Devo

Secret Agent Man

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You know I live a life of danger
For the FBI
Keeping tabs on our nation
On the land, on the sea, in the sky
But every single night
Before I go to bed
I get down on my knees
And thank God
I'm a secret agent man
Secret agent man
Secret agent
Secret agent man
They've given me a number
But they've taken 'way my name
I got one hell of a job to perform
For the U. S. of A.
Got the responsibility
Of our nation's top security
But every night and day
I salute the flag and say
Thank you Jesus
Cause I'm, I'm a secret agent man

You know they got me doin' this
Doin' that
And a little bit of something else
Fighting cavities of evil
Safe-guarding America's health
But not an afternoon pass
I don't get up off my ass
Thank you God
Cause I'm, I'm a secret agent man

Cause I'm a secret agent man

Submitted by

weezerific:cutlery On Mar 30, 2002

Whip It

Mongoloid

Gut Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy)

Freedom Of Choice

Jocko Homo

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2002-03-30 02:36:22

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by TheAnimalsCage

24y ago

Fuck anyone who doesnt love Devo man.

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by halokiller27

19y ago

Devo RULES AND IF YOU DON'T THINK SO FUCK IT

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by Eatcarpet

21y ago

The little guitar solo in this song is the catchiest thing ever!

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by empoprises

10y ago

Sometimes when an artist interpret's someone else's song, you know exactly what the interpreting artist is getting at. For example, it's clear what Devo's version of "Satisfaction" means. But for the life of me, I can't figure out what they were getting at by covering "Secret Agent Man" (unless it's some weird reference to General Boy's infiltration of normal society).

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