Lyrics I could be anything - Violent Femmes

Ohh...
I could be this, or I could be that.
I could pull an elephant out of a hat.
I could slay a dragon, or I could be a king.
I could be anything.
I am an Occidental, from a land of dragon's breath.
Where they are not ornamental, but are real as life or death.
Where they terrorise the populous, the people quake with fear.
For dragons have no thoughtfulness, their egos are severe.
My name is "Bongo", and I maybe small,
I am the bravest, man of 'em all.
I'll fight your fearful dragon, I'll kill 'em with my sword.
I always fight big dragons, especially when I'm bored.
I met him in the open, to fight him fair and square.
His mouth he held wide open, putrifying the air.
He breathed such fearful fires, people thought I was dead.
But my courage, danger enspires, and I chopped off his head.
Oh, I can do this, or I could do that.
I could pull an elephant out of a hat.
I could slay a dragon, or I could be a king.
I could do any thing.
The people, they all cheered, and they gave out quite a whoop.
For the dragon they had feared, had been turned to dragon soup.
We partied all day, and we partied all night.
They held a royal festival, for the king made me a knight.
My name was Bongo, but??
He once was simply Bongo, but now from nights today.
"Sir Bongo"
I'm now the please sir "Bongo".
For all eternity my name shall be:
"Sir Bongo"
Following the feast, the devotional, was solomn and sublime.
The king got all emotional, and said "all I have is lime".
"Take my only daughter, the princess fair, and with all my treasure you'll make a royal pair."
"She's so beautiful, and so true, she will be your bride."
"To have a son-in-law like you, would give me great pride."
"And now I can begin with my retirement plans."
"Now I know the kingdom rests in your sharp hands."
Now, from the mountain to the plain, the Mississippi to the Congo, the whole world knows your name, the the the good king Bongo.
From the mountain to the plain, Mississippi to the Congo, the whole world knows your name, the gratious good king Bongo.
The great king Mamou.
I could do this, or I could be that.
I could pull an elephant out of a hat.
I could slay a dragon, or I could be a king.
I could do anything.
Ohh.
I could do this, or I could do that.
Man I could put that elephant right back in his hat.
I could slay a dragon, or I could be a king.
I could be anything.
I could be anything.
I could be any thing.
BONGO