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Man On The Moon - Live From Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury Festival / 1999

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Man On The Moon - Live From Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury Festival / 1999 Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, Twenty-One, checkers and chess
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'll see you in heaven if you makе the list
Yeah, yeah, yеah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
So, Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we having fun?

[Chorus]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up my sleeve
That nothing is cool
[Verse 2]
Moses went walking with the staff of wood
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Newton got beaned by the apple good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Charles Darwin had the balls to ask
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
So, Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?

[Chorus]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
Cool!

[Bridge]
Here's a little agit for the never-believers
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a little ghost for the offering
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
So, Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?

[Chorus]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
Cool!

[Outro]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool (Nothing)
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool (Nothing)
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up my sleeve
Then nothing is cool (Nothing)
Cool!
[Outro, spoken]
Are you guys gonna be here tomorrow night?
(Yeah!)
Are you gonna go see Patty Smith?
(No!)
You think I might be able to convince you?
(No!)
Have you ever seen anything real in your life?
(No!)
It's about to be trumped, tomorrow night Patty Smith is playing on one of the smaller stages, just you bust your ass over there and check it out

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    Man On The Moon - Live From Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury Festival / 1999
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Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury
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October 19, 2018
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