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Donovan – The Intergalactic Laxative (1973) | Track profile | Dork

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Cosmic Wheels
The Intergalactic Laxative

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The Intergalactic Laxative

Release date: 1973

From Cosmic Wheels

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About This Track

"The Intergalactic Laxative" is a track by Donovan, from the album Cosmic Wheels, released 1973. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Donovan

Donovan

Lyrics

The Intergalactic Laxative

[Verse 1]

I was impressed like everyone

When man began to fly

Out of earthly regions

To planets in the sky

With total media coverage

We watched the heroes land

As ceremoniously

They disturbed the cosmic sand

[Verse 2]

In awe with admiration

We listened to the talk

Such pride felt they

Such joy to be

Upon the moon to walk

My romantic vision shattered

When it was explained to me

Spacemen wear old diapers

In which they shit and pee

[Chorus 1]

Oh, the intergalactic laxative

Will get you from here to there

Relieve you and believe me

Without a worry or care

If shitting is your problem

When you're out there in the stars

Oh, the intergalactic laxative

Will get you from here to Mars

[Verse 3]

They don't partake like you and I

Of beefy burger mush

Their food is specially prepared

To dissolve into slush

Absorbed by multi-fibers

In the super diaper suit

Otherwise the slush would trickle

Down inside the boot

[Chorus 1]

Oh, the intergalactic laxative

Will get you from here to there

Relieve you and believe me

Without a worry or care

If shitting is your problem

When you're out there in the stars

Oh, the intergalactic laxative

Will get you from here to Mars

[Verse 4]

You may well ask now what becomes

Of liquid they consume

A pipe is led from penis head

To a unit in the room

The water is recirculated

Filtered for re-use

In case of anti-gravity -

Pee gets on the loose

[Chorus 1]

Oh, the intergalactic laxative

Will get you from here to there

Relieve you and believe me

Without a worry or care

If shitting is your problem

When you're out there in the stars

Oh, the intergalactic laxative

Will get you from here to Mars

[Verse 5]

Wherever man has conquered

On the quest for frontiers new

(Da da da da)

I'm glad he's always had to do

The number one and two

It makes it all so ordinary

Just like you and me

To know the greatest heroes

They had to shit and pee

[Chorus 2]

The intergalactic laxative

Will get you from here to there

For cosmic constipation

There's none that can compare

If shitting is your problem

When you're out there in the stars

Oh, the intergalactic laxative

The intergalactic laxative

The intergalactic laxative

Will get you from here to Mars

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Cosmic Wheels

1973

Album

Release year

1973

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Writer in the Sun

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Season of the Witch

Legend of a Girl Child Linda

Three King Fishers

Sunshine Superman

Turquoise / Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)

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Belated Forgiveness Plea

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Donovan — There Is a Mountain (Single Version)

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Donovan — Epistle to Dippy (Single Version)

Donovan — Wear your love like heaven - single version

Donovan — One English Summer

Donovan — Every Man Has His Chain

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Donovan — Your Love Like Heaven

Donovan — Catch The Wind (single version)

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Donovan — Breezes Of Patchulie

Donovan — Love Will Find A Way

Donovan — Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do (Original Single B Side)

Donovan — Super Lungs

Donovan — Stealing

Donovan — Tinker Tune

Donovan — Young But Growing

Donovan — Catch the Wind (Original Single Version with Strings)

Donovan — Ballad Of A Crystal Man (Version I)

Donovan — She Moved Through The Fair

Donovan — Catch the Wind (Album Version Without Strings)

Donovan — Freestyle

Donovan — Beautiful Day

Donovan — The Land of Doesn’t Have to Be (Early Version)

Donovan — Epistle to Dippy (Alternate Arrangement)

Donovan — Good Time

Donovan — Happiness Runs

Donovan — Superlungs (Second Version)

Donovan — Sidewalk (The Observation Demo)

Donovan — Lullaby

Donovan — Love Floats

Donovan — Whirlwind

Donovan — Gentle Heart

Donovan — Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Donovan — The Year Is Awakening

Donovan — Yin My Yang

Donovan — Do Not Go Gentle

Donovan — A Soldier's Dream

Donovan — The Lovely Day (instrumental)

Donovan — The Lovely Day

Donovan — Beat Cafe

Donovan — Isle Of Sadness

Donovan — Shambhala

Donovan — The Cuckoo

Donovan — Co'dine

Donovan — Crazy 'Bout A Woman

Donovan — Talkin' Pop Star Blues

Donovan — Dirty Old Town

Donovan — Shape In The Sky

Donovan — Two Lovers

Donovan — Lord Of The Universe

Donovan — London Town

Donovan — Freedom Road

Donovan — Island Of Circles

Donovan — The Question

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Donovan — Darkness Of My Night

