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Did you ever reach for the good Tom Petty?
Did you ever reach for the glued-down penny?
 
Did you ever reach for the good time penny?
Did you ever reach for the glued-down penny?
 
Do you slopper mon monmon melory life?
Do you suffer from long term memory loss?
 
Do you suffer from Long-John enemy laws?
Do you suffer from long-term memory loss?
 
Goodbye to December
Goodbye to the summer
 
Goodbye to the sandals
Goodbye to the summer
 
Goodbye to the songbird
Goodbye to the summer
 
Enter Geico darkly.
Enter Kaleidescope -go-darkly.
The lyric booklet that came with the CD says "Kaleidecope-go", but it really sounds more like "Geico" or even "Jaiko". The singer is British so maybe he just has a different way of pronouncing things.
 
You're factory knows.
Your olfactory nerves
 
"Farewell To The Crown"
Quite nasty parking, Billy
Part Nazi, part King Billy
 
"Hey Hey We're The Junkies" (MP3) 
No eggs miss the junkies
No Xmas for junkies
 
Punch his spine.
Pontius Pirate
 
Looking for escaped goats
Looking for a scapegoat
 
"Top of the World (Ole, Ole, Ole)"
I'm a wiener
I'm a winner
 
Ain't got no tone
 It's just reverb again!
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
Ain't never going to get to town
You're never going to keep me down
 
Ask your neighbor.
Next door neighbor
 
Bliss in the night away.
Pissing the night away
 
Can't get no cho
A-bah bah-dee-ba-doe
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
D.C. is far away
P***ing the night away
 
Dancin' the night away
Pissin' the night away
 
Dancing the night away.
P***ing the night away.
 
Disco the night away
P***ing the night away
 
Dissin' the right of way 
Dissin' the right of way
Pissin' the night away 
Pissin' the night away
 
Do you have another pink guitar?
You're never going to keep me down.
 
Don't cry for me export label
Don't cry for me next door neighbour
 
Don't cry for me extra bacon
Don't cry for me, next door neighbour
 
Don't cry for me, Texarkana
Don't cry for me, next door neighbour.
 
Don't cry for me, export neighbour.
Don't cry for me, next door neighbour.
 
Don't cry for me, misdemeanor
Don't cry for me, next door neighbour
 
Don't cry for me, that's for David.
Don't cry for me, next door neighbor.
 
Don't cry for me, that's your dame, yeah
Don't cry for me, next door neighbour
 
Don't cry for me, that's your neighbor.
Don't cry for me, next door neighbor.
 
Don't poison me
Don't cry for me
 
Glisten the night away
Pissing the night away
 
Gotta get no job
 When I get home again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
Gotta get some now, get knocked up again
I get knocked down, But I get up again
 
Grizzly night and day
Pissing the night away
 
He drinks Walaka drink
He drinks a lager drink
 
He drinks a larger drink, 
 he drinks society's drink.
He drinks a lager drink, 
 he drinks a cider drink.
 
He drinks a lava drink
He drinks a lager drink
 
He drinks a something that reminds him of the good times
 He drinks a something that reminds him of the better times.
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
 He sings the songs that remind him of the better times.
 
He drinks a whiskey drink
 He drinks a Mocha drink
 He drinks a lava drink
 He drinks a side of drink.
He drinks a whiskey drink
 He drinks a vodka drink
 He drinks a lager drink
 He drinks a cider drink.
 
He drinks a whiskey drink
 He drinks a locker drink
 He drinks another drink
 He drinks a cider drink
 He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
 He sings the songs that remind him of the bad t-times
He drinks a whiskey drink
 He drinks a vodka drink
 He drinks a lager drink
 He drinks a cider drink
 He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
 He sings the songs that remind him of the better times
 
He drinks the whiskey drinks
 He drinks the vodka drinks
 He drinks saliva drinks
 He drinks a side of ink.
He drinks a whiskey drink
 He drinks a vodka drink
 He drinks a lager drink
 He drinks a cider drink.
 
He gets some wine to drink
 He gets a sign to drink.
He drinks a lager drink
 He drinks a cider drink.
 
He sings songs that remind him of the bad times
He sings songs that remind him of the better times
 
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times, 
he sings the songs that remind him of the bed times
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times, 
he sings the songs that remind him of the better times
 
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
 He sings the songs that remind him of the bad times.
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
 He sings the songs that remind him of the better times.
 
He takes a risky thing
 or 
He takes a risqué thing
He takes a whiskey drink
 
He takes the lipstick off
He takes evoking off
He takes a lot of it
He takes the side of it
He takes a whiskey drink
He takes a vodka drink
He takes a lager drink
He takes a cider drink
 
I ain't got no time or deoderant 
 I ain't never going to get no time
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I am no doubt, 
but I get up again, 
your never gonna get no doubt
I get knocked down, 
but I get up again, 
your never gonna keep me down
 
I am not round
I get knocked down
 
I can hold down
I get knocked down
 
I can't go now
I get knocked down
 
I can't slow down, but I get off again
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 
I get "Nocdao", but I get up again.
I get knocked down, but I get up again.
 
