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Donovan Leitch

Riki Tiki Tavi Lyrics - Donovan Leitch

Riki Tiki Tavi (Original Version) 

 

Better get into what you gotta get into 

Better get into it now, no slacking please 

United Nations ain't really united 

And the organisations ain't really organised 

 

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone 

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone 

Won't be coming around for to kill your snakes no more my love 

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone 

 

(Every)body who read the Jungle Book knows that Riki tiki tavi's a 

mongoose who kills snakes 

(Well) when I was a young man I was led to believe there were organisations 

to kill my snakes for me 

(ie the) church ie the government ie the school 

(but when I got a little older) I learned I had to kill them myself 

 

(I said) Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone 

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone 

Won't be coming around for to kill your snakes no more my love 

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone 

 

(16 bars instrumental) 

 

People walk around they don't know what they're doing 

They bin lost so long they don't know what they've been looking for 

Well, I know what I'm a looking for but I just can't find it 

I guess I gotta look inside of myself some more 

 

oh oh oh inside of myself some more 

oh oh oh inside of myself some more 

 

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone 

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone 

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone 

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone 

 

I saw you today on a number twelve 

bus you were going my way 

my way 

 

Riki Tiki Tavi (Alternate Version) 

 

Laboratory synthetic stimuli 

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 into what you got to get into, 

And youd better get into it now, no slacking please 

For United Nations aint really united 

And the organisations aint really organised. 

 

Cause your Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no more no more, 

Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door. 

He wont be coming around for to kill your snakes no more, my love, 

Oh your Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no more. 

 

Everybody who saw the Jungle Book knows that 

Riki tiki tavi is a mongoose who kills snakes. 

But when I was a young man I was led to believe 

There were organisations to kill my snakes for me, 

I was told i.e. the Church, i.e. the Government, i.e. School 

But as I got a little older I learned I had to kill my snakes myself. 

 

Oh laboratory 

 

Well, the people walking around they dont know what theyre doing, 

They bin lost so long, they dont know what theyre looking for. 

Well, I know what Im a-looking for but I just cant find it, 

Well, I gotta, I guess I gotta look inside myself some more. 

 

Oh Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no more no more no more 

Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no more 

He wont be coming around for to kill your snakes no more, my love, 

For your Riki tiki tavi 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 they trip trip 

Well, they dont know what theyre doing to the pretty nervous system 

Well, Ive taken every drug there is to take and I know 

That the natural high is the best high in the world. 

Ah, natural high best high in the world. 

 

Oh no no no, no more no more no more. 

 

Laboratory synthetic stimuli 

Only goes to fog up your third eye. 

Laboratory synthetic stimuli 

Only goes to fog up your third eye. 

 

Oh ma 

 

Well, natural high is the best high in the world. 

Oh, natural high is the best high in the world