Was it bubblegum or bad karma?
A couple three bucks for a
Didn't see a girl or a car around
so I threw it on the hot cement
Well I parked the car and I went to school
an d I came back in haste
that was sittin' in it s place
When the sticky side of the
on my shoes cramps my style
Some jokers chomping on a
with a big fat Buddha smile
Counting out my chains from the I Ching,
I can't help but hold a grudge
Was it bubble gum or bad karma,
Was it bubble gum or bad karma,
Well, my foot got stuck when I hit the gas
and I swerved and missed a skunk
And I ran into a busloads
full of ten Tibetan monks
Well, the bus was wrecked,
but they cussed me really loud
Said, I guess this was the first time
that y 'all broke your silence
Said, please don't call the cops,
and I offered them some wine
We played Chinese checkers
and they beat me every time
Well, they stole the car,
they said you were bound to lose
And I got left on the side of
with a bubblegum on my shoes
An d the sticky side of the
On my shoes cramps my style
Some jokers chomping on a
With a big fat Buddha smile
Counting out my change from the I Ching
I can't help but hold a grudge
Is it bubblegum or bad karma
Is it bubblegum or bad karma
And the blues came down on me
because the monks they took my keys
And I sat down on the doormat
and I hung my head and wept
And I spent the night trying to
meditate out on my front porch steps
I think Ho Chi Minh's got herpes,
man, but Confucius was really cool
Bubblegum makes you stutter,
snuff just makes you drool
I might come back as a clown
But I hope that things go better
on my shoes cramps my style
Some joker's chomping on a
with a big fat Buddha smile
Counting out my change from the I Ching,
I can't help but hold a grudge
Is it bubble gum or bad karma,
Is it bubble gum or bad karma,
Might come back as a Dalai Lama,
might not come back at all
I come back as a holy cow
I might come back as an outlaw
rickshaw driver named Omar.
I want to be picking the Hindu blues
and the sticky side of the yin and yang
on my shoes cramps my style.
Some jokers chomping on a
with a big fat Buddha smile.
I'm counting out my change from the I Ching
Let my guru be the judge.
