Verse 1:
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Wendel brought it to life in his guest room bath tub
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It was a special project for his 4-H club
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But it broke loose out in the middle of the night
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And now it's eatin' flower children left and right

Chorus:
Em      G         C     D        G G F G
All the punks are gonna scream, "yippee"
G G F G
       Em       G          C     D      Em
'Cause it's the thing that only eats hippies

Interlude: Em F F C C

Verse 2:
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First it cruised on out to Malibu
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And ate a couple o' surfers who were too tough to chew
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So it slithered its way out to old Irvine
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And ate a couple o' hippies and they tasted just fine

Chorus:
Em        G     C           D       G G F G
Now, it's got a sweet tooth for long hair
G G F G
    Em      G        C         D        Em
So, Bob and Greg and Grant you should beware

Interlude: Em F F C C

Bridge:
G             D             Am        C
Followin' the Dead is how it gets its kicks
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Shame it wasn't born in 1966
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Listens to the music and begins to sway
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Dreamin' acid dreams of a hippie souffle
D
Hey hey hey

Verse 3:
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What do they taste like, some kind o' treat?
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How many hippies can this monster eat?
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It ate Stills and Nash before they could shout
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And then it chewed on David Crosby but it spit him out

Chorus:
Em      G         C     D        G G F G
All the punks are gonna scream, "yippee"
G G F G
       Em       G          C     D      Em
'Cause it's the thing that only eats hippies

Outro:
F
There it goes, gonna send 'em all to that big folk
C
Festival in the sky, so long suckers

Outro:
   G G F Bb
   G G F Bb
   G G F Bb