From the album sunshine superman
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We was a-d-d-d-drivin' d-downtown L.A.,
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About a-midnight hour
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And it almost b-b-blew my mind,
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I got caught in a coloured shower.
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All those lights were t-t-twinkling on Sunset,
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I saw a sign in the sky
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It said, "T-t-t-trip a t-trip, I trip, trip,"
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I couldn't keep up up if I tried.
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Ah, we stepped down to reality company
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To get some instant sleep
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And the driver turned, I said, "Welcome back"
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He smiled and he said, "Beep beep".
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What goes on ? Chick-a-chick.
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What goes on ? I really wanna know.
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What goes on all around me,
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What goes on ? I really wanna know.
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When in should come-a my dream woman,
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She got sequins in her hair,
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Like she stepped out off of a Fellini film,
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She sat in a white straw chair
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But I thought I'd take a second look
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Just to see what I could see
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And my scene had popped out like a bubble does,
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There was nobody there but me.
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I said, "Girl, you drank a lot of drink-me,
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But you ain't in a Wonderland
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You know I might-a be there to greet you, child,
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When your trippin' ship touches sand."
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What goes on ? Chick-a-chick.
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What goes on ? I really wanna know.
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What goes on ? Chick-a-chick.
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What goes on ? I really wanna know.
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A silver goblet of wine is-a to be
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Held in a bejewelled glove
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And her knights they toast the tournament,
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The falcons they fly above.
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And the queen will a drink of the dew tonight
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But the jester she cries alone,
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Because Merlin he spoke of an instant spell
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To make the devil's white knights moan
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And-a all in all, the seagull said,
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"As I look to where I've been,
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The whole wide human race
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Has a-taken far too much Methedrine".
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What goes on ? Chick-a-chick.
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What goes on ? I really wanna know.
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What goes on ? So near
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What goes on ? I really wanna know.
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Yeah well, come on.
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We sat in a velvet jewel case
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With sparkles everywhere,
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And Julian he sat on a diamond ring
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And-a talked of the days gone by.
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We spoke of a common kaleidoscope
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And the pros and the cons of Zen
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And he spoke and-a said for a piece of cake
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He really did have a yen.
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Bobby Dylan he sat "the Mad Hatter",
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A broken hour glass in his hand,
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And-a Joannie sat in a white lace
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Looking cool with a black lace fan.
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What goes on ? Chick-a-chick.
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What goes on ? I really wanna know.
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What goes on ? Yes please tell me.
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What goes on ? I really wanna know.
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The Trip
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Donovan Leitch |