Rip van ruben Youve been asleep for a hundred seconds Now the whole world has changed Theres no home on the range For rip van ruben Youve been asleep for a hundred minutes Now youve woke and shes gone All alone in a dark new dawn Sits rip van ruben Dont let it get you down Hop on a tram and go up town Watch a silent film See the biplanes fly bye bye Everything new and upside down Pinching yourself through your dressing gown Wont bring her back But your bruise is real and black Jump into bed and dream her back where she was Dream youre frank l. richards and this is the great land of oz When your alarm clock goes off You will find that she has too! Rip van ruben Youve been asleep for a hundred seconds Now your whole worlds turned round And the house makes an empty sound for Rip van ruben Dont let it freak you out Youll find another girl no doubt And someday soon Maybe man will reach the moon Jump into bed and dream her back where she belongs Dream youre fu manchu and shes a slave to your tongs When all the past evaporates You will find that she has too Rip van ruben Youve been asleep for a hundred seconds Now youve woke and shes gone Instant desserts just for one Rip van ruben
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