Greatest

They tell us that
We lost our tails
Evolving up
From little snails
I say it's all
Just wind in sails
Are we not men?
We are devo!
We're pinheads now
We are not whole
We're pinheads all
Jocko homo
Are we not men?
D-e-v-o
Monkey men all
In business suit
Teachers and critics
All dance the poot
Are we not men?
We are devo!
Are we not men?
D-e-v-o
God made man
But he used the monkey to do it
Apes in the plan
We're all here to prove it
I can walk like an ape
Talk like an ape
I can do what a monkey can do
God made man
But a monkey supplied the glue
We must repeat
O.k. let's go!

Crack that whip
Give the past the slip
Step on a crack
Break your momma's back
When a problem comes along
You must whip it
Before the cream sits out too long
You must whip it
When something's going wrong
You must whip it

Now whip it
Into shape
Shape it up
Get straight
Go forward
Move ahead
Try to detect it
It's not too late
To whip it
Whip it good

When a good time turns around
You must whip it
You will never live it down
Unless you whip it
No one gets away
Until they whip it

I say whip it
Whip it good
I say whip it
Whip it good

Crack that whip
Give the past the slip
Step on a crack
Break your momma's back
When a problem comes along
You must whip it
Before the cream sits out too long
You must whip it
When something's going wrong
You must whip it

Now whip it
Into shape
Shape it up
Get straight
Go forward
Move ahead
Try to detect it
It's not too late
To whip it
Into shape
Shape it up
Get straight
Go forward
Move ahead
Try to detect it
It's not too late
To whip it
Whip it good

If i had a hammer
I'd wake up my neighbors
Pounding out a rhythm
All about you
If i had a pencil
I'd push me some paper
I'd build a skyscraper
To get close to you
If i had a lasso
I'd sail out the window
And land on an island
Next to you
If i had a hot rod
I'd fasten up my seatbelt
And break the speed limit
Gettin' to you
But i ain't got a hammer
And i ain't got a pencil
And i ain't got a lasso
So i'm doing it the hard way
Like a post post-modern man
If i had a credit card
I'd clear me a pathway
Through the deepest jungle
Right to your door
If i had a camera
I'd snap away my fingers
And collect up the pictures
Of you of course
But i ain't got a hot rod
And i ain't got a credit card
No chance for a camera
So i'm doing it the hard way
Like a post post-modern man
Well i ain't got a hammer
And i ain't got a lasso
No chance for a camera
So i'm doing it the hard way

I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get me no satisfaction
And i try and i try and i try t-t-t-t-try try
I can't get no i can't get me no
When i'm riding in my car
And a man comes on the radio
He's tellin' me more and more
About some useless information
Supposed to fire my imagination
I can't get no uh no no no
Hey hey hey that's what i say
I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get me no girly action
When i'm watchin' my tv
And a man comes on to tell me
How white my shirts could me
But he can't be a man 'cause he does not smoke
The same cigarettes as me
And when i'm flying around the world
And i'm doin' this and i'm tryin' do that
And i'm trying to make some girl
Tells me baby better come back later next week
Can't you see i'm on a losing streak

When i was young i thought i stood
On solid ground well that proved wrong
Everything i know was true
Just blew up in my face
Isn't life wonderful?
I really didn't think so
I took my chips and cashed them in
And let the games begin
Cause it's easy
It's prefectly easy
To spin that wheel 'round
'til you turn it all upside down
It's easy
It's perfectly easy
To let that wheel spin
'til the numbers come back right to you
Now spin that wheel
There's nothing to lose
Spin that wheel
It's waiting for you
Now spin that wheel
Let the wheel decide
Spin that wheel
Go along for the ride
Spin the wheel
You lose!
When i was young and set to move
I started looking forward to
The fun that disappeared so soon
I wanted to check out
Isn't life wonderful?
I didn't used to think so
I took my chips and cashed them in
And started up again
Now it's easy