Rise of the Pink Flamingos
by Johnny Cakes and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypso
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1. |
Swimming in the Summer
04:08
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Backyard on second street
I don't know the residents
so let's stay nimble on our feet
Cause if they call the police
we're gonna have to hit the streets
running down the alley way
and hiding on the beach
Cause the ocean
just ain't good enough tonight
ain't good enough tonight
ain't good enough tonight
When I go swimming in the summer
with the girl that is my lover
but she's only seventeen
so you can not tell her brother
Keep it undercover or he's sure to start fight
I got a ball bat everything will be alright
When I'm swimming in the summer
with the girl that is my lover
Better keep my baggies on
don't want to make this girl a mother
Tell her that I love her
maybe she'll stay for a while
Don't matter if I mean it she's so pretty when she
Backyard where no one goes
It can be our little secret honey
no one has to know
You are just a girl baby
I am just punk
Your brother's got a problem
there's a pistol in my trunk
Cause the ocean
just ain't good enough tonight
ain't good enough tonight
ain't good enough tonight
When I go swimming in the summer
with the girl that is my lover
but she's only seventeen
so you can not tell her brother
Keep it undercover or he's sure to start fight
I got a ball bat everything will be alright
When I'm swimming in the summer
with the girl that is my lover
Better keep my baggies on
don't want to make this girl a mother
Tell her that I love her
maybe she'll stay for a while
Don't matter if I mean it she's so pretty when she
Deep end the lights come on
But, before they pull the curtain
baby we're already gone
Let's keep this party moving
Yeah we gotta keep it cool
Over to another house and hop into another pool
When I go swimming in the summer
with the girl that is my lover
but she's only seventeen
so you can not tell her brother
Keep it undercover or he's sure to start fight
I got a ball bat everything will be alright
When I'm swimming in the summer
with the girl that is my lover
Better keep my baggies on
don't want to make this girl a mother
Tell her that I love her
maybe she'll stay for a while
Don't matter if I mean it she's so pretty when she
When the heat of the summer
make you hot and lazy
we rock the dance hall
'til it's going crazy
Her brother steps up,
but it doesn't faze me
Gonna cool off and swim with my baby
Gonna get wet, but not it the ocean
secluded place away from commotion
tell her things about love and emotion
baby let's go for a swim
When I go swimming in the summer
with the girl that is my lover
but she's only seventeen
so you can not tell her brother
Keep it undercover or he's sure to start fight
I got a ball bat everything will be alright
When I'm swimming in the summer
with the girl that is my lover
Better keep my baggies on
don't want to make this girl a mother
Tell her that I love her
maybe she'll stay for a while
Don't matter if I mean it she's so pretty when she
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2. |
The Donkey Song
03:05
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When I was just a little lad
got a pet donkey from me dad.
Donkey hee and the donkey haw
late at night and it wake me pa.
Pa come out and him start to wail,
take out knife and take donkey tail
Now when I go take donkey out
I can hear all the children shout
Whoa
Take a look a the donkey
Tied up onto the rail
let's pin a tail on the donkey
that donkey he got no tail
One day when I go into town
everyone they put donkey down.
Then we stop of and get some food
waitress there start a acting rude.
That girl there she ain't got no class
say she no serving no jackass.
So, instead of eating my lunch
I give her the ole donkey punch
Whoa
Take a look a the donkey
Tied up onto the rail
let's pin a tail on the donkey
that donkey he got no tail
Later on now the girl mad.
I find out the sheriff is her dad.
To make things even worse for me
her husband is the deputy
Now real quick out of town we get
riding off into the sunset
Now me donkey me only friend
he stay with me until the end
Whoa
Take a look a the donkey
Tied eating oats from his pail
let's pin a tail on the donkey
that donkey he got no tail
Whoa
Take a look a the donkey
Tied up onto the rail
let's pin a tail on the donkey
that donkey he got no tail
Whoa
Take a look a the donkey
Tied eating oats from his pail
let's pin a tail on the donkey
that donkey he got no tail
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3. |
Eternally Missing You
01:05
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4. |
Commando
03:05
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When I was a little kid it didn't matter what I did
the bullies beat me up. They beat me up.
Waiting for me after class
the pushed me down, and kicked my ass.
Then came the part that I would dread
pulled my underwear over my head.
No more school yard humiliation
minus one layer of insulation
No wedgies for me
when I go commando!
Yeah I go commando!
When I was a little older
tried my hand at some strip poker.
Man what a game. Oh, what a game.
Everyone knew I had lost
the moment that my pants came off.
And so I said well I declare
I think I feel a draft in here
Hope I can draw the queen of hearts
gonna cover up my private parts
and the girls they know
when I go commando!
I go commando!
No more school yard humiliation
minus one layer of insulation
no wedgies for me
when I go commando!
