Skipper Dan Chords & Tabs
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I starred in every high school play
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Blew every drama teacher away
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I graduated first in my class at Juilliard
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Took every acting workshop I could
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And I dreamed of Hollywood
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While I read my Uta Hagen and studied the Bard
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Hit the boards and paid my dues
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And got phenomenal rave reviews
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I knew the world was gonna love me, without a doubt
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I was sure that Tarantino would be callin' me on the phone
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Annie Leibovitz would shoot me for Rolling Stone
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But the years have come and gone
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And I'm sorry to say that's not the way that it's all worked out
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I'm a tour guide on the Jungle Cruise ride
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Skipper Dan is the name
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And I'm doin' thirty-four shows every day
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And every time it's the same
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Look at those hippos, they're wigglin' their ears
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Just like they've done for the last fifty years
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Now I'm laughin' at my own jokes but I'm cryin' inside
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'Cause I'm workin' on the Jungle Cruise ride
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Oh, the critics, they used to say
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I was the new Olivier
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Thought I'd be the toast of Sundance or maybe Cannes
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Aw, but don't bother tryin' to IMDb me
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The only place you might possibly see me
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Is ridin' my little boat around Adventureland
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It ain't exactly what I planned
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But I'm a tour guide on the Jungle Cruise ride
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Skipper Dan is the name
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And I'm doin' thirty-four shows every day
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And every time it's the same
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I would've killed if I'd been in "Speed The Plow"
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But what's the difference, that's all behind me now
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'Cause I'm payin' the rent and I'm swallowin' my pride
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And I'm workin' on the Jungle Cruise ride
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I should be there on Broadway
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Knockin' 'em dead in "Twelve Angry Men"
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But instead I'm here tellin' these lame jokes
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Again and again and again and again and again and again and again
*(This part is freely spoken. These are the chords. Play like in the chorus)
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Bengal Tigers can jump over 20 feet!
That's an African bull elephant...
There it is, the backside of water!
What have I done with my life?!
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I shoulda listened when my grandfather said
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"Why don't you major in business instead?"
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Now my hopes have all vanished and my dreams have all died
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And I'll probably work forever as a
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Tour guide on the Jungle Cruise ride
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Skipper Dan is the name
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And I'm doin' thirty-four shows every day
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And every time it's the same
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Look at those hippos, they're wigglin' their ears
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Somebody shoot me 'cause I'm bored to tears
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Always said I'd be famous... I guess that I lied
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'Cause I'm workin' on the Jungle Cruise ride
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I'm still workin' on the Jungle Cruise ride!
