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Rip Van Ruben

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Rip Van Ruben 
You've been asleep for a hundred seconds 
Now the whole world has changed 
There's no home on the range 
For Rip Van Ruben 

You've been asleep for a hundred minutes 
Now you've woke and she's gone 
All alone in a dark new dawn 
Sits Rip Van Ruben 

Don't let it get you down 
Hop on a tram and go up town 
Watch a silent film 
See the biplanes fly bye bye 

Everything new and upside down 
Pinching yourself through your dressing gown 
Won't bring her back 
But your bruise is real and black 

Jump into bed and dream her back where she was 
Dream you're Frank L. Richards and this is the great Land of Oz 
When your alarm clock goes off 
You will find that she has too! 

Rip Van Ruben 
You've been asleep for a hundred seconds 
Now your whole world's turned round 
And the house makes an empty sound for 
Rip Van Ruben 

Don't let it freak you out 
You'll find another girl no doubt 
And someday soon 
Maybe man will reach the moon 

Jump into bed and dream her back where she belongs 
Dream you're Fu Manchu and she's a slave to your tongs 
When all the past evaporates 
You will find that she has too 

Rip Van Ruben 
You've been asleep for a hundred seconds 
Now you've woke and she's gone 
Instant desserts just for one 
Rip Van Ruben