Once upon a time in a remote Tasmanian trailer park
There was born a baby boy by the name of Nedson Willbry
One day when Nedson was a baby, his crackhead teen mum
Got real distracted watching Teen Mum on the telly and dropped Ned right on his noggin
Leaving a bump on the top of his head
The little bean stopped squirming
And his mum thought he was surely done for
So mommy brought the tiny bundle to the forest during a terrible storm
And left him for dead in a field of pumpkins and wolves
[Verse 1]
Just then lighting struck
And a cry cut through the night light like a siren on a fire truck
Ned survived by the slightest luck, he wasn’t a dead baby, Neddy was alive as fuck!
It was a miracle we’re hearing
The creatures of the evening came creeping to the clearing
To see this little man nugget
Soon to be immortalized in poetry just like the man from Nantucket
But as the little babe was grown
They gave to him their home
And raised him as their own
He roamed and trapezed from the tallest trees (whee!)
He got his steez from the wallabies
They all loved him
But the Tasmanian Devils loved little Neddy more than all of ‘em
They taught him how to spin like a fan
'Til Ned spun himself into a fine young man
But one day like a sick disease
Loggers crept in and chopped the eucalyptus trees
They smushed the cuddly forest creatures
And turned ‘em into body wash and sneakers
But Ned escaped and yelled angrily
That "You abandoned me!
You killed my family!
But God dammit, I can’t use your pity"
And he snuck onto a ship bound for New York City
[Narration]
Ned’s voyage led him to the deepest, darkest, dankest bowels of that ship
He met all kinds of seedy characters on that voyage, like old Japanese men and their wives
He had delicious meals of fresh cut sashimi, pumpkin pie
And all kinds of delicious breads and cookies and cakes
When he was on that voyage he knew what lied ahead
So he kept his sights set on New York City
And before he knew it, he arrived
[Verse 2]
Ned almost drowned
He kissed the ground
But his guts were churned up in this town
Where down was up and up was down
So the boy from Down Under flipped right around
Ned did a cartwheel and stopped halfway
And he walked on his palms from that day
But city-folk treated Ned like a freak
“That hand-walking lump-headed Yeti can’t speak”
One night walking home Ned was quite shocked
He saw a B-boy spinning on the sidewalk
He couldn’t stop, wouldn’t stop
Staring at those limbs, spinning like a wooden top
Sweeter than a puddin’ pop, Ned was home at last
And every night he’d watch ‘em dance through the glass
Of the club, and he’d wait there in line for his chance
But the bouncer said, freak, you can’t dance!
[Narration]
Oh but Ned, sweet little Ned, he wouldn’t get out of line
And the bouncer pushed him, and pushed him
But to catch his balance, Ned, hardheaded, upside down Ned did what Ned did best
He just spun. And he spun. And he spun. And he spun!
(Go Ned, go Ned, go, go, go Ned!)
Everyone in the club came out to watch what is now regarded
As the greatest fucking head spin of all time
Legend has it that Ned’s still out there on Bleecker Street
Spinning on the curb to this very day
[Narration] Once upon a time in a remote Tasmanian trailer park There was born a baby boy by the name of Nedson Willbry One day when Nedson was a baby, his crackhead teen mum Got real distracted watching Teen Mum on the telly and dropped Ned right on his noggin Leaving a bump on the top of his head The little bean stopped squirming And his mum thought he was surely done for So mommy brought the tiny bundle to the forest during a terrible storm And left him for dead in a field of pumpkins and wolves [Verse 1] Just then lighting struck And a cry cut through the night light like a siren on a fire truck Ned survived by the slightest luck, he wasn’t a dead baby, Neddy was alive as fuck! It was a miracle we’re hearing The creatures of the evening came creeping to the clearing To see this little man nugget Soon to be immortalized in poetry just like the man from Nantucket But as the little babe was grown They gave to him their home And raised him as their own He roamed and trapezed from the tallest trees (whee!) He got his steez from the wallabies They all loved him But the Tasmanian Devils loved little Neddy more than all of ‘em They taught him how to spin like a fan 'Til Ned spun himself into a fine young man But one day like a sick disease Loggers crept in and chopped the eucalyptus trees They smushed the cuddly forest creatures And turned ‘em into body wash and sneakers But Ned escaped and yelled angrily That "You abandoned me! You killed my family! But God dammit, I can’t use your pity" And he snuck onto a ship bound for New York City [Narration] Ned’s voyage led him to the deepest, darkest, dankest bowels of that ship He met all kinds of seedy characters on that voyage, like old Japanese men and their wives He had delicious meals of fresh cut sashimi, pumpkin pie And all kinds of delicious breads and cookies and cakes When he was on that voyage he knew what lied ahead So he kept his sights set on New York City And before he knew it, he arrived [Verse 2] Ned almost drowned He kissed the ground But his guts were churned up in this town Where down was up and up was down So the boy from Down Under flipped right around Ned did a cartwheel and stopped halfway And he walked on his palms from that day But city-folk treated Ned like a freak “That hand-walking lump-headed Yeti can’t speak” One night walking home Ned was quite shocked He saw a B-boy spinning on the sidewalk He couldn’t stop, wouldn’t stop Staring at those limbs, spinning like a wooden top Sweeter than a puddin’ pop, Ned was home at last And every night he’d watch ‘em dance through the glass Of the club, and he’d wait there in line for his chance But the bouncer said, freak, you can’t dance! [Narration] Oh but Ned, sweet little Ned, he wouldn’t get out of line And the bouncer pushed him, and pushed him But to catch his balance, Ned, hardheaded, upside down Ned did what Ned did best He just spun. And he spun. And he spun. And he spun! (Go Ned, go Ned, go, go, go Ned!) Everyone in the club came out to watch what is now regarded As the greatest fucking head spin of all time Legend has it that Ned’s still out there on Bleecker Street Spinning on the curb to this very day Explain Request ×
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