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Flash Gordon's Ape Lyrics
You jumped when the air hit your eyes
You wanted t' go back but there wadn't none
Now you been going back for so long
That you think there is one
It makes me laugh to hear you say how far you've come
When you barely know how to use your thumb
So you know how t' count t' one
You messed in the sky picked a banana an' threw it
At the sun
You saw a flash in the water now there ain't one
You brought back somethin' that wasn't there
You brought back somethin' that wasn't fair
Pull back the adhesive tape
You're in ah scrape
Take to to your trees
There's no escape
The leaves are gettin' faker everyday
Flash Gordon's ape
Your too day
You wanted t' go back but there wadn't none
Now you been going back for so long
That you think there is one
It makes me laugh to hear you say how far you've come
When you barely know how to use your thumb
So you know how t' count t' one
You messed in the sky picked a banana an' threw it
At the sun
You saw a flash in the water now there ain't one
You brought back somethin' that wasn't there
You brought back somethin' that wasn't fair
Pull back the adhesive tape
You're in ah scrape
Take to to your trees
There's no escape
The leaves are gettin' faker everyday
Flash Gordon's ape
Your too day
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Submitted by
johnnylurg On Mar 02, 2012
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Basic lampooning of pop culture icons King Kong and Flash Gordon, done in the typical Beefheart style.
It's obviously meant for comedy - nothing truly astounding behind the lyrics.
No, I think it's a deeply sceptical song about scientific arrogance and the cluelessness of the human race. "Flash Gordon's Ape" references science fiction but points out that for all our pretensions we're still only monkeys, and a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
No, I think it's a deeply sceptical song about scientific arrogance and the cluelessness of the human race. "Flash Gordon's Ape" references science fiction but points out that for all our pretensions we're still only monkeys, and a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
@Malkmusian Losttango's answer is right. Amusing point - "too day" is what Don would say when reluctant to venture out into the hot desert sun.
Again, it's worth finding the bootleg of the band playing the backing track - to hear what's actually going on behind the tenor/soprano sax outpouring!
@Malkmusian Losttango's answer is right. Amusing point - "too day" is what Don would say when reluctant to venture out into the hot desert sun.
Again, it's worth finding the bootleg of the band playing the backing track - to hear what's actually going on behind the tenor/soprano sax outpouring!