I get No Doubt, 
but I'm an opera fan
I get knocked down, 
but I get up again
 
I get No Doubt
 If I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get a lockdown
I get knocked down
 
I get knocked down 
Rack it up again
I get knocked down 
But I get up again
 
I get knocked down but I get up again
Go to heaven on a big guitar
I get knocked down but I get up again
And they're never gonna keep me down
 
I get knocked down by an elephant.
I get knocked down, but I get up again.
 
I get knocked down, but I co-operate
 You'll never go to Gimpy Town.
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 I get to Heaven on a green guitar
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get knocked down, but I suffocate
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 
I get knocked down, like an elephant.
I get knocked down, but I get up again.
 
I get knocked down, rock n roll again
I get knocked down, I get up again
 
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 And the Devil's got a big cigar
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 And then everybody beats me down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get knocked down
 The tiger's up again
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 
I get knocked down
 A rubber duck again
 You'll never get a big cigar.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get knocked down
 Alack, alack, alack.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I get knocked down
 And I do hope you get it
 You're never gonna kick me down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get knocked down
 But I can operate
 On a devil with a big guitar
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 How're you ever going to keep me down?
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 I play my lead guitar.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You ain't ever gonna keep me down.
 
I get knocked down
 But I'm corruptible
 You're never gonna kick me down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get knocked down
 By an overhead
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I get knocked down
 Like a lumberjack
 Ain't never gonna keep me down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get knocked out, but I can oh forget it
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 
I get knocked out
 But I get over it
 You're never gonna keep me down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get knocked out
 But I get up again.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I get knocked up 
 But I get down again.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I get no tongue, but I'll get over it
or
I get knocked down, by an elephant
or
I got no job, but I got alcohol
or
I get no doubt, but I get up again
or
I get no towels, but I get up again
or
i get knocked up, but I get done again
or
I get knocked up, I get around again
or
I get no tongue, but I get open head
or
You got knocked up but I got over it
or
I get knocked up, but I get up again
or
I get knocked up by an onion
or
I get knocked up by an onion
I get knocked down but I get up again
 
I get knocked up like an open book.
I get knocked down, but I get up again.
 
I get locked out
or
I get knocked out
I get knocked down
 
I get locked out
I get knocked down
 
I get logged out
I get knocked down
 
I get more doubt
I get knocked down
 
I get no chow
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna give me chow.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no clowns, when I get home again
 They're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no cows
 But I get elephants.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I get no dog, but I get all the cats,
 are you ever gonna give me dog?
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no doubt 
 But I get off again 
 You're never gonna keep me, chow.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never going keep me down.
 
I get no doubt, but I get up again
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 
I get no doubt, for what you wanna get
 You never gonna give me doubt.
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 You never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no doubt
 A rub-a-dubba dub.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I get no doubt
 And I get hope again
 You're never going to keep me down
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never going to keep me down
 
I get no doubt
 But I get over it
 If I ever own a lead guitar.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no doubt
 But I get over it
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 
I get no doubt
 I rock it up a bit
 Ain't never gonna keep me down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You ain't ever gonna keep me down.
 
I get no doubt
 That I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no doubt
 Wipe it off again
 You're never gonna keep 'B Town'
 or
 I get no doubt
 I like it off again
 You're never gonna keep 'B Town'.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no doubt
But I cannot forget
I get knocked down
But I get up again
 
I get no doubt
But I get over them
Ah, you ain't never gonna take me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
Ah, you're never gonna keep me down
 
I get no doubt
But I get overkept
If they're ever gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
 
I get no doubt
 But I can only get
 You're never going to keep me town.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no doubt
 But I get over it
 If I ever own a lead guitar.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no doubt
 But I get up again
 You ain't never gonna give me doubt.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never going keep me down.
 
I get no doubts
I get knocked down
 
I get no doubt
I get knocked down
 
I get no dout
 But I get up again.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I get no down
 But I can hope and guess
 That you're ever gonna keep it down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 And you're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no down
 But I can only get.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I get no down
 But I get up again
 you ain't ever gonna kick me down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no noun
 I get verb again
 you never gonna pass me down
or
I get no down
 but I get up again
 you never gonna kick me down
or
I get no down
 but I get up again
 you never gonna kick me down
I get knocked down
 And I get up again
 You're never going keep me down.
 
I get no job!
I get knocked down!
 
