Steam Powered Giraffe – Leopold Expeditus (Guitar)

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Born, oh I suppose in 1812, Leopold’s mother a mademoiselle. His father, the General whisked them away,

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to a colony in Africa where they would stay. They’d irrigate the land and teach mathematics,

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but then a surprise attack, the warlords wouldn’t have it.

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Direwolves appeared, to search for scraps amongst the ashes,

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they found young Leopold, hidden in the water brackish.

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Mother wolf raised Leopold, as her own critter, and paired him up with, the runt of the litter.

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Its name was Taki Büm Büm, brave as a pup could be, along with Leo’s smarts,

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a more adept team you’re not likely to meet...

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Taki Büm Büm and Leopold Expeditus, where are you off to now? Where will you guide us?

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Taki Büm Büm and Leopold Expeditus, your journey  begins here, and soon you will unite us.

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Leopold sprouted his first chest hair, and then grew bored of doggy dares.

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His peach fuzz turned mustache, his curiosity never abashed,

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he swam the Balearic Sea, and enrolled in university.

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He learned to chart maps, graduated top of his class,

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his peers shyed away, they could never truly grasp.

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Reared in the wild, an abandoner of his pack,

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with newfound knowledge he would embrace his canine past.

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Leopold made his way back to the African continent,

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He searched the northern lands, for their scent.

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He followed a trail, to a Dire Wolf den, reunited with his friend, their adventures would soon begin...

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Taki Büm Büm and Leopold Expeditus, where are you off to now? Where will you guide us?

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Taki Büm Büm and Leopold Expeditus, Explore Africa, discovery the impetus.

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Near the Gulf Of Guinea they tried to teach a cannibal tribe,

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to instead eat produce, they barely escaped with their hides.

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In the Basin of Congo they found, iridescent colossi,

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tried to enact a trade they were, nearly thrown into the sky.

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They crossed the Saharan Desert, explored the Egyptian pyramids.

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They swam the Nile River and even tried to tame the Jaguar Basilisk.

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In Mozambique they steered, clear of the blue glowing fissure, 

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but failed to reunite, a baby rhino with its lost herd...

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What are you looking for Leopold Expeditus? What are you searching for in the middle of the desert?

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What are you doing it all for Leopold Expeditus? What are you searching for in the middle of nowhere?

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But one night Taki Büm Büm, heard a howl at the moon, and left Leo’s side in the middle of the night.

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For twenty four weeks and sixty two days, Leopold waited for his friend to come back in si-ight.

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Leopold and his pack, travelled as a brigade, reformed those cannibals with creme brulee.

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They even managed to trade, man-flambé, for extra large slacks, iridescent colossi made.

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Charted many oases, of the Saharan desert, they tamed the Jaguar Basilisk, and no one got real hurt.

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They waded deep into, the blue glowing fissure, pulled out the Rhino’s crash, 

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the excitement could not be dashed...

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Explorer Leopold, Wolfkin Expeditus, Seven Büm Büm Pups, Fear can bite us!

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On to Europe, and then onto Asia, we’ll trot the entire globe, it’s mysteries can’t escape us.

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“Taki Büm Büm, you and your kin, on multiple occasions saved my skin.

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People may cheer, Leopold Expeditus, but I’ll always know, our friendship was the tightest. HeHa! On y va.”