Analysis

Walk The Dinosaur

Was (Not Was) · Was (Not Was)

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Verdict
Safe

Playful, absurdist imagery; minor cigarette reference

Detailed Analysis

These are the lyrics to 'Walk the Dinosaur' by Was (Not Was). The song is largely nonsensical and playful, featuring surreal, absurdist imagery such as prehistoric cave life, a walking dinosaur, Elvis healing lepers, and roasting pork in the Statue of Liberty's torch. There is a brief cigarette reference ('I lit a cigarette'), which is a mild substance mention but not glorified. The phrase 'I said I'd be your slave' is used in a clearly romantic/devoted context with no sexual undertone. The shift from 'walk the dinosaur' to 'kill the dinosaur' at the end is mildly notable but occurs in a completely fantastical, non-graphic context. There is no profanity, sexual content, graphic violence, or genuinely mature themes. The overall tone is fun, quirky, and lighthearted.

Themes

surreal imagery

prehistoric

adventure

romance

fantasy

mild violence

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Lyrics

Boom-boom, acka-lacka-lacka, boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka, boom-boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka-lacka, boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka, boom-boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka-lacka, boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka, boom-boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka-lacka, boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka, boom-boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka-lacka, boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka, boom-boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka-lacka, boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka, boom-boom It was a night like this forty million years ago I lit a cigarette, picked up a monkey skull to go The sun was spitting fire, the sky was blue as ice I felt a little tired, so I watched Miami Vice I walked a dinosaur, I walked a dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Boom-boom, acka-lacka-lacka, boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka, boom-boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka-lacka, boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka, boom-boom I met you in a cave, you were painting buffalo I said I'd be your slave, follow wherever you go That night we split a rattlesnake and danced beneath the stars You fell asleep, I stayed awake and watched the passing cars And walked a dinosaur, I walked a dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur One night I dreamed of New York You and I roasting blue pork in the Statue of Liberty's torch Elvis landed in a rock-rock-rocket ship Healed a couple of lepers, up and disappeared But where was his beard? A shadow from the sky, much too big to be a bird A screaming, crashing noise louder than I've ever heard It looked like two big silver trees that somehow learned to soar Suddenly a summer breeze and a mighty lion's roar I killed a dinosaur, I killed a dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody kill the dinosaur Boom-boom, acka-lacka-lacka, boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka, boom-boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka-lacka, boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka, boom-boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka-lacka, boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka, boom-boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka-lacka, boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka, boom-boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka-lacka, boom Boom-boom, acka-lacka, boom-boom


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Analysis performed on September 15, 2026