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Mongoose Lyrics

Look inside.. the day started right
A back road in a dirt town lives.. all time
Slowly turns.. signals high.. what happens next
All time

The mongoose flies

Removed from the times
Event for the eyes
Mid day they gathered one by one
All time

The story lies behind.. the mongoose flies on by
Out on the street they ride.. the mongoose flies on by
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This song is great just because its about a mongoose, everyone knows mongoose rule!!!

Cover art for Mongoose lyrics by Fu Manchu

What the fuck is this song doing on a Toyota commercial?

Cover art for Mongoose lyrics by Fu Manchu

toyotas ad dept used this? wow. they dont deserve to sell cars lol fuckin japs

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I think this about old school BMX bikes

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@Jimbo33 I like that line of thought. I never really thought of it that way, but definitely fits and I remember growing up and mongoose bmxs were the bees knees.

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OK, now I know, it all makes sense. Tom McEwen, the "Mongoose" just passed away. The song is about one of the legends of drag racing, and is likely referencing the first drag strip in America in Santa Anna, orange county California. (in the 1950s,a dirt town). The Mongoose flies. It's about drag racing.

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The song is referring to Mongoose BMX bikes as Scott Hill explained in an interview, “Mongoose is a particular BMX bike, one that we used to race around on when we were kids.” Of other note the California Crossing Album contains Hill’s El Camino, his first surfboard and his girlfriend at the time.