A child of nine years old
harassed by bullies every day at school.
He had no choice but to take drastic measures.
His parents couldn't know.
His teachers couldn't know.
Everyday at the bus stop we would take off his underpants and hide them in the bushes.
From that day forth he became known as the commando kid!
No more school yard humiliation
minus one layer of insulation
no wedgies for me
when I go commando!
When I go commando! Commando! Commando!
Look out cause I go commando!
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5. |
Acid Mouth
00:34
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Johnny was a chemist.
Now Johnny is no more.
What Johnny thought was H2O
was really H2SO4
He's gone!
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6. |
Kansas Here We Come!
04:23
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Where do the kids from California go
When they've grown so tired of their homes?
Everything is fake and I can't get no rest.
We'll be out of here if it's on our last breathe.
All the lights up on the boulevard.
Only shine their bulbs on bullshit stars.
North or south now my dear
which was should we steer?
Spoken under breath "anywhere but here."
Maybe we could get a house together
in the middle of a sea of trees
and you could sell coffee to the trucking men
and chat away with local police
I could get a job in town fixing houses
patching walls and mending holes
We could change our names and buy new clothes
and talk like them so nobody would know
And then a man came on the radio and said
"California, where else would you rather be?"
Anywhere in the whole wide world
Anywhere in the whole wide world
Anywhere in the whole wide world
Anywhere in the whole wide world
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7. |
DNA
01:25
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8. |
Jump in the Line
02:59
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Shake shake shake Senora
Shake your body line
Shake shake shake Senora
Shake it all the time
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9. |
Something in the Air
04:26
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All the girls they run
up and down the shore.
And water's cold but they don't seem to care
and it means something to me.
Just a step behind, just a moment late.
As I hesitate for an instant,
my jeans fall to the sand.
I don't really mind the water anymore
though you never seemed to care
and I never really thought there was more
but we both agree there's something in the air.
I need to take a rest
It's getting hard to breathe
Maybe it's not such a great idea
to swim on a closed down beach.
A dinoflagellate or some other thing.
I think I recall
hearing something like that on my tv.
I don't really mind the water anymore
though you never seemed to care
and I never really though there was more
but we both agree there's something in the air.
It's getting hard to breath by the shore now
but I'll splash in the waves with you.
And I can't see a thing cause I didn't bring
my glasses for the view.
You see this hurts my head and those fish are dead
and that sign says something dire.
As we run ashore I know I really adored
spending this time with you.
I don't really mind the water anymore
though you never seemed to care.
Dead fish are washing on the shore
and we both agree there's something in the air.
There's something in the air.
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10. |
Super Black Death Cloud
05:39
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It's raining today.
I've got my galoshes.
They're yellow.
My mom made me wear them.
I hate them! Oh, I hate them.
I was walking home,
through the cemetery.
The ground started shaking.
Then men started rising
and they started skanking.
In the shadow of the
Super Black Death Cloud
Super Black Death Cloud
Super Black Death Cloud
These monsters of the night
these rude boy demons
were skanking towards me
a howling and screaming.
I reached for my chainsaw
and hacked up some zombies
then one of them bit me
I screamed for my mommy.
In the shadow of the
Super Black Death Cloud
Super Black Death Cloud
Super Black Death Cloud
Backed up to the wall
and surrounded by evil
with smooth island rhythms
they ate all the people.
I took my last stand
and let out a holler.
I ran towards the zombies
and then I found a dollar.
In the shadow of the
Super Black Death Cloud
Super Black Death Cloud
Super Black Death Cloud
Lightning crash, it's not far,
put a quarter in the jar.
We'll ride out the storm
in the tree house in my backyard.
Death cloud coming in,
raising zombies once again.
Can we fight them off?
Yeah we'll do it with a chainsaw.
Zombie there on the lawn
another one out by the pond,
with cherry bombs and gasoline
I'll burn their stupid face off.
Zombies groan all afternoon,
made me miss all my cartoons.
Man I hate the zombies,
even more than galoshes!
Super Black Death Cloud
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11. |
Surf and Destroy
02:09
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Whoa!
Yeah man fuck that wall.
Fuck those fancy pineapples.
My dad, he's got sledgehammer.
Fuck that wall. Yeah.
Whoa.
We're gonna surf and destroy.
We're the gromakaze.
We're here to surf and destroy.
We're gonna surf and destroy.
Whoa.
We're gonna surf and destroy.
It's the gromakaze.
We're here to surf and destroy.
We're gonna surf and destroy.
Oh man it's the cops.
Let's get outa here.
Hey mister, will you buy us some beers?
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about
Rise of the Pink Flamingos is Johnny Cakes and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypso's first full length album. The album was recorded at Audio Impact Studios in Clearwater, Florida. If you download the album it includes a couple of ridiculous bonus tracks for your enjoyment.
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