"Elephant Parade" lyrics

(Hey!) Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da (Oh, whoa, oh)
Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da (Oh, whoa, oh)
Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da
(Hip, hip hooray for the elephants on parade)
(Hey!) Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da (Oh, whoa, oh)
Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da (Oh, whoa, oh)
Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da
(Hip, hip hooray for the elephants on parade)

Take the gist of it and twist it 'til it makes you smile
And don't be scared if there's a snare, sometimes it takes a while
There's much to learn from every turn inside a labyrinth
Don't you try to think about it, no way to talk about it
And I will ever change and never cease to be amazed
Air bubbles up and overflows and then it goes away
I want to hold and nurture every second
Of this life that has been given to me, even though limitedly

Jackrabbit, snake pit runnin', oh
My, my, been a long time comin' home
Jackrabbit dying deep down in his soul
Dag-nabbit, you hate me, but hey now
Hip, hip hooray with your baritones on your–
Hip, hip hooray for the elephants on parade

You're preaching to the chorus line alright for this whole time
And I'm fine if I can tell a lie about the minor crimes
I won't try to justify the reason why
I think that I'll never die, it's so preposterous
It's like a bag of circus peanuts in a sewage drain
Or airin' out your dirty laundry on a weather vane
Hip, hip hooray for the elephants on parade
They're gonna trample themselves
They're gonna trample themselves

(Hey!) Jackrabbit, snake pit runnin', oh (Oh, whoa, oh)
My, my, been a long time comin' home (Oh, whoa, oh)
Jackrabbit dying deep down in his soul
(Hey!) Dag-nabbit, you hate me, but hey now (Oh, whoa, oh)
Hip, hip hooray with your baritones on your– (Oh, whoa, oh)
Hip, hip hooray for the elephants on parade

I got the feeling that I wanna be alone with you
And I got the feeling that you might want to be alone with me, too
Take a finger and snap, just like that
And I had to say, "Hey, baby! Let's go and make it home for our show."
Simple defragmentation gets us to the point at last
But no relaxing 'til they give us all our memory back
Touché, but they had the wherewithal to take it all out of order anyway
They can always make you pay up

And I will ever change and never cease to be amazed
Air bubbles up, and overflows, and then it goes away
I want to hold and nurture every second of this life that has been given to me
Even though limitedly
Like a bag of circus peanuts in a sewage drain
Or airin' out your dirty laundry on a weather vane
Hip, hip hooray for the elephants on parade
Hip, hip hooray for the elephants on parade

Take the gist of it and twist it 'til it makes you smile
And don't be scared if there's a snare, sometimes it takes a while
There's much to learn from every turn inside a labyrinth
Don't you try to think about it, ain't no way to talk about it

I will ever change and never cease to be amazed
Air bubbles up and overflows and then it goes away
I want to hold and nurture every second of this life that has been given to me
Even though limitedly

Jackrabbits, snake pit runnin', oh
My, my been a long time coming
Jackrabbits, snake pit running
Hip, hip hooray for the elephants on parade
Hip, hip hooray for the elephants on parade