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     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 going
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     there's no knowing where we're rowing
     or which way the wind is blowing
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     or which way the river's flowing
 
     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
     oh, the fires of hell are glowing
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     are the fires of hell a-glowing?
 
     is the grisly reaper mowing?
 
     is the grisly reaper mowing?
     yes the danger must be growing (faster, faster)
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     yes!
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    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)
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     stop the boat.
 
     stop the boat.
  
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"Prelude (The Family Trip)"
Prelude (The Family Trip) cover
Song by 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 Alternative rock
Length 1:20
Label Nothing, Interscope
Writer Roald Dahl
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.

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   there's no earthly way of knowing
   which direction we are going
   there's no knowing where we're rowing
   or which way the river's flowing
   is it raining? is it snowing?
   is a hurricane a-blowing?
   not a speck of light is showing
   so the danger must be growing
   are the fires of hell a-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.