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My hands are tender veal, baby!
My Antediluvian Baby!
Antediluvian is a person from Atlantis.
Which lay before the Greek flood
Which lay before the great flood
Abbott and me, yes we're trying to catch the wind
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
Ah, budda my babe, we'll try and catch the wind.
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
How could I miss, well try and catch the wind
Ah, but I miss, well try and catch the wind.
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
Ah, but after our meal, we'll try and catch the wind.
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
Ah, but amazed, I'll try and catch the wind.
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
Ah, but amis I'll try and cache the wind.
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
'Amis' means 'friends' in French, while 'cache' means 'to hide'.
All buttered maize will try and catch the wind.
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
How can I miss? Well try and catch the wind.
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
I'll bet I may as well try and catch the wind.
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
I'll butter my ears and try and catch the wind
Ah but I may as well try and catch the wind
I'll butter my ears and try and catch the wind
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
In the 3000 minutes
Of uncertainty, I'd want to be.
In chilly hours and minutes
Of uncertainty, I don't want to be.
In the chilly hours and minutes of uncertainty
I long to be Andy Warhol of your lovin' mind
In the chilly hours and minutes of uncertainty
I long to be in the warm hold of your lovin mind
Ah, but I mereswell try and catch the wind
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
Alberto may as well try and catch the wind.
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
In the warm hold of your love and mine.
In the warm hold of your lovin' mind.
Of your lovin' man
Of your lovin' mind
In the morning, in your eyes
or
In the morning, when we ride
or
In the morning, when we drive
In the morning, when we rise
"Happiness Runs"
Happiness runs in a viceral
Happiness runs, happiness Rruns
"Happiness Runs"
Happiness runs in a virtual motion
Happiness runs in a circular motion
"Happiness Runs"
Violet Beauregarde
Why? Because...
"Happiness Runs"
Why do I lean on?
Why? Because...
Howdy Doody, Doody, Doody, Doody
Hurdy Gurdy, Gurdy, Gurdy, Gurdy
Humming light and shadows cast
Unenlightened shadows cast
Thrown like a star in my vast sleep
I opened my eyes to take a pee
Thrown like a star in my vast sleep
I opened my eyes to take a peek
A seasoned day donkey
Mini tuba.
Assise tres tranquille
Oui, mais tout bas.
Geneva, je n'ai pas
Jennifer Juniper
Hair of golden flies
Longs for when she dies.
Hair of golden flax
Longs for what she lacks.
Janet's car, Janet's car
Jennifer Juniper
Jenifer, je n'ai pas
Jennifer Juniper
Jennifer Junifer
Jennifer Juniper
Jennifer, Jonnafer
or
Jennifer, Jennifer
or
Jennifer, Jennifer
Jennifer Juniper
Jennifer, Juniper
Hair on golden flaps
Jennifer, Juniper
Hair of golden flax
Jennifer, je n'ai peur
Jennifer Juniper
Jimmy, swear. Jimmy, swear.
Jennifer Juniper
Lives on Putnam Hill
Lives upon the hill
"Josie"
Josie, I wanna feel ya.
Josie, I won't fail ya.
That's your rotten life, Lalena
That's your lot in life, Lalena
A falling Armadillo
They call me Mellow Yellow
Bona high forever to fly,
Window loss of tanew
Bona high forever to fly,
If you want your cum power fill
Born-a high forever to fly.
Wind-a velocity nil.
Born-a high forever to fly.
If you want your cup, I will fill.
Born in Florida to fly,
Which is closer to nil
Born high forever to fly,
Wind velocity nil
E-lec-a-tric-al banana
I like treacle banana
I spoke to Donovan just 3 years ago and he loves to tell the story of his banana reference. The REAL lyric : " I like treacle banana" The mishering of this song, combined with the already established joke rumor caused Mssrs Country joe McDonald, Chicken Hirsch, Barry melton and the others to tour about the S.F.Bay area in a special banana mobile to encourage the smoking of bananas" But Donovan told us all to our faces that he actually wrote "I like treacle banana".(Brit for overripe ). OK write to him yourself or look it up in one of the many interviews (besides ours). I am shocked you all do not know this story!
Eel-an-a-pickle-bandanna
E-lec-a-tric-al banana
Electrical banana
Is gonna be a southern grape.
E-lec-a-tric-al banana
Is gonna be a sudden craze.
Electrico-banana is going to be a submarine.
Electrical banana is going to be a sudden craze.
Gonna have forever to fly
A wind of velocity new
Gonna have forever to fly
If you want your cup-power fill.
Born-a high forever to fly
Wind-a velocity nil
Born-a high forever to fly
If you want your cup, I will fill.
Gonna have forever to fly
Wind check velocity nil
Gonna have forever to fly
If you watch Kung Power Phil.
