Donovan - Riki tiki tavi - single version lyrics

Riki Tiki Tavi (Original Version) Better get into what you gotta get into Better get into it now, no slacking please United Nations ain't really united And the organisations ain't really organised Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone Won't be coming around for to k** your snakes no more my love Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone (Every)body who read the Jungle Book knows that Riki tiki tavi's a Mongoose who k**s snakes (Well) when I was a young man I was led to believe there were organisations To k** my snakes for me (ie the) church ie the government ie the school (but when I got a little older) I learned I had to k** them myself (I said) Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone Won't be coming around for to k** your snakes no more my love Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone (16 bars instrumental) People walk around they don't know what they're doing They bin lost so long they don't know what they've been looking for Well, I know what I'm a looking for but I just can't find it I guess I gotta look inside of myself some more Oh oh oh inside of myself some more Oh oh oh inside of myself some more Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone I saw you today on a number twelve Bus you were going my way My way Riki Tiki Tavi (Alternate Version) Laboratory synthetic stimuli Oh la la la la la da La la la la la da La la la do do Oh na na da Well, better get into what you got to get into And youd better get into it now, no slacking please For United Nations ain't really united And the organisations ain't really organised Cause your Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no more no more Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door He won't be coming around for to k** your snakes no more, my love Oh your Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no more Everybody who saw the Jungle Book knows that Riki tiki tavi is a mongoose who k**s snakes But when I was a young man I was led to believe There were organisations to k** my snakes for me I was told i.e. the Church, i.e. the Government, i.e. School But as I got a little older I learned I had to k** my snakes myself Oh laboratory Well, the people walking around they dont know what theyre doing They bin lost so long, they dont know what theyre looking for Well, I know what Im a-looking for but I just can't find it Well, I gotta, I guess I gotta look inside myself some more Oh Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no more no more no more Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no more He won't be coming around for to k** your snakes no more, my love For your Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no more Oh no, no, no la, no, no do do do do da Oh la la la Well, the people walking around theyre taking their drop and they trip trip Well, they dont know what theyre doing to the pretty nuff a**istant Well, Ive taken every drug there is to take and I know That the natural high is the best high in the world Ah, natural high best high in the world Oh no no no, no more no more no more Laboratory synthetic stimuli Only goes to fog up your third eye Laboratory synthetic stimuli Only goes to fog up your third eye Oh ma Well, natural high is the best high in the world Oh, natural high is the best high in the world