Editing Prelude (The Family Trip)

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"'''Prelude (The Family Trip)'''" is the first track on the 1994 release ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. The song is a parody of the "boat scene" in the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory''.

==Appearances==
===Albums===
* ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''

==Versions==
* "Prelude (The Family Trip)" <small>&mdash; Appears on ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''.</small>

==Lyrics==
     there's no earthly way of knowing
     which direction we are going
     there's no knowing where we're going
     or which way the wind is blowing
     is it raining? is it snowing?
     is a hurricane a-blowing?
     not a speck of light is showing
     so the danger must be growing
     oh, the fires of hell are glowing
     is the grisly reaper mowing?
     yes the danger must be growing (faster, faster)
     for the rowers keep on rowing (faster, faster)
     and they're certainly not showing (faster, faster)
     any signs that they are slowing (faster, faster)
     stop the boat.

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-{{Song
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-| Name        = Prelude (The Family Trip)
+"'''Prelude (The Family Trip)'''" is the first track on the 1994 release ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. The song is a parody of the "boat scene" in the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory''.
-| Cover       = Portrait-of-an-American-Family.jpg
-| Artist      = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
-| Album       = [[Portrait of an American Family]]
-| Released    = July 19, 1994
-| Recorded    = August–December 1993 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, The Village Recorder and Pig
-| Genre       = experimental music, dark ambient
-| Length      = 1:20
-| Label       = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
-| Writer      = Roald Dahl
-| Composer    =
-| Producer    = [[Marilyn Manson]], [[Trent Reznor]]
-}}
-"'''Prelude (The Family Trip)'''" is the first track on the 1994 release ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. The song is a parody of the "boat scene" in the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory''. The lyrics were written by children's novelist Roald Dahl.
-== Appearances ==
+==Appearances==
-=== Albums ===
+===Albums===
 * ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''
-== Versions ==
+==Versions==
-* "Prelude (The Family Trip)" <small>— Appears on ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''.</small>
+* "Prelude (The Family Trip)" <small>&mdash; Appears on ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''.</small>
-== Lyrics ==
+==Lyrics==
-    there's no earthly way of knowing
+     there's no earthly way of knowing
-    which direction we are going
+     which direction we are going
-    there's no knowing where we're rowing
+     there's no knowing where we're going
-    or which way the river's flowing
+     or which way the wind is blowing
-    is it raining? is it snowing?
+     is it raining? is it snowing?
-    is a hurricane a-blowing?
+     is a hurricane a-blowing?
-    not a speck of light is showing
+     not a speck of light is showing
-    so the danger must be growing
+     so the danger must be growing
-    are the fires of hell a-glowing?
+     oh, the fires of hell are glowing
-    is the grisly reaper mowing?
+     is the grisly reaper mowing?
-    yes!
+     yes the danger must be growing (faster, faster)
-    the danger must be growing (faster, faster)
+     for the rowers keep on rowing (faster, faster)
-    for the rowers keep on rowing (faster, faster)
+     and they're certainly not showing (faster, faster)
-    and they're certainly not showing (faster, faster)
+     any signs that they are slowing (faster, faster)
-    any signs that they are slowing (faster, faster)
+     stop the boat.
-    stop the boat.
-[[Category:1989-1995 era]]
+[[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]]
-[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs]]
-[[Category:Songs from Portrait of an American Family]]