Verse 1: G G F G G F G Wendel brought it to life in his guest room bath tub G G F G G F G It was a special project for his 4-H club G G F G G F G But it broke loose out in the middle of the night G G F G G F G 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: G G F G G F G First it cruised on out to Malibu G G F G G F G And ate a couple o' surfers who were too tough to chew G G F G G F G So it slithered its way out to old Irvine G G F G G F G 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 G D Am C Shame it wasn't born in 1966 G D Am C Listens to the music and begins to sway G D Am C Dreamin' acid dreams of a hippie souffle D Hey hey hey Verse 3: G G F G G F G What do they taste like, some kind o' treat? G G F G G F G How many hippies can this monster eat? G G F G G F G It ate Stills and Nash before they could shout G G F G G F G 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
