuels, as per the Billboard book). The song describes the vocalist retreating into mental illness due to the fact that his lover abandoned him. It is done entirely in rhythmic recitation, with a constant march-style drumbeat in the background. Excerpt:


 * They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Ha
 * They're Coming to Take Me Away Ho-Ho, He-He, Ha-Ha
 * To the "Funny Farm", where life is beautiful all the time
 * And I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats...

The Funny Farm is also the name of a 1982 film starring Peter Akroyd

Funny Farm is also the name of a 1988 film starring Chevy Chase

Funny Farm is also the name of a web comic by R. Smith.

Funny Farm is also the name of a hotel and youth hostel in Interlaken, Switzerland.

Funny Farm is the name of the upcoming album by noise-rock duo Lightning Bolt.

Funny Farm is also used by military personnel and employees of the Porton Down government and military science park to describe the site.

Funny Farm is also the name of a popular online word puzzle created by Igor Naverniouk, which can be found here.

Funny Farm is also a song by Trocadero

Back at the Funny Farm is a song recorded in 1983 by English group Motörhead.