The Black Elephant Band - Watermelonman

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You know what powered up Ferdinand Magellan,
when he explored the globe?
It was the watermelons he carried in his robe.
You know what powered up Ian McKellen,
playing Gandalf and Magneto?
It was the watermelons that he used to eat, oh.

I know this guy, he became a felon,
he never ate no watermelon.
I‘m the watermelon man.
They ask me what‘s so good about a melon - I‘m gonna tell‘em.

It powers you up, it‘s got everything you need,
if we ate enough of it, we‘d be a whole new breed
of superhumans, whiping out all competition‚
cause we got optimum nutrition.

And I‘m in this good offbeat mood‚
cause I‘m singing bout my favorite fruit.
I‘m the watermelon man.
They ask me what‘s so good about a melon - I‘m gonna tell‘em.

The first guy to eat this kind of fruit,
he must‘ve thought he found the perfect food,
but then globalisation happened,
with all it‘s fast food crap‘n
that is why we eat so wrong,
that is why we‘re not so strong,
that is why we‘re gonna die,
watermelons would immortalize.

They ask me what‘s so good about a melon - I‘m gonna tell‘em.

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from wollstiefel & the black elephant band, released January 11, 2015

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