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At first you dont say cheese
Shush youself off and try again
You can shush it off and try it again.
If at first you don't succeed
Dust yourself off and try again
You can dust it off and try again.
Brush your doggie's teeth.
If at first you don't succeed...
Brush yourself off and try again
Dust yourself off and try again
Dust yourself off and try again
Brush yourself off and try again, Brush yourself off and try again.
(From editor Jason - I also always thought it was 'Dust yourself' ever since the song first came out!)
I might be buggin', might be thirsty
What about the lipstick?
I might be buggin' on the first date
What about the next date?
I might be shy on the first date
What about the next date?
I might be buggin' on the first date
What about the next date?
I went to you, you went to me.
I'm into you, you're into me.
I'm VH1, you're Mtv,
and I can't let that go so easily.
I'm into you, you're into me
and I can't let it go so easily.
I've been staring at your phonograph
I've been staring at your photograph
If at first you don't sleep
If at first you don't succeed
If at first you don't succeed (first you don't succeed),
then get yourself off the train,
Ken get yourself off the train, Ken, train, Ken
If at first you don't succeed (first you don't succeed),
then dust yourself off and try again
dust yourself off and try again, try again
If at first you don't succeed,
Piss yourself off and try again,
Piss yourself off and try I again.
If at first you dont succeed,
Brush yourself off and try again,
Brush yourself off and try again.
If at first you don't succeed
Push yourself off and try it again.
If at first you don't succeed
Dust yourself off and try again.
If at first you don't such cheese
Test yourself off and try again
You can test it off and try again.
If at first you don't succeed
Dust yourself off and try again
You can dust it off and try again.
If at first you don't such cheese
Toss yourself off and try again
You can toss it off and try again.
If at first you don't succeed
Dust yourself off and try again
You can dust it off and try again
If at first, well doncha' see
You can dust off the trike again.
If at first you don't succeed
You can dust it off and try again.
If the pressure don't succeed
Lift your self up and try again.
If at first you don't succeed
Lift yourself up and try again.
If your birth date's on I.D.
If at first you don't succeed
It's N-E-S. It's N-N-O
This ain't a 'yes', this ain't a 'no'
It's been a long time, since I met you,
without a dope beat to step to.
It's been a long time, we shouldn't 've left you,
without a dope beat to step to.
Let your doctor see
Get yourself up and try again
Your can lift it up and try again try again.
If at first you don't succeed
Dust yourself off and try again
You can dust it off and try again.
Lift yourself up and try again, try again
Brush yourself off and try again, try again.
Now Tennessee, what this could be
The eternity or just a week
Not 'til I see what this could be
Be eternity or just a week
Ocean joins the sea
Guess you'll just have to try again.
If at first you don't succeed
Dust yourself off and try again.
Or play a roll
Or play a role
Or play alone
Or play a role
Pick yourself up and try again
You can pick it up and try again
Brush yourself off and try again
Brush yourself off and try again.
Put yourself up and try again,
Put yourself up and try again.
Brush yourself off and try again,
Brush yourself off and try again.
You're precious, don't you see?
If at first you don't succeed...