Eric Burdon & The Animals

My leader told me to jump in the river
The river was deep and the weather was winter
After a sailer very kindly saved me
My leader told me, youd better take it easy
I took it so easy my leader called me lazy
Through the lack of red meat
Everything was getting hazy
Friends looked at me and said,
Man, you gotta be crazy
Oh, oh leader
My leader said son youd better get yourself together
Never mind the fools who know what were getting into
But a forty mile walk would do us both a world of good
And he sat down and watched me take off down the road
Well, I walked so far my feet began to bleed
If this was good for me I just couldnt see it
A motorist picked me up and said
Look man, you must be crazy
Oh, oh leader
Oh, oh leader
My leader came to see me in a hospital bed
Well at least I really knew that my leader really cared
After giving me a second-hand roach
He said wheres your donation man,
Its all for a good cause.
He left me all alone to work the riddle out
But I just couldnt make it so I began to shout
They stuck a hypodermic deep down into me
Said, look out nurse I think we got a loony
Oh, oh leader
Okay baby follow me now
Follow your leader
All right
Now here I sit in a state-run asylum
Limitless, friendless but much more together
I decided to do some good book readin
About the art of people leadin
Now Im the leader and theyre being led
Whats the matter if theyre crazy till you hear what Ive said
Being the leader is really where its at
But just how long can a good thing last
Oh, oh leader
Oh, oh leader
Now listen to this baby
This is the year of the guru
Now the thing to do is to ask yourself
What can a guru do for me?
Then you say to yourself
I gotta get a guru
[ Year Of The Guru Lyrics ]