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Man on the Moon - Live in Dublin / 2005

R.E.M.
Track 22 on Live 
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Man on the Moon - Live in Dublin / 2005 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)
See you in heaven if you make the list
(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 you havin' fun!?

[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
[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 you having fun!?

[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 you havin' fun!?

[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 (nothing)
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]
Thanks a lot, we'll see you this summer!
Good night!

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