He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
I want to ride my bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
I want to ride my bicycle.
I want to ride my bike.
I want to ride my bicycle.
I want to ride it where I like.
You say black. I say white.
You say bark. I say bite.
You say shark. I say, “Hey man!
Jaws was never my scene,
And I don’t like Star Wars.”
You say Rolls. I say Royce.
You say God. Give me a choice!
You say Lord. I say, “Christ,
I don’t believe in Peter Pan,
Frankenstein or Superman.”
All I want to do is…
Bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
I want to ride my bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
I want to ride my bicycle.
I want to ride my bike.
I want to ride my bicycle.
I want to ride my…
Bicycle races are coming your way,
So forget all your duties, oh yeah.
Fat bottomed girls,
They’ll be riding today.
So look out for those beauties, oh yeah.
On your marks… get set… go!
Bicycle race. Bicycle race. Bicycle race.
Bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
I want to ride my bicycle. Bicycle.
Bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
Bicycle race.
You say coke. I say caine.
You say John. I say Wayne.
Hot dog! I say, “Cool it man,
I don’t wanna be the President of America.”
You say smile. I say cheese.
Cartier. I say please.
Income tax. I say, “Jesus,
I don’t wanna be a candidate for
Vietnam or Watergate.”
‘Cause all I wanna do is
Bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
I want to ride my bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
I want to ride my bicycle.
I want to ride my bike.
I want to ride my bicycle.
I want to ride it where I like.
I want to ride my bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
I want to ride my bicycle.
I want to ride my bike.
I want to ride my bicycle.
I want to ride it where I like.
You say black. I say white.
You say bark. I say bite.
You say shark. I say, “Hey man!
Jaws was never my scene,
And I don’t like Star Wars.”
You say Rolls. I say Royce.
You say God. Give me a choice!
You say Lord. I say, “Christ,
I don’t believe in Peter Pan,
Frankenstein or Superman.”
All I want to do is…
Bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
I want to ride my bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
I want to ride my bicycle.
I want to ride my bike.
I want to ride my bicycle.
I want to ride my…
Bicycle races are coming your way,
So forget all your duties, oh yeah.
Fat bottomed girls,
They’ll be riding today.
So look out for those beauties, oh yeah.
On your marks… get set… go!
Bicycle race. Bicycle race. Bicycle race.
Bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
I want to ride my bicycle. Bicycle.
Bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
Bicycle race.
You say coke. I say caine.
You say John. I say Wayne.
Hot dog! I say, “Cool it man,
I don’t wanna be the President of America.”
You say smile. I say cheese.
Cartier. I say please.
Income tax. I say, “Jesus,
I don’t wanna be a candidate for
Vietnam or Watergate.”
‘Cause all I wanna do is
Bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
I want to ride my bicycle. Bicycle. Bicycle.
I want to ride my bicycle.
I want to ride my bike.
I want to ride my bicycle.
I want to ride it where I like.
Lyrics submitted by Fayiirah
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