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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Herman's Hermits
Herman's Hermits
Performer
Peter Noone
Peter Noone
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Bowie
David Bowie
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mickie Most
Mickie Most
Producer
Peter Mew
Peter Mew
Engineer
Ron Hill
Ron Hill
Engineer
Vic Lanza
Vic Lanza
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane
Let me make it plain
You gotta make way for the homo superior
[Verse 2]
Wake up, you sleepyhead
Put on some clothes, shake up your bed
Put another log on the fire for me
I need some breakfast and coffee
I look out my window, and what do I see?
A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me
All the nightmares came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay
[Verse 3]
What are we coming to?
There's no room for me, no fun for you
I think about a world to come
Where the books were found by the golden ones
Written in pain, written in awe
By the puzzled man who questioned what we were here for
All the strangers came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay
[Verse 4]
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Let me say it again
You gotta make way for the homo superior
[Verse 5]
Look at your children
Their faces in golden rays
Don't kid yourself, they belong to you
They're the start of the coming race
The Earth is a beast, we've finished our news
Homo sapiens have outgrown their use
All the strangers came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay
[Verse 6]
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Let me say it again
You gotta make way for the homo superior
[Verse 7]
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Let me say it again
You gotta make way for the homo superior
Written by: David Bowie
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