Born-a high forever to fly
Wind-a velocity nil
Born-a high forever to fly
If you want your cup, I will fill.
Hello, they call me Mel O'Yellow
Yellow, they call me mellow yellow.
I like treacle banana.
Electrical banana
I try to sleep.
Quite rightly
I'm just mad about Fawnteen.
I'm just mad about Fourteen.
I'm just mad about Fontaine.
I'm just mad about Saffron.
I'm just mad about Safflower.
I'm just wild about Saffron.
I'm just mad about Velcro
I'm just mad about saffron
I'm just mad about cell phones
I'm just mad about saffron
This song actually predates cell phones, but it's evident that the person who heard it in recent decades (such as the Gap commercial) may have heard it that way. Otherwise it's not plausible.
I'm just mad about cyclones
I'm just mad about saffron
I'm just mad about farting.
or
I'm just mad about voting.
or I'm just mad about Fontaine.
I'm just mad about fourteen.
I'm just mad about voting
or
I'm just mad about farting
or
I'm just mad about farting
I'm just mad about Fourteen
I'm just mad about farting
Farting's just mad about me
I'm just mad about farting
She's just mad about me.
I'm just mad about Fourteen
Fourteen's mad about me
I'm just mad about Fourteen
She's just mad about me.
I'm just mad about faulting.
I'm just mad about Fourteen.
I'm just mad about floating
Floating's mad about me
I'm just mad about Fourteen
Fourteen's mad about me
I'm just mad about frontine.
I'm just mad about fourteen.
I'm just mad about poutine
I'm just mad about fourteen.
I'm just mad about protein.
I'm just mad about Fourteen.
I'm just wild about Slappy.
Slappy's wild about meat.
I'm just wild about Saffron.
Saffron's wild about me.
If you want your cow pie, Phil
If you want your cup, I'll fill.
If you want, you could power Phil.
If you want your cup, I'll will fill.
If you watch cup-hour Phil
If you want your cup, I'll fill.
Me like a drink of banana.
E-lec-a-tric-al banana
Of won't you cop a feel.
If you want your cup, I'll fill.
Quite Right Steve
Quite Rightly
Quite right, slick!
Quite rightly
The Carmen Mello Yello
(Hop, top, sleep)
They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call Mellow Yellow (Quite right slip)
Yellow, they call me mellow yellow. (Quite rightly)
They call me Eddie Vedder
They call me Mellow Yellow
I wonder if Donovan predicted the future of a band called Pearl Jam?
They call me Hello Bello
They call me Mellow Yellow
Hello Bello is a brand of diapers. This was also spoofed in a Hello Bello commercial.
They call me Madam Yellow!
They call me Mellow Yellow!
They call me Mado Yano.
They call me mellow yellow.
They call me Man In Yellow. (Quite brightly!)
They call me Mellow Yellow (Quite rightly!)
They call me ManoYano.
They call me Mellow Yellow.
They call me Manoyello.
They call me Mellow Yellow.
They call me Meadow Yeadow.
They call me Mellow Yellow.
They call me Mello Yello.
They call me Mellow Yellow.
Mello Yello is a soda that is similar to Mountain Dew.
They call me Mellow Yellow (I can't breathe)
They call me Mellow Yellow (quite rightly)
They call me Mellow Yellow (how did I sleep?)
They call me Mellow Yellow (quite rightly)
They call me Mellow Yellow, quite right, slick.
They call me Mellow Yellow, quite rightly.
They call me Mellow Yellow. (That's my drink!)
They call me Mellow Yellow. (Quite rightly!)
They call me man, oh yeah now.
They call me Mellow Yellow.
They call me Mellow Yellow (that's right slick)
or
They call me Mellow Yellow (twice nightly)
or
They call me mello yellow (diet sprite)
or
They call me mello yellow (diet sprite)
They call me Mellow Yellow (quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow (I try to slip)
They call me Mellow Yellow (Quite Rightly)
They call me mellow yellow (Ice ice ice!)
They call me Mellow Yellow (Quite rightly)
Yellow, they call Mellow Yellow (Quite right slip)
Yellow, they call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly)
Yellow, they call me Madam Yellow.
Yellow, they call me mellow yellow.
"River Song"
Oh the rubbers flow so old
Oh the waters flow so old
"Season of the Witch" (MP3)
Grinch
Rich
"Season of the Witch" (MP3)
Many signs to see
Many sights to see
"Season of the Witch" (MP3)
Many songs to sing
Many sights to see
"Season of the Witch" (MP3)
When I look for my widow
When I look out my window
You're my favorite anti-man.
A very happy good mornin' man.
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
A-follow the rainbows you can have for your own.
