Absolutely Bonkers
Brenda Sinclair Sutton
©1986 , Mad Tom Music
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He said, “Someday some fine mortal man will leap into the sky,
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Unfurl a pair of home-made wings that will catch the wind and fly,
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He’ll slip the boundaries of earth and dance on clouds so high!”
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The crowd said, “Leonardo, you are crazy!”
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Absolutely bonkers, bouncing off those padded walls,
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Completely crackers, loony tunes,
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Buh-duh buh-duh buh-duh–that’s all.
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The lights are on, nobody’s home, moronic vegetable,
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Bet yer bottom dollar, you are crazy!
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He said, “Someday we won’t need whale oil or candles in the night,
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We’ll flip a switch and fill our homes with incandescent light.
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We’ll capture sound on tubes of wax, our likenesses on sight!”
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The crowd said, “Thomas Edison, you’re crazy!”
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Absolutely bonkers, bouncing off those padded walls,
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Completely crackers, loony tunes,
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Buh-duh buh-duh buh-duh–that’s all.
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The lights are on, nobody’s home, moronic vegetable,
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Bet yer bottom dollar, you are crazy!
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She said, “Someday we’ll see women holding office in this land
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We’ll speak our minds and cast our votes just like our brothers can.
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And someday men will share the load of home and hearth and clan!”
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The crowd said, “Sue B. Anthony, you’re crazy!”
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Absolutely bonkers, bouncing off those padded walls,
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Completely crackers, loony tunes,
D7
Buh-duh buh-duh buh-duh–that’s all.
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The lights are on, nobody’s home, moronic vegetable,
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Bet yer bottom dollar, you are crazy!
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He said, “Someday we’ll see rockets launching into outer space
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We’ll soar beyond earth’s gravity and walk on the moon’s face
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And even third world countries will be joining the space race.”
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The crowd said, “Robert Goddard, you are crazy!”
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Absolutely bonkers, bouncing off those padded walls,
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Completely crackers, loony tunes,
D7
Buh-duh buh-duh buh-duh–that’s all.
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The lights are on, nobody’s home, moronic vegetable,
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Bet yer bottom dollar, you are crazy!
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Well, someday we’ll be terraforming colonies on Mars,
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We’ll mine the ore-filled meteors and the sun will fuel our cars.
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And my grandchildren’s kiddies will vacation to the stars.
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Oh, go on — make my day and call me crazy!
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Absolutely bonkers, bouncing off those padded walls,
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Completely crackers, loony tunes,
D7
Buh-duh buh-duh buh-duh–that’s all.
G G7 C
The lights are on, nobody’s home, moronic vegetable,
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Bet yer bottom dollar, you are crazy!