Dalai Lama

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Alex Chilton - Rock

Dalai Lama

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[Verse 1] Up in Tibet high in the Himalayas There lives a cat called the Dalai Lama In a palace called the Potala A thousand rooms in a thousand colors She had a far-out decorator [Refrain] Dalai, Dalai Lama Dalai, Dalai Lama [Verse 2] Each room is different and filled with relics That will disorient you like psychedelics Thirty thousand monks at his direction Practicing things like astral projection [Refrain] Dalai, Dalai Lama Dalai, Dalai Lama [Bridge] Yeah, you know the Dalai Lama gets those monks together And leads them singing every Wednesday at the prayer meeting That's how he maintains the devotion of his followers You know, it kinda goes A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three… Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Dalai Lama He's the Dalai Lama He's the Dalai Lama, baby He's the Dalai Lama [Verse 4] They pick a two year old and get him from his mama And take him to the palace to be the Dalai Lama I hear he never swats a mosquito That's cause he's a follower of Buddha [Refrain] Dalai, Dalai Lama Dalai, Dalai Lama [Outro] Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh He's the Dalai Lama He's the Dalai Lama He's the Dalai Lama He's the Dalai Lama, baby Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Oh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Dalai Lama He's the Dalai Lama, baby He's the Dalai Lama

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  • Alex Chilton