Alice the Camel
Alice's Journey: A Playful Tale of Transformation
Lyrics
Well, Alice the camel has five humps
Alice the camel is introduced with five humps, and there's encouragement for her to go.
Alice the camel has five humps
-Alice the camel has five humps
-So go, Alice, go
-Boom, boom, boom
Repetition of the idea that Alice has five humps, accompanied by rhythmic "boom, boom, boom," and a call for Alice to go.
She got five humps
-Boom, boom, boom
-She got five humps
-Boom, boom, boom
-She got five humps
-Go, Alice, go
-Alice the camel has four humps
The number of humps reduces to four, and the encouragement for Alice to go continues.
Alice the camel has four humps
-Alice the camel has four humps
-So go, Alice, go
-Boom, boom, boom
Similar to the previous section, Alice now has four humps, and the rhythmic encouragement is repeated.
She got four humps
-Boom, boom, boom
-She got four humps
-Boom, boom, boom
-She got four humps
-Go, Alice, go (go, Alice, go)
-Now, Alice the camel has three humps
Alice's humps further reduce to three, and the pattern of encouraging her to go continues.
Alice the camel has three humps
-Alice the camel has three humps
-So go, Alice, go
-Boom, boom, boom
With three humps, the rhythmic encouragement persists, and there's a mention of watching Alice go.
She got three humps
-Boom, boom, boom
-She got three humps
-Boom, boom, boom
-She got three humps
-Go, Alice, go (watch her go, boys)
-Now, Alice the camel has two humps
The hump count decreases to two, and the call for Alice to go is repeated.
Alice the camel has two humps
-Alice the camel has two humps
-So go, Alice, go
-Boom, boom, boom (la, la, la, la)
Similar to previous sections, with rhythmic "boom, boom, boom," Alice now has two humps, and there's a call for her to go.
She got two humps
-Boom, boom, boom (la, la, la, la)
-She got two humps
-Boom, boom, boom (la, la, la, la)
-She got two humps
-Go, Alice, go (go, Alice)
-Now, Alice the camel has one hump
Now Alice has only one hump, and the encouragement for her to go is emphasized.
Alice the camel has one hump
-Alice the camel has one hump
-Go, Alice, go (one more time)
-Boom, boom, boom (na, na, na, na)
Rhythmic repetition with "boom, boom, boom" as Alice is described as having one hump. The encouragement for her to go is reinforced.
She got one hump
-Boom, boom, boom (la, la, la, la)
-She got one hump
-Boom, boom, boom (na, na, na, na)
-She got one hump
-Go, Alice, go (you go, girl)
-Now, Alice the camel has no humps
Alice is humorously declared to have no humps, and it's revealed that she's actually a horse. A play on the word "of course" adds a humorous touch to the ending.
Alice the camel has no humps
-Alice the camel has no humps
-'Cause Alice is a horse (of course)
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