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