Songtext Riki tiki tavi Donovan

Riki tiki tavi

Riki Tiki Tavi (Original Version)

Better get into what you gotta get into

Better get into it now, no slacking please

United Nations ain't really united

And the organisations ain't really organised



Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

Won't be coming around for to kill your snakes no more my love

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone



(Every)body who read the Jungle Book knows that Riki tiki tavi's a

mongoose who kills snakes

(Well) when I was a young man I was led to believe there were organisations

to kill my snakes for me

(ie the) church ie the government ie the school

(but when I got a little older) I learned I had to kill them myself

(I said) Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

Won't be coming around for to kill your snakes no more my love

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone



(16 bars instrumental)



People walk around they don't know what they're doing

They bin lost so long they don't know what they've been looking for

Well, I know what I'm a looking for but I just can't find it

I guess I gotta look inside of myself some more



oh oh oh inside of myself some more

oh oh oh inside of myself some more



Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone





I saw you today on a number twelve

bus you were going my way

my way

la do do

Oh na na da

Well, better get into what you got to get into,

And youd better get into it now, no slacking please

For United Nations aint really united

And the organisations aint really organised.

Cause your Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no more no more,

Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door.

He wont be coming around for to kill your snakes no more, my love,

Oh your Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no more.

Everybody who saw the Jungle Book knows that

Riki tiki tavi is a mongoose who kills snakes.

But when I was a young man I was led to believe

There were organisations to kill my snakes for me,

I was told i.e. the Church, i.e. the Government, i.e. School

But as I got a little older I learned I had to kill my snakes myself.

Oh laboratory

Well, the people walking around they dont know what theyre doing,

They bin lost so long, they dont know what theyre looking for.

Well, I know what Im a-looking for but I just cant find it,

Well, I gotta, I guess I gotta look inside myself some more.

Oh Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no more no more no more

Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no more

He wont be coming around for to kill your snakes no more, my love,

For your Riki tiki tavi mongoose at your door no more.

Oh no, no, no la, no, no do do do do da

Oh la la la

Well, the people walking around theyre taking their drop and they trip trip

Well, they dont know what theyre doing to the pretty nuff assistant

Well, Ive taken every drug there is to take and I know

That the natural high is the best high in the world.

Ah, natural high best high in the world.

Oh no no no, no more no more no more.

Laboratory synthetic stimuli

Only goes to fog up your third eye.

Laboratory synthetic stimuli

Only goes to fog up your third eye.

Oh ma

Well, natural high is the best high in the world.

Oh, natural high is the best high in the world