Riki Tavi (Original Version)
Better get what you gotta get into Better get it now, no slacking please Nations ain't really united And the organisations ain't organised
tiki tavi mongoose is gone Riki tiki tavi is gone be coming around for to kill your snakes no more my love Riki tavi mongoose is gone
(Every)body who read the Jungle Book knows Riki tiki tavi's a who kills snakes (Well) when I was a man I was led to believe there were organisations to kill my for me (ie the) church ie the government ie the (but when I got a little older) I learned I had to kill them
(I said) Riki tiki tavi is gone Riki tiki tavi is gone Won't be coming around for to kill your no more my love Riki tiki mongoose is gone
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People walk around they don't know what doing They bin lost so long they don't know what been looking for Well, I know what I'm a looking for but I can't find it I I gotta look inside of myself some more
oh oh oh inside of myself some oh oh oh inside of myself some
tiki tavi mongoose is gone Riki tavi mongoose is gone tiki tavi mongoose is gone Riki tavi mongoose is gone
I saw you today on a number bus you were my way my way
Tiki Tavi (Alternate Version)
Laboratory synthetic 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 what you got to get into, And better get into it now, no slacking please For United Nations really united And the organisations aint organised.
Cause your Riki tiki tavi mongoose at door no more no more, Riki tiki tavi at your door. He wont be coming around for to kill snakes no more, my love, Oh your Riki tiki mongoose at your door no more.
Everybody who saw the Jungle Book that Riki tiki tavi is a mongoose who snakes. But when I was a man I was led to believe There were to kill my snakes for me, I was i.e. the Church, i.e. the Government, i.e. School But as I got a little older I learned I had to my snakes myself.
Oh
Well, the people walking around they dont know what doing, They bin so long, they dont know what theyre looking for. Well, I know what Im a-looking for but I cant find it, Well, I gotta, I guess I gotta look inside myself more.
Oh Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no no more no more Riki tiki tavi mongoose at door no more He wont be around for to kill your snakes no more, my love, For your Riki tiki 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 trip trip Well, they know what theyre doing to the pretty nervous system Well, Ive taken every drug there is to take and I the natural high is the best high in the world. Ah, natural high high in the world.
Oh no no no, no no more no more.
Laboratory synthetic goes to fog up your third eye. Laboratory stimuli Only goes to fog up your eye.
Oh ma
Well, natural high is the best in the world. Oh, natural is the best high in the world