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Artist: Arlo Guthrie
Canonical path: /guthrie-arlo/the-motorcycle-song
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The Motorcycle Song
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The Motorcycle Song
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CHORUS:
I don't want a pickle
Just want to ride on my motorsickle
And I don't want a tickle
'Cause I'd rather ride on my motorsickle
And I don't want to die
I just want to ride on my motorcy...cle
It was late last night the other day
I thought I'd go up and see Ray
So l went up and I saw Ray
There was only one thing Ray could say, was:
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Just last week I was on my bike
I run into a friend named Mike
Run into my friend named Mike
Mike no longer has a bike. He cries:
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Arlo Guthrie performs "The Motorcycle Song", and this lyric page sits inside the Arlo Guthrie catalog on LyroVerse.
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