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

[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"

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