The Jeffrey Lewis, Peter Stampfel Band - Duke of the Beatniks lyrics

"We don't want John or Dean or Harry
Let’s do that big job right
Let's get in step with the guy that's
Hep get in step with Ike
You like Ike, I like Ike
Everybody likes Ike for president"

I taught Allen Ginsberg how to write a poem
I was on the road when Kerouac lived at home
I ride faster and harder than Cassady can
And like Popeye I live in a garbage can

Duke, duke, duke of the beatniks
Duke of the beatniks yeah

I dig Diz and Bird and Monk
I dig wine and weed and junk
Got an organ box, a blue guitar
But not a beret cos I’m not a cliché
Yeah yeah

Duke, duke, duke of the beatniks
Duke of the beatniks yeah

I don't like Ike or watch TV
I ain't no goddamn bourgeoisie
I ain't no chump, I ain't no fool
I'm the total essence of solid cool

D-O-O-K, dook of the beatniks
Dook of the beatniks yeah

I love to slip, I love to slide
From North Beach to the Lower East Side
I live for kicks, I live for fun
I fought the 50's and I won

D-O-O-K, dook of the beatniks
Dook of the beatniks yeah

"Now is the time for all good men to
Come to the aid of their country"