Intro
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[Verse 1]
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We was a-d-d-d-drivin' d-downtown L.A.,
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About a-midnight hour
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And it almost b-b-blew my mind
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I got caught in a coloured shower
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All those lights were t-t-twinkling on Sunset
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I saw a sign in the sky
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It said, "T-t-t-trip a t-trip, I trip, trip,"
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I couldn't keep up up if I tried
[Verse 2]
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Ah, we stepped down to reality company
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To get some instant sleep
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And the driver turned, I said, "Welcome back"
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He smiled and he said, "Beep beep"
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What goes on? Chick-a-chick
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What goes on? I really wanna know
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What goes on all around me
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What goes on? I really wanna know
[Verse 3]
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When in should come-a my dream woman
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She got sequins in her hair
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Like she stepped out off of a Fellini film
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She sat in a white straw chair
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But I thought I'd take a second look
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Just to see what I could see
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And my scene had popped out like a bubble does
[Verse 4]
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There was nobody there but me
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I said, "Girl, you drank a lot of drink-me
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But you ain't in a Wonderland
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You know I might-a be there to greet you, child
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When your trippin' ship touches sand."
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What goes on? Chick-a-chick
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What goes on? I really wanna know
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What goes on? Chick-a-chick
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What goes on? I really wanna know
[Verse 5]
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E silver goblet of wine is-a to be
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Held in a bejewelled glove
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And her knights they toast the tournament
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The falcons they fly above
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And the queen will a drink of the dew tonight
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But the jester she cries alone
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Because Merlin he spoke of an instant spell
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To make the devil's white knights moan
[Verse 6]
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And-a all in all, the seagull said
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"As I look to where I've been
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The whole wide human race
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Has a-taken far too much Methedrine"
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What goes on? Chick-a-chick
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What goes on? I really wanna know
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What goes on? So near
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What goes on? I really wanna know
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Yeah well, come on
[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 7]
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We sat in a velvet jewel case
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With sparkles everywhere
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And Julian he sat on a diamond ring
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And-a talked of the days gone by
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We spoke of a common kaleidoscope
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And the pros and the cons of Zen
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And he spoke and-a said for a piece of cake
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He really did have a yen
[Verse 8]
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Bobby Dylan he sat "the Mad Hatter"
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E broken hour glass in his hand
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And-a Joannie sat in a white lace
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Looking cool with a black lace fan
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What goes on? Chick-a-chick
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What goes on? I really wanna know
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What goes on? Yes please tell me
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What goes on? I really wanna know