Giribaradhari das: <\/p>\n
te-naka te-naka te-naka taa !
\nI hear the mrdanga beat.
\nI’m really completely jet lagged,
\nStill trying to find my feet.<\/p>\n
Well, we took a plane, left in the rain,
\nAnd now I’m in Brazil.
\nThe air is wet, the sun is hot,
\nAnd a jungle’s just over the hill.<\/p>\n
Told my mum I needed a change,
\nI didn’t have time to explain,
\nI know she’s going to worry,
\nBut it was so cold in chilly Ukraine.<\/p>\n
And now the air’s so hard to breathe,
\nIn this tropical heat,
\nI shuffle along, singing the song,
\nWatching my two left feet !<\/p>\n
I’m dressed in a pale pink sari,
\nWith gopi dots on my face,
\nI’m trying to move as best I can,
\nWith lots of style and grace.<\/p>\n
And as I move myself along,
\nShanghaied is the word I’d use,
\n‘Cept, I was really quite willing,
\n‘Cos I’d nothing much to lose.<\/p>\n
ta-tata ta-tata ta-tata boom !
\nThe mrdanga beat’s getting faster.
\nMaybe my life’s taking a turn,
\nNo longer heading for disaster.<\/p>\n
Later, we’ll sail on the Amazon,
\nAnd that’ll be lots of fun.
\n” Crocs and snakes and ‘gators ! ”
\nJust wait till I tell my mum !<\/p>\n
The guru is really awesome !
\nAnd he likes the way I dance.
\n“And chanting the Holy Names,
\nIs the way to really advance ! ”<\/p>\n
Well, different slok’s for different folks.
\nThat’s just the way it goes.
\nI’m chanting Hare Krishna,
\nAnd dancing on my toes !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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