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T-Rex's,
"20th Century Boy"
Ev'rybody says it's just like rock and roll
Ev'rybody says it's just like Robin Hood
T-Rex's,
"20th Century Boy"
Feathers taste fine, feathers taste good
Ev'rybody says it's just like Robin Hood
Friends say it's fine, friends say it's good
Ev'rybody says it's just like rock 'n' roll
T-Rex's,
"20th Century Boy"
I look like a cat, talk like a ram, sting like a bee
I move like a cat, talk like a rat, sting like a bee
Ten cents a retard
Twentieth century boy
T-Rex's,
"20th Century Boy"
Weather stays fine, weather stays good
Ev'rybody says it's just like Robin Hood
Friends say it's fine, friends say it's good
Ev'rybody says it's just like rock 'n' roll
T-Rex's,
"20th Century Boy"
Wednesday's fine, Wednesday's good,
Everybody says it's just like Robin Hood
Move like a cat, just like a bat
Friends say it's fine, friends say it's good
Ev'rybody says it's just like rock'n'roll
I move like a cat, charge like a ram
T-Rex's,
"20th Century Boy"
Well, it's plain to see, you remember me
Well, it's plain to see, you were meant for me