This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
there's a man in the funny papers we all know
He lived way back a long time ago
He don't eat nothing buta bearcats do
Well this cats name isa Alley Oop
He got as chauffeur that's a genuwine dinosawruh
And he can knuckle your head before you count to fawruh
He got a big ugly club and a head fulla hairuh
Like great big lions and grizzly bearuhs
he's the toughest man there is alive
Wearin clothes from a wildcats hide
he's the king of the jungle jive
(Look at that cave man go!!)
He rides through the jungle tearin limbs offa trees
Knockin great big monstahs dead on their knees
The cats don't bug him 'cause they know bettah
'cause he's a mean motah scootah and a bad go-gettah
he's the toughest man there is alive
Wearin clothes from a wildcats hide
he's the king of the jungle jive
(Look at that cave man go!!)
Thair he goes, look at that cave man go
He sure is hip ain't he?
Like what's happening?
he's too much
Ride, Daddy, ride
Hi-yo dinosawruh
Ride, Daddy, ride
He lived way back a long time ago
He don't eat nothing buta bearcats do
Well this cats name isa Alley Oop
He got as chauffeur that's a genuwine dinosawruh
And he can knuckle your head before you count to fawruh
He got a big ugly club and a head fulla hairuh
Like great big lions and grizzly bearuhs
he's the toughest man there is alive
Wearin clothes from a wildcats hide
he's the king of the jungle jive
(Look at that cave man go!!)
He rides through the jungle tearin limbs offa trees
Knockin great big monstahs dead on their knees
The cats don't bug him 'cause they know bettah
'cause he's a mean motah scootah and a bad go-gettah
he's the toughest man there is alive
Wearin clothes from a wildcats hide
he's the king of the jungle jive
(Look at that cave man go!!)
Thair he goes, look at that cave man go
He sure is hip ain't he?
Like what's happening?
he's too much
Ride, Daddy, ride
Hi-yo dinosawruh
Ride, Daddy, ride
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