I could only think of a couple of songs with the prompt, and they were already taken, so I went looking and found this one. Hadn’t heard it before myself, but I like it a lot. Maybe you will, too, even though it’s pretty much hard rock. I have no idea what the meaning of the lyrics are.
This song’s music sure reminds me of Blackfoot’s “Train Train” song, which is a great song, too. It has lots of deep bass notes, which I like a lot. Years ago I saved my money and bought an electric bass guitar. My friends and I were going to start a band. Nice to have dreams, but nothing ever came of it. I did finally sell my bass to another friend, and he went on to actually have a band. 🙂
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“The Lizard”, by Saigon Kick, is from their 1992 studio album of the same name. It was written and performed by Jason Bieler and Matt Kramer, and is on the Third Stone/Atlantic labels.
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When I tell you people to do the lizard,
Pull yourself together and take a listen
Take my flask and sip the liquid
Forgive me now for what I might deliver
Look around
All around
Lick your friends until they start to quiver
I ask myself if to give is richer
Look around
All around
Save yourself from falling down, all around
There’s no chance you can be found underground
The Lizard….
There’s a thing we say about the foolish wisher
Just do the dance and become the Lizard
Look around
All around
Save yourself from falling down, all around
There’s no chance you can be found underground
This little chameleon was one I saw at a pet store. He’s really cute, but I’d bet he’d much rather be out in the wild.
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The chameleon lizard can be found from the rain forests to very dry climates. They are known for being able to change their skin color to blend in as a camouflage to their surroundings.
Today we were at the Dairy Queen restaurant at lunch time. I noticed the sign out front, and from where I was sitting I could only see part of it. It was advertising the Blizzard, which is a very thick ice cream treat.
Well, the part I could see only said ‘Lizzard’, as the ‘B’ was blocked from my view. It struck me funny, saying to get an original ‘lizzard’ meal.
So, I got to thinking…how do you spell ‘lizard’? Is it with one letter z or two? It turns out it is with only one letter z. Why? It seems as though they short-changed the little lizards of the world, by only granting them one letter z. Lots of other words have two, such as the Blizzard treat, a real weather blizzard, and even a chicken has two in their gizzards.
I say we should give the lizards another letter z.
And, as Little Orphan Annie said, “Leapin’ Lizards!”
