Take Off

"Take Off" by Bob & Doug McKenzie

Bob & Doug McKenzie

Lyrics: 

Album: Great White North
(Spoken):
This is where the DJ talks. Don't say anything, okay?
Okay, eh?

(Sung):
Cooo, loo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coooo!
Cooo, loo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coooo!

(Spoken):
Okay. Good day. Welcome to our single. I'm Bob McKenzie and
this is my brother Doug.
How's it going, eh?

(Spoken):
Beauty, eh?
Yeah, I like that.

(Spoken):
Okay. (Okay.)
Okay, everyone. This record was my idea.
Get out!
It was.
You're lying!
He... Hosehead here just sort of rides on my coattails.
Why are you doing this? It was our idea together, eh?
Yeah, okay. (Yeah, okay.)
We agreed to... to say that, but...
Ah, take off!

(Sung):
Take off! To the Great White North!
Take off! It's a beauty way to go.
Take off! To the Great White North!

(Spoken):
Decent singing, eh?
Yeah.
Yeah, he's good.
Okay, so Good Day. Our topic today is music.
That's right like, cause my brother and I are now experts in
the field.
Yeah, right, cause we're a band now. (Yeah, yeah, so...)
And ummm... Well, except for him, I'm a band.
Aww. How can you do that? Making me look bad. You're such a
hosehead.
Yea? Well, take off!

(Sung):
Take off! To the Great White North!
Take off! It's a beauty way to go.
Take off! To the Great White North!

(Spoken):
Hey, hosehead.
Yeah, what?
Yeah, listen to this what's coming. You know what it is?
What?
It's a drum solo!
Okay, everyone, like this is me on the drums!
Oh, get out! It is not. You're not...
It is so!
Stop lying, will ya?
Take off, eh!
Aww...

(Sung):
Take off! To the Great White North!
Take off! It's a beauty way to go.
Take off! To the Great White North!
Take off!

Take off! To the Great White North!
Take off! It's a beauty way to go.
Take off! To the Great White North!

Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooooo!
Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooooo!

(Spoken):
Beauty, eh?
Like magic, eh? It's coming in.
Well, that's like...
It's like it was sung by angels.
Hey, hosehead.
Yeah, what?
Guess what?
What?
It's over!
Take off! That can't be it!
Well... It is, yeah. Yeah, it is.
Why?
Because, well, hit records are short. Like, they...
No way.
...yeah, they're not that long.
Okay. So, that's our topic for today. So, Good Day!
Good day!

(Shouted):
Ay, you guys!

What?

Take off!

Wait! No!
Hey! Don't go!
No! Come back, eh?
Aww. Look what you did! Everybody's gone because of you! You said...
Come back! I won't let him do it again!
My fault, eh?
Yeah, your fault.
You are such a hoser.
There's no way I'll ever do another record with you Hoser.
Okay, that's fine! I'll do a solo album.
Fine then, you'll be looking for me...
Yeah? I will not.
...on another label.
Aww. Now everybody's gone.
So?
Good day!
Good day!

So, like take off, to the great white north.
Take off, it's a beauty way to go.
Take off you hosers!


Chart information for:

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Chart History

Chart DatePosition
1982-01-3084
1982-02-0666
1982-02-1354
1982-02-2040
1982-02-2734
1982-03-0624
1982-03-1322
1982-03-2019
1982-03-2716
1982-04-0316
1982-04-1019
1982-04-1737
1982-04-2489
1982-05-01100

Peak Position: #16
Number of Weeks on Chart: 14