Rip Van Ruben Lyrics - Xtc

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