About all the rainbows you can have for your own.
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
About all the raincoats you can have for your own
About all the rainbows you can have for your own
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
Any drink in the book and I can make it
Any trick in the book now, baby, all that I can find
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
Could have ripped off D.C. but I've changed my ways.
Could have tripped out easy but I've changed my ways
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
Could have tripped out to see ya baby
Could have tripped out easy but I've changed my ways
Due to legal wranglings, this song wasn't even released for a year after it was recorded.
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
I could make like a turtle
and die for your cousin to see
I could make like a turtle
and dive for your pearls in the sea
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
I could make like a turtle and dive for the popular scene.
I could make like a turtle and dive for your pearls in the sea
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
I could make like a turtle
And therefore, you're causin' a scene.
I could make like a turtle
And dive for your pearls in the sea.
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
I could make like a turtle
And die for your pearl's embassy.
I could make like a turtle
And dive for your pearls in the sea.
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
I'll battle the rainbows so you can have for your own.
About all the rainbows you can have for your own.
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
Super mellow green lantern ain't got nothin' on me
Superman or Green Lantern ain't got nothin' on me
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
Superman in Greenland turn Inca nothin' on me.
Superman or Green Lantern ain't got nothin' on me.
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
Superman or Atlanta ain't got nothin' on me.
Superman or Green Lantern ain't got nothin' on me.
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
Superman or Greenland, her name's got another no mean.
Superman or Green Lantern ain't got nothin' on me.
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
Superman or Lance Armstrong ain't got nothing on me.
Superman or Green Lantern ain't got nothing on me.
The cyclist of this name wasn't born yet when this song was made.
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
Through the meadow green land Turningcott, you never know me.
Superman or Green Lantern ain't got nothin' on me.
Editor's note: What the heck is "Turningcott"?
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
Through the meadow green land turning, gawd you never know me.
Superman or Green Lantern ain't got nothin' on me
"Sunshine Superman" (MP3)
We screwed on the beach at sunset.
We stood on the beach at sunset.
"The Fat Angel"
Fly Tarantula Airways, get you there on time
Fly Translove Airways, get you there on time
"The Fat Angel"
Fly tarantula airways, get you there on time
Fly Translove Airways, get you there on time.
"The Fat Angel"
He'll define antimatter to the 39,000th e,
Captain Pi at your service
We'll be flying at an altitude of 39,000 feet,
Captain High at your service
"The Trip"
What goes on, cheek to cheek.
What goes on? Chick-a-chick.
"There Is A Mountain" (MP3)
Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa, I call your name.
Oh, Juanita, oh, Juanita
Oh, Juanita, I call your name.
"There Is A Mountain" (MP3)
Oh one eavesdrops, oh one eavesdrops, oh one eavesdrops
I call your name.
Oh Juanita, oh Juanita, oh Juanita
I call your name.
"There Is a Mountain" (MP3)
Look upon my garden gate, a snail, that's what it is
The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is
"There Is a Mountain" (MP3)
Look upon my garden gate, it's snot that's what it is
The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is
"There Is a Mountain" (MP3)
Look upon the garden. It's a snail, that's what it is
The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is
"There Is a Mountain" (MP3)
Oh Maria
Oh Juanita
"There Is a Mountain" (MP3)
The lark up on my garden eats a snail, that's what it is
The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is
"There Is a Mountain" (MP3)
The lark upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is
The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is
"Turquoise"
In the kid's disguise
In the pastel skies
"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" (MP3)
Allah, kiss me once more Valleri, Valleri
Allah, kiss me once more That I may, that I may
"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" (MP3)
Kiss me once more, fill me with song, La La,
Kiss me once more flatter me, flatter me
Kiss me once more, fill me with song Allah,
Kiss me once more that I may, that I may
"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" (MP3)
Laramie, Laramie
That I may, that I may
"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" (MP3)
Valleri, Valleri
That I may, that I may
"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" (MP3)
Well, you look like heaven
Wear your love like heaven
"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" (MP3)
Where the love I care for?
Wear your love like heaven
"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" (MP3)
Where your love light came from
oh Lord, kiss me once more fill me with song hello
kiss me once more anime! anime!
Wear your love like heaven
Lord, kiss me once more Fill me with song Allah,
kiss me once more That I may, that I may
"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" (MP3)
Where your love light came from where your love light came from oh lord,
kiss me once more, fill me with song hello,
kiss me once more, anime! anime!
Wear your love like heaven wear your love like heaven oh lord,
kiss me once more, fill me with song Allah,
kiss me once more that I may, that I may
"Writer In The Sun" (MP3)
The retard in the sun
The writer in the sun
"Writer In The Sun" (MP3)
The retard writer in the sun
The retired writer in the sun