Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
...deep in the jungle in the land of adventure live tarzan...
oh e yo e yay...
i am jane and i love to ride an elephant.
my name is tarzan i am jungle man.
the tree tops swing-a from jungle land.
come baby come i will take you for a swing.
let's go honey i'm tink-a-ling.
tarzan is handsome tarzan is strong.
he's really cute and his hair is long.
tarzan is handsome tarzan is strong.
so listen to the jungle song.
oh e yo e oh e yo e oh e yo e yay...
i am tarzan from jungle you can be my friend.
oh e yo e oh e yo e oh e yo e yay...
i am jane and i love to ride an elephant.
when you touch me i feel funny.
i feel it too when you're touching me.
come to my tree house to my party.
yes i'll go if you carry me.
tarzan is handsome full of surprise.
he's really cute and his hair is nice.
tarzan is handsome tarzan is strong.
so listen to the jungle song.
oh e yo e oh e yo e oh e yo e yay...
i am tarzan from jungle you can be my friend.
oh e yo e oh e yo e oh e yo e yay...
i am jane and i love to ride an elephant.
yeah...
go cheetah get banana.
hey monkey get funky.
swing along tarzan...go cheet.
ah get banana.
hey monkey get funky.
when i am dancing i feel funky.
why do you keep ignoring me.
tarzan is here, come kiss me baby.
coochie coochie kiss me tenderly.
tarzan is handsome tarzan is strong - me tarzan.
he's really cute and his hair is long - long hair.
tarzan is handsome tarzan is strong.
so listen to the jungle song.
oh e yo e oh e yo e oh e yo e yay...
i am tarzan from jungle you can be my friend.
oh e yo e oh e yo e oh e yo e yay...
i am jane and i love to ride an elephant.
you go...
go cheetah get banana.
hey monkey get funky.
oh e yo e oh e yo e oh e yo e yay...
i am jane and i love to ride an elephant.
.... and so they got funky but will tarzan have jane...
stay tuned......
oh e yo e yay...
i am jane and i love to ride an elephant.
my name is tarzan i am jungle man.
the tree tops swing-a from jungle land.
come baby come i will take you for a swing.
let's go honey i'm tink-a-ling.
tarzan is handsome tarzan is strong.
he's really cute and his hair is long.
tarzan is handsome tarzan is strong.
so listen to the jungle song.
oh e yo e oh e yo e oh e yo e yay...
i am tarzan from jungle you can be my friend.
oh e yo e oh e yo e oh e yo e yay...
i am jane and i love to ride an elephant.
when you touch me i feel funny.
i feel it too when you're touching me.
come to my tree house to my party.
yes i'll go if you carry me.
tarzan is handsome full of surprise.
he's really cute and his hair is nice.
tarzan is handsome tarzan is strong.
so listen to the jungle song.
oh e yo e oh e yo e oh e yo e yay...
i am tarzan from jungle you can be my friend.
oh e yo e oh e yo e oh e yo e yay...
i am jane and i love to ride an elephant.
yeah...
go cheetah get banana.
hey monkey get funky.
swing along tarzan...go cheet.
ah get banana.
hey monkey get funky.
when i am dancing i feel funky.
why do you keep ignoring me.
tarzan is here, come kiss me baby.
coochie coochie kiss me tenderly.
tarzan is handsome tarzan is strong - me tarzan.
he's really cute and his hair is long - long hair.
tarzan is handsome tarzan is strong.
so listen to the jungle song.
oh e yo e oh e yo e oh e yo e yay...
i am tarzan from jungle you can be my friend.
oh e yo e oh e yo e oh e yo e yay...
i am jane and i love to ride an elephant.
you go...
go cheetah get banana.
hey monkey get funky.
oh e yo e oh e yo e oh e yo e yay...
i am jane and i love to ride an elephant.
.... and so they got funky but will tarzan have jane...
stay tuned......
Lyrics submitted by NavySealXX
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"Me Tarzan. Long hair." Awesome!
In the music vid...what IS that thing he has!?! And those girls stroking the sign... AAAAHHH!!???!!!