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Walk the Dinosaur Lyrics

by Was (Not Was)

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Walk the Dinosaur Lyrics

Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom Boom boom acka lacka boom boom Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom Boom boom acka lacka boom boom Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom Boom boom acka lacka boom boom Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom Boom boom acka lacka boom boom Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom Boom boom acka lacka boom boom Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom Boom boom acka lacka boom boom It was a night like this forty million years ago I lit a cigarette, picked up a monkey skull to go The sun was spitting fire, the sky was blue as ice I felt a little tired, so I watched Miami Vice I walked the dinosaur I walked the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom Boom boom acka lacka boom boom Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom Boom boom acka lacka boom boom I met you in a cave, you were painting buffalo I said I'd be your slave, follow wherever you go That night we split a rattlesnake and danced beneath the stars You fell asleep, I stayed awake and watched the passing cars And walked the dinosaur I walked a dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur One night I dreamed of New York You and I roasting blue pork in the Statue of Liberty's torch Elvis landed in a rock-rock-rocket ship Healed a couple of lepers Ah, and disappeared But where was his beard? A shadow from the sky, much too big to be a bird A screaming, crashing noise louder than I've ever heard It looked like two big silver trees that somehow learned to soar Suddenly a summer breeze and a mighty lion's roar I killed a dinosaur I killed a dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom Boom boom acka lacka boom boom Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom Boom boom acka lacka boom boom Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom Boom boom acka lacka boom boom Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom Boom boom acka lacka boom boom Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom Boom boom acka lacka boom boom Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom Boom boom acka lacka boom boom

Meaning of Walk the Dinosaur

Boom boom acka lacka… “Walk the Dinosaur” is a wonderfully surreal and disorienting exploration of time, connection, and absurdity. Was (Not Was) presents a fragmented narrative jumping between prehistoric times – a solitary figure observing a fiery sunset and Miami Vice – and a bizarre, intimate encounter with a cave-dwelling artist and a sleeping animal. The repetitive “boom boom acka lacka” creates an unsettling rhythm, mirroring the feeling of being lost in a dream or disconnected from reality. The lyrics evoke a sense of loneliness and fascination with the past, while simultaneously suggesting a desire for connection through servitude and shared experiences like eating rattlesnakes. Ultimately, the song’s core message is about embracing the strange, accepting the illogical, and participating in an utterly ridiculous, timeless dance – “Everybody walk the dinosaur.”

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