Dr. Hekyll and Mr. Jive

by Men at Work





Dr. Hekyll works late at the laboratory,

Where things are not as they seem.

Dr. Hekyll wishes nothing more desperately,

Than to fulfill all his dreams.

All alone with a scream in the dead of night,

as he's breaking new ground.

Trying his best to unlock all the secrets,

But he's not sure what he's found.

Dr. Hekyll's his own little guinea pig,

'Cause they all think he's mad.

Sets his sights on the search of a lifetime,

and he's never never sad.

Whoa-ho, it's off to work he goes,

In the name of science and all its wonder...



This is the story of Dr. Hekyll and Mr. Jive,

They are a person who feels good to be alive,

This is the story of Dr. Hekyll and Mr. Jive,

Believes the underdog will eventually survive...



Not long now to the ultimate experiment,

He's breakin' all the rules.

He wants to cure all manner of imbalances,

In this world of fools.

He locks the door and he looks around nervously,

He knows there's no one there.

He drinks it down and waits for some reaction

To all his work and care.

Hey-hey, he fumbles for what to say,

He loves the world except for all the people...



This is the story of Dr. Hekyll and Mr. Jive,

They are a person who feels good to be alive,

This is the story of Dr. Hekyll and Mr. Jive,

Belives the underdog will eventually survive...



Whoa-ho, it's out at night he goes,

He slips easily into conversation.

Hey-hey, he's cool in every way,

Sometimes he loves to sing "That old Black Magic"...



This is the story of Dr. Hekyll and Mr. Jive,

They are a person who feels good to be alive,

This is the story of Dr. Hekyll and Mr. Jive,

Belives the underdog will eventually survive...





Transcribed by Rich Kulawiec, rsk@ecn.purdue.edu