I get no job, but I get paid again
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 
I get no job,
Dagga dagga dak,
Slimey always gets to you
I get knocked down, 
But I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down
 
I get no jump
I get knocked down
 
I get no sound from an elephant
I get knocked out but I get up again
 
I get no tar from the double gate 'cause I left it on the VCR
I get knocked down, but I get up again, you're never gonna keep me down
 
I get no time 
 I can always get 
 but I'm never gonna get to town
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never going to keep me down.
 
I get no time to crack another egg
I get knocked down, but I get over it
 
I get no time, but I get over it.
I get knocked down, but I get up again.
 
I get no time, but I get overpaid,
 and they're never going to keep me down.
I get knocked down! But I get up again!
 You're never gonna keep me down!
 
I get no time, but I get overpaid
 And you're never going to keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down!
 
I get no time
And like a loggerhead
You're never gonna give me time.
I get knocked down,
But I get up again,
You're never gonna keep me down
 
I get no time
 But I can on again.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I get no time
 But I get over it.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I get no time
 But I'm the Ultimate
 You ain't eber gonna keep me down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You ain't ever gonna keep me down.
 
I get no time
But I get over it.
If I could have another meat guitar.
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never going to keep me down.
 
I get no time
I get knocked down
 
I got no doubt
When I get up again
Are you ever gonna keep me down?
or
I get no tongue but I get up again
or
I get no tongue but I get up again
I get knocked down
And I get up again
You're never going keep me down?
 
I get no tongue, but I get off again
 You're never gonna give me tongue.
I get knocked down but I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no tongue.
I get knocked down.
 
I get no towel.
I get knocked down.
 
I get no towel
 But I get hope again
 You never gonna give me towel.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no towels, but I get elephants
 You're never gonna give me towels.
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no towels, but I'm a lunatic
 They're never gonna give me towels.
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 They're never gonna keep me down.
 
I got no job, but I like opera
or
I got no towel, 
I hung it up again
or
I get knocked out, but I get up again
 You'll never go to Grimsby Town
or
I get no town, but I'll get over it
or
I get no town, but I'll get over it
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 
I get no town, when I get up again.
I get knocked down, but I get up again.
 
I get no town,
I am like a loggerhead,
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down,
But I get up again,
You're never gonna keep me down
 
I get no town.
I get knocked down.
 
I get no town
 But I get up again.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I get no town
 But I ghetto-pagan
 You n'ever gonna kick me down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You ain't ever gonna keep me down.
 
I get no tub, like I outta get
I get knocked down…
 
I get no tub
 But I get tub again
 Today gonna get me tub.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get no tub
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep it down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I get nocked down
 From the elephant
 Ain't never gonna play guitar.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You ain't ever gonna keep me down.
 
I get pulled out
I get knocked down
 
I get rocked on
I get knocked down
 
I get sucked out
 But I get drunk again
 And everybody freaks me out.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I got a monkey seat
 I got a funky seat
 I got a lucky seat
 I got a chunky seat.
He drinks a whiskey drink
 He drinks a vodka drink
 He drinks a lager drink
 He drinks a cider drink.
 
I got knocked up, by a potato
I get knocked down, but I got up again
 
I got no cow, butter gone again 
Went to heaven on a cheap guitar
I get knocked down but I get up again 
You're never gonna keep me down
 
I got no doubt
I get knocked out
 
I got no down
Like a suffix.
I get knocked down
But I get up again.
 
I got no gout and I can walk again
I get knocked down but I get up again
 
I got no job 
 Just like an old mechanic
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never going to keep me down.
 
I got no job 
But I'll get over it 
You're never gonna get me a job
I get knocked down 
And I get up again 
You're never going keep me down?
 
I got no job 
 But I get all the chicks
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I got no job, but I get up again
 And then you hand me that big guitar.
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 They're never gonna keep me down.
 
I got no job, but I get up again
 You ain't never gonna keep me down.
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I got no job, but I get up at ten.
I get knocked down, but I get up again.
 
I got no job, but I'm an opera fan
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 
I got no job, but I'm an opera fan
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 
I got no job
 And I'm a knucklehead.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I got no job
 But I'm an opera fan.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I got no job
 But, I get welfare.
 You're never gonna get me a job.
I get knocked down
 And I get up again
 You're never going keep me down.
 
I got no job
 But, I get welfare.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I got no thumbs
But they grew back again
And now I can play guitar
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I got no towel, but I got underpants.
I get knocked down, but I get up again.
 
I got no towel
 But I got underpants
 You ain't never gonna get my towel.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You ain't ever gonna keep me down.
 
I got no towels
 But I got underpants.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again.
 
I got no town, like an elephant.
I get knocked down, but I get up again.
 
I hate No Doubt
 But I'm in love with Gwen
 It's never gonna keep me down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You ain't ever gonna keep me down.
 
I have no doubt 
and here I go again 
you're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down 
but I get up again 
you're never gonna keep me down.
 
