The Trip

Lyrics

[Verse 1] We was a-d-d-d-drivin' d-downtown LA About a-midnight hour And it almost b-b-blew my mind I got caught in a coloured shower All those lights were t-t-twinkling on Sunset I saw a sign in the sky It said, "T-t-t-trip a t-trip, I trip, trip" I couldn't keep up, up if I tried Ah, we stepped down to reality company To get some instant sleep And the driver turned, I said, "Welcome back" Smiled, and he said, "Beep-beep" [Chorus] What goes on? Chick-a-chick What goes on? I really wanna know What goes on all around me? What goes on? I really wanna know [Verse 2] I went in, should come my, my dream a-woman She gotta sequins in her hair Like she stepped out of a, of a Fellini film She sat in a white straw chair But I thought I'd take a second look Just to see what I could see A-my scene had popped out like a bubble does There was nobody there but me I said, "Girl, you drank a lot of drink-me But you ain't in a wonderland You know, I might've been there to greet you, child When your trippin' ship a-touches sand" [Chorus] What goes on? Chick-a-chick What goes on? I really wanna know What goes on? Chick-a-chick What goes on? I really wanna know [Verse 3] A silver goblet of wine is-a to be Held in a bejeweled glove And her knights, they toast the tournament The falcons they fly above A-but the queen will a-drink of the dew tonight But the jester, she cries alone Because Merlin spoke of an instant spell To make the devil's white knights moan And-a all in all, the seagull said "As I look to where I've been The whole wide human race Has a-taken far too much Methedrine" [Chorus] What goes on? Chick-a-chick What goes on? I really wanna know What goes on? So near What goes on? I really wanna know Yeah, well, come on [Guitar Solo] [Verse 4] We sat in a velvet jewel case With sparkles everywhere And Julian, he sat on a diamond ring And he talked of days gone by We spoke of a common kaleidoscope And the pros and the cons of Zen And he spoke, and he said for a piece of cake He really did have a yen Bobby Dylan he sat "the Mad Hatter" A broken hourglass in his hand And-a Joanie sat in a white lace Looking cool with a black lace fan [Chorus] What goes on? Chick-a-chick What goes on? I really wanna know What goes on? Yes! Please tell me What goes on? I really wanna know