| The Ballad Of Mr. Bonkers | |
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| Title | The Ballad Of Mr. Bonkers |
| Album | The Aquabats! vs. The Floating Eye of Death! |
| Length | 3:42 |
| Credits | |
The Ballad Of Mr. Bonkers is the 9th track of The Aquabats! release The Aquabats! vs. The Floating Eye of Death!.
Lyrics[]
- Mr. Bonkers in the shade
- Under a rock he starts his day
- Not moving much with
- Not too much to say
- Mr. Bonkers leads a simple life
- No motor car no house no wife
- It's cold, he thinks
- As he washes up in the sink
- While the spiders go bananas
- He slips into his new pajamas
- And waits to be king
- Mr. Bonkers the silent one,
- Thinks of times when he was young
- He could run so fast
- He could win the prize
- He tried and tried
- To dial correctly,
- But the President's number's
- Not listed in the directory...
- Directory....
- Directory......
- Look inside the door
- You'll never hear him snore
- Not a lot to do
- But sit and stare at you
- Something you should know
- Before you say "Hello"
- Motionless like lead
- He sits, he must be dead!
- But wait! He's alive.
- He's alive! He's alive!
- Chomping on the bits
- Of crickets in his mitts
- In the dark he's lost
- Oh my gosh he's lost!
- In black light he's great
- His legs, they number eight
- He must have got his paws
- From his Grandpapa
- Holding, Crushing bait
- Under pincers weight
- But the one thing unforgettable,
- Don't forget the mandible. . .
- No proboscis here!
- It's Mr. Bonkers' year!
- He's sick sick sick
- With the bicycle kick
- You can't see his eyes or ears
- Woah yeah, yeah
- Woah yeah, yeah
- Can you see him tonight?!
- Woah yeah, yeah
- Woah yeah, yeah
- Under the hot rock light!
- Woah yeah, yeah
- Woah yeah, yeah
- Can you see him tonight?!
- Woah yeah, yeah
- Woah yeah, yeah
- Under the hot rock light!
- Woah yeah yeah
- Woah yeah yeah
- Woah yeah yeah
- Woah yeah yeah
- Woah yeah yeah
- Woah yeah yeah
- Yeah!
Alternate Lyrics[]
A different version of the song was featured on one of The Aquabats Limited Edition 7 Inches. While most of the lyrics are fairly the same, the middle, faster section of the song has some alternate lyrics.
- One leg holds the door, a tiny canker sore
- Not too much to do, foreleg number two
- This leg sips some tea, it's leg number three
- Four legs, you can laugh, although it is one half
- Old fiver sits alive, it's alive, it's alive!
- With a silly twitch, his leg number six
- The seventh leg is lost, oh my gosh! It's lost!
- This leg is real great, the rear leg number eight
- Don't forget his paws, from his grandpapa
- Crushing, holding bait, under pinchers' weight
- But one thing unforgettable, don't forget the mandible
Trivia[]
- This song follows a similar progression to the famous Queen song: Bohemian Rhapsody. It starts with a slow section, moves to a fast section, then concludes with a head-bang rock-out section.
- It was featured on the Dr.Rock vinyl 7 inch released in 1998 on goldenvoice records.