Well you can ride the hennenpin crawler for a dollar
Peddle it around the world
You can ride the Hennepin Crawler for a dollar
Impress them steam punk girls
If you ride the Hennepin Crawler for a dollar
You'll feel that burn in your thigh
'Cause when you ride the Hennepin Crawler for a dollar
You get to touch that pie in the sky

He'll show his crusty old pickle for a nickel
Must say I'd rather not
He tried to show a girl off of Florence street
He's damn lucky he didn't get caught
Fell asleep on night with a lit cigarette
As he tried to drink away his pain
When a fireman doused his burnt out shack
All they found was a greasy stain

Go go
Go go
Go go
Go go
Go

Now you can ride the Hennepin Crawler for a dollar
And peddle your cares away
You can ride the Hennepin Crawler for a dollar
You best be prepared to pay
'Cause when you ride the Hennepin Crawler for a dollar
There's no friends or cuttin' deals
You can ride the Hennepin Crawler for a dollar
Sweat's gonna grease them wheels

Go go
Go go
Go go
Go go
Go go
Go go
Go go
Go

He tried to buy a lotta ore for a quarter
Way back in the olden days
He sold his soul for a donut hole
He could muster the nerve to ask for a raise
She sold sea shells and other things
Down by the old sea shore
When she sold her song to a beer commercial
She looked like a filthy whore
Ha ha

Go go
Go go
Go go
Go

Now you can ride the Hennepin Crawler for a dollar
Peddle it around the world
You can ride the Hennepin Crawler for a dollar
Impress them steam punk girls
You can ride the Hennepin Crawler for a dollar
You feel that burn in your thigh
'Cause when you ride the Hennepin Crawler for a dollar
You get to bite that pie in the sky
You get to bite that pie in the sky
You get to bite that pie in the sky
You get to bite that pie in the sky
You get to bite that pie in the sky

Go go
Go go
Go go
Go go

Hennepin, Hennepin Crawler
Hennepin, Hennepin Crawler
Hennepin, Hennepin Crawler
You can ride the Hennepin Crawler for a dollar


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Hennepin Crawler Lyrics as written by Les Claypool Jay Lane

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    I knida just thought of this song meaning what stupid things people will do for money. the verses show that. The Hennipen Crawler choruses are kind of explaning what stupid things people spend their money on. The whole album has overtones of stupidity with money and vices.

    proghead81on August 09, 2012   Link

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