I have no doubt 
that I'll get up again 
you're never going to take me down
I get knocked down 
but I get up again 
you're never going to keep me down
 
I like No Doubt, when I get open-headed
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 
I love No Doubt!
I get knocked down
 
I smell the socks that remind me of the bad times
 I smell the socks that remind me of the better times.
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
 He sings the songs that remind him of the better times.
 
I'm Judge Joe Brown
I get knocked down
 
I've been chained down, a-like an animal
You're never gonna keep me down.
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 You're never gonna keep me down.
 
I've got No Doubt, but I'm an Anarchist
I get knocked down, but I get up again
 
I've got my town, 
it's in the Almanac
I get knocked down, 
but I get up again
 
I've got no doubt
 That I can own a pet
 And I'm not gonna let that hold me down.
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never going to keep me down.
 
I've got no job
 But I'm an opera fan
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 
I've got no towels, but I've got underpants.
I get knocked down, but I get up again.
 
It takes a whiskey drink 
It takes a vodka drink 
It takes a lager drink 
It is exciting.
He drinks a whiskey drink 
He drinks a vodka drink 
He drinks a lager drink 
He drinks a cider drink.
 
It takes a whiskey drink
It takes a vodka drink
It takes a lager drink
It takes society
He drinks a whiskey drink
He drinks a vodka drink
He drinks a lager drink
He drinks a cider drink.
 
I’m in a hotel
I get knocked down
 
John - proud to be a perfect neighbour
Don't cry for me, next door neighbour.
 
Kissin' the night away.
Pissin' the night away.
 
Kissin' the night away
 Kissin' the night away.
Pissin' the night away
 Pissin' the night away.
 
Kissing the night away
Pissin' the night away
 
Like Jethro Tull
I get knocked down
 
Listening to Broadway
Pissing the night away
 
Listen the night away
or
Kissing the night away
or
Dissin' the night away
or
She'll sing the night away
or
Missing the night away
or
Missing the night away
Pissing the night away
 
Mission at 9:08
 or 
This is the lion's mate
P*ssing the night away
 
Mission to not awake
Pisssing the night away
 
My cab broke down.
I get knocked down.
 
My car broke down
 It won't start up again
 Now I'm never gonna get to town!
I get knocked down
 But I get up again
 You're never going to keep me down.
 
Not compared to our fecal matter
Not compared to how people matter
 
Oh Daddy's Boy, Daddy's Boy
Oh Danny Boy, Danny Boy
 
Oh dairy boy, dairy boy, dairy boy
Oh Danny boy, Danny boy, Danny boy
 
Oh, Daddy Boy, Daddy Boy, Daddy Boy
Oh, Danny Boy, Danny Boy, Danny Boy
 
Oh, Daffy Duck
Oh, Danny boy
 
Oh, Donny boy
Oh, Danny boy
 
Oh, Dummy Boy, Dummy Boy, Dummy Boy
Oh, Danny Boy, Danny Boy, Danny Boy
 
Oh, buy for me a vaccination
Don't cry for me, next door neighbor
 
Oh, damn it boy
Oh, Danny Boy
 
Oh, tiny boy, tiny boy
Oh Danny Boy, Danny Boy
 
Oh, tiny boy
Oh, Danny boy
 
P*** in the microwave
P*ssin' the night away
 
Pacing the night away
P***ing the night away
 
Piss on you right away
Pissing the night away
 
Pizza another day
P***ing the night away
 
Rock is no doubt, Ravioli and....
I get knocked down, But I get up again.
 
Sensing the night away
P***ing the night away
 
Singing the night away.
P***ing the night away.
 
Strippin' the guy away
Pissin the night away
 
There ain't no doubt that I get up a kid
I get knocked down but I get up again
 
This ain't another day
Pissing the night away
 
This ain't the microwave
Pissin the night away
 
This is a nicer way
Pissin the night away
 
This is the 9:08
Pissin' the night away
 
This is the light of day.
Pssing the night away
 
This is the night and day
Pissing the night away
 
This is the night away
Pissing the night away
 
This is the snowman's song.
We'll be singing when we're winning.
 
This little light of mine
This little light of mine.
Pissin' the night away 
 Pissin' the night away.
 
Twisting the night away.
P*ssing the night away.
 
Twisting the night away.
Pisin' the night away.
 
We drink some whiskey drink, 
We drink some vodka drink, 
We drinks a lot of drink, 
We drink a side of drink
He drinks some whiskey drink, 
He drinks some vodka drink, 
He drinks a lager drink, 
He drinks a cider drink
 
We'll be saying
We'll be singing
 
We'll be singing when we're waiting.
We'll be singing when we're winning.
 
We'll be swimming
When we're winning
We'll be swimming
We'll be singing
When we're winning
We'll be singing
 
Whistling night and day
P***ing the night away
 
You're hanging on me, keep me down.
You're never gonna keep me down.