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Artist: Shonen Knife
Canonical path: /shonen-knife/cobra-versus-mongoose
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Cobra Versus Mongoose
Read Cobra Versus Mongoose lyrics by Shonen Knife on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Cobra Versus Mongoose
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The big fight's gonna start, people gather round
Two fighters came from a southern island
They are in a cage but they don't move
They are only sleeping
It's a sunny day
Big fight
Cobra versus mongoose
Big fight, we can't wait forever
Big fight
Cobra versus mongoose
Big fight, we can't wait anymore
A tricky guy is selling snake in alcohol
It cures all sickness and all injury
Stiffness in the shoulders and lumbago
When you get a burn, when you get a cut
Big fight
Cobra versus mongoose
Big fight, we can't wait forever
Big fight
Cobra versus mongoose
Big fight, we can't wait anymore
Nobody is really sure if it's a cure-all
But some people buy th snake in alcohol
The attraction still hasn't begun
Cobra and mongoose wanna go back home
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