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And Benny Goodman's Corsican
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen
And Benny Goodman's corset and fez
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen
Benny Goodman's corset and thong
Benny Goodman's corset and pen
'corset and thong' makes more sense to me than 'corset and pen'. But I guess I should take it up with Sheryl...
Drink some jungles
Thrift store jungles
If it makes you caffeine
If it makes you happy
If it makes you happy, it can be the best
If it makes you happy it can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
then I'll kill your dad
If it makes you happy
it can't be that bad
If it makes you wacky
It can't be jackass
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
It can't be like that
It can't be that bad
It can't be my bad
It can't be that bad
It can't be on JAG
It can't be that bad
It can't be right back
It can't be that bad
It's campy again
It can't be that bad
Put on a poncho
Prayed for mosquitos
Drank till I was thirsty again
We went searching through fists of jungles
Found Geronimo's rifle
Peril and shampoo
And Annie Germen's corset again
Put on a poncho
Played for mosquitos
Drank till I was thirsty again
We went searching through thrift store jungles
Found Geronimo's rifle
Marilyn's shampoo and
Benny Goodman's corset and pen
It took me many times playing the song over and over again to try to understand what the lyrics were, and above was what I came up with. (Editor's note: Benny Goodman is a famous jazz musician of the 20th Century; probably one of the pioneers of jazz.)
Put on a poncho
Made of mosquitoes
Put on a poncho
Played for mosquitoes.
Put on a porn show
Click off the speedos.
Put on a poncho
Played for mosquitoes.
Put on a porn show
Played for mosquitos.
Put on a poncho
Played for mosquitos.
Put on a porn show
Put on a poncho
Put on a punk show
Played for my Skittles
Put on a poncho
Played for mosquitoes.
Then why the hell are you Sol Saks?
Then why the hell are you so sad?
Sol Saks was the creator of the TV sitcom Bewitched (1964-72).
We went searching through crystal jungles.
We went searching through thrift store jungles.
We went searching through distant jungles.
We went searching through thrift store jungles.
We went searching through thrift store jumbles.
We went searching through thrift store jungles.
Well, okay I may get some
I promised you I'd never be alone.
Well, okay I made this up
I promised you I'd never give up.
You listen to Soul Train
You listen to Coltrane