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Ray collins (lead vocals, harmonica, tambourine, finger cymbals, bobby pin, tweezers) |
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Jimmy carl black (drums) |
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Roy estrada (bass, guitarron, boy soprano) |
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Elliot ingber (lead guitar, rhythm guitar) |
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Help I'm a rock, help |
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I'm a rock, help |
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I'm a rock! |
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Ahahahahahahaaa |
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Help I'm a rock, help |
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I'm a rock, help |
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I'm a rock! |
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Somebody, please, please! |
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Help I'm a rock, help |
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I'm a rock... |
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Wow man, it's a drag being a rock |
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Help I'm a rock... |
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I wish I was anything but a rock |
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Heck, I'd even like to be a policeman |
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Hey, you know what, you know maybe if |
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I practised, you know |
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Maybe if I passed my driving test |
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I could get a gig drivin' that bus and pick some freaks up |
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In front of ben franks, right! |
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Help I'm a cop, help |
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I'm a cop, help |
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I'm a cop!(help I'm a rock...), help |
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I'm a cop, help |
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I'm a cop! |
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It's a drag being a cop, |
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I think I'd rather be the mayor |
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Always wondered what |
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I was gonna be when |
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I grew up, you know |
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Always wondered whether or not, whether or not |
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I could make it, |
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You know, in society, because, |
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You know, it's a drag when you're rejected |
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So I tore the cover off a book of matches and |
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I sent inAnd |
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I got this letter back that said, uhu, aha |
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It can't happen here |
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It can't happen here |
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I'm telling you, my dear |
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That it can't happen here |
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Because I been checkin' it out, baby |
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I checked it out a couple a times, hmmmmmmmm |
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And I'm telling you |
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It can't happen here |
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Oh darling, it's important that you believe me(bop bop bop bop) |
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That it can't happen here |
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Who could imagine that they would freak out somewhere in kansas... |
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Kansas kansas tototototodo |
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Kansas kansas tototototodo |
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Kansas kansas |
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Who could imagine that they would freak out in minnesota... |
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Mimimimimimimi minnesota, minnesota, minnesota |
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Who could imagine... |
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Who could imagine |
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That they would freak out in washington, d.c. |
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D.c. d.c. d.c. d.c. d.c. |
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It can't happen here |
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Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba |
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It can't happen here |
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It can't happen here |
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Everybody's safe and it can't happen here |
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No freaks for us |
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It can't happen here |
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Everybody's clean and it can't happen here |
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No, no, it won't happen here |
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I'm telling you it can't |
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It won't happen here(bop bop didi bop didi bop bop bop) |
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Plastic folks, you know |
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It won't happen here |
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You're safe, mama |
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You're safe, baby |
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You just cook a tv dinner |
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And you make it(bop bop bop) |
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No no no no |
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Oh, we're gonna get a tv dinner and cook it up |
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Go get a tv dinner and cook it up |
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Cook it up |
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Oh, and it won't happen here(no no no no no no no no no no noMan you guys are really safeEverything's cool). |
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Who could imagine |
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Who could imagine |
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That they would freak out in the suburbs! |
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I remember (tu-tu) |
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I remember (tu-tu) |
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I remember (tu-tu) |
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They had a swimming pool |
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I remember (tu-tu) |
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I remember (tu-tu) |
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They had a swimming pool |
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I remember (tu-tu) |
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I remember (tu-tu) |
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They had a swimming pool. |
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And they thought it couldn't happen here(duh duh duh duh duh) |
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They knew it couldn't happen here |
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They were so sure it couldn't happen here |
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But...Suzie... |
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Yes yes yes--i've always felt that |
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Yes I agree man, it really makes it...yeah... |
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It's a real thing, man |
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And it really makes it(makes it) |
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Suzie, you just got to town, |
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And we've been, we've been very interested |
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In your development. |
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Forget it! |
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Hmmmmmmmmm(it can't happen here) |