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Donovan — A Funny Man (Pied Piper version)

Donovan — Sun Magic

Donovan — Little Teddy Bear

Donovan — The Mandolin Man and His Secret (Pied Piper version)

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Donovan — Happiness Runs (Pied Piper version)

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Donovan — Jackie Beanstalk

Donovan — Wynken, Blynken and Nod (Pied Piper version)

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Donovan — I Love My Shirt (Pied Piper version)

Donovan — Sunshine Superman (Extended Version)

Donovan — The Clear-Browed One

Donovan — Lady Of The Lamp

Donovan — Eldorado

Donovan — Nirvana

Donovan — Please Don't Bend

Donovan — Deep Peace

Donovan — High Your Love

Donovan — Everlasting Sea

Donovan — The Evernow

Donovan — The Garden

Donovan — Universe Am I

Donovan — The Way

Donovan — Be Mine

Donovan — Give It All Up

Donovan — Riki Tiki Tavi (Alternate Version)

Donovan — Jennifer Juniper

Donovan — Bye, Bye Girl

Donovan — Till I See You Again

Donovan — Living For The Love Light

Donovan — Every Reason

Donovan — I Love You Baby

Donovan — Lady of the Stars

Donovan — Johnny Tuff

Donovan — Marjorie Margerine

Donovan — The Hills Of Tuscany

Donovan — Half Moon Bay

Donovan — Lay Down Lassie

Donovan — The Actor

Donovan — Love Is Only Feeling

Donovan — Lover O Lover

Donovan — Lady Of The Flowers

Donovan — She

Donovan — Madrigalinda

Donovan — Comin' to You

Donovan — Neutron

Donovan — No Hunger

Donovan — The Heights Of Alma

Donovan — Harmony

Donovan — No Man's Land

Donovan — Mee Mee I Love You

Donovan — Only To Be Expected

Donovan — Shipwreck

Donovan — We Are One

Donovan — Dare to Be Different

Donovan — Local Boy Chops Wood

Donovan — Brave New World

Donovan — The Light

Donovan — Maya's Dance

Donovan — Kalifornia Kiddies

Donovan — Sing My Song

Donovan — International Man

Donovan — Astral Angel

Donovan — Children Of The World

Donovan — Liberation Rag

Donovan — The Mountain

Donovan — A Well Known Has-Been

Donovan — Dark-Eyed Blue Jean Angel

Donovan — Cryin' Shame

Donovan — My Love Is True (Love Song)

Donovan — Slow Down World

Donovan — Black Widow

Donovan — What The Soul Desires

Donovan — Age Of Treason

Donovan — The Voice Of Protest

Donovan — Moon Rok

Donovan — How Silly

Donovan — The Great Song Of The Sky

Donovan — Ride-A-Mile

Donovan — The Ordinary Family

Donovan — Love Of My Life

Donovan — The Quest

Donovan — Salvation Stomp

Donovan — Sadness

Donovan — Rock And Roll Souljer

Donovan — Your Broken Heart

Donovan — Dignity of Man

Donovan — Earth Sign Man (from Cosmic Wheels)

Donovan — Sailing Homeward

Donovan — Saint Valentine's Angel

Donovan — I Like You (from Cosmic Wheels)

Donovan — Appearances (from Cosmic Wheels)

Donovan — Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth

Donovan — There Is an Ocean

Donovan — The Music Makers (from Cosmic Wheels)

Donovan — Divine Daze of Deathless Delight

Donovan — Only The Blues (from Cosmic Wheels)

Donovan — Life Goes On

Donovan — Cosmic Wheels (from Cosmic Wheels)

Donovan — Boy for Every Girl

Donovan — Maria Magenta (from Cosmic Wheels)

Donovan — Wild Witch Lady (from Cosmic Wheels)

Donovan — Yellow Star

Donovan — Life Is a Merry-Go-Round

Donovan — Lazy Daze

Donovan — Sleep

Donovan — Can Ye Dance

Donovan — Queen Mab

Donovan — The Little White Road

Donovan — Wynken, Blynken and Nod

Donovan — The Road

Donovan — In an Old Fashioned Picture Book

Donovan — Lost Time

Donovan — Things to Wear

Donovan — The Seller of Stars

Donovan — The Star

Donovan — A Funny Man

Donovan — The Pee Song

Donovan — Lord of the Reedy River

Donovan — Voyage of the Moon

Donovan — Lord of the Dance

Donovan — The Unicorn

Donovan — Little Ben

Donovan — Mr. Wind

Donovan — Henry Martin

Donovan — La Moora

Donovan — Jabberwocky

Donovan — Homesickness

Donovan — Coulter’s Candy

Donovan — The Walrus and the Carpenter

Donovan — The Owl and the Pussycat

Donovan — