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Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat 
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In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat 
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With a boulder on my shoulder feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round 
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With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground 
 
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Some all-hot half-shot was headin' for the hot spot snappin' his fingers clappin' his hands 
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And some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lover's knot with a whatnot in her hand 
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And now young Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand 
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And some bloodshot forget-menot whispers daddy's within earshot save the buckshot turn up the band 
 
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And she was blinded by the light 
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Ooh cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night 
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Blinded by the light she got down but she never got tight, but she'll make it alright 
 
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Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east 
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He says: "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that's where they expect it least" 
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And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner all alone watchin' the young girls dance 
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And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone to remind him of the feeling of romance 
 
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Yeah he was blinded by the light 
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Ooh cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night 
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Blinded by the light he got down but she never got tight, but he's gonna make it tonight 
 
 
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Some silicone sister with her manager's mister told me I got what it takes 
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She said I'll turn you on sonny to something strong if you play that song with the funky break 
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And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe to go outside 
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And little Early-Pearly came in by her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride 
 
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Oh, some hazard from Harvard was skunked on beer playin' backyard bombardier 
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Yes and Scotland Yard was trying hard, they sent some dude with a calling card, he said, do what you like, but don't do it here 
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Well I jumped up, turned around, spit in the air, fell on the ground, asked wich was the way back home 
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He said take a right at the light, keep going straight until right, and then boy you're on your own 
 
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And now in Zanzibar a shootin' star was ridin' in a side car hummin' a lunar tune 
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Yes, and the avatar said blow the bar but first remove the cookie jar, we're gonna teach those boys to laugh too soon 
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And some kidnapped handicap was complaining that he caught the clap from some mousetrap he bought last night 
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Well I unsnapped his skull cap and between his ears I saw a gap but he'd figured he'd be all right 
 
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He was just blinded by the light 
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Ooh cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night 
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Blinded by the light Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun 
 
Oh but mama that's where the fun is 
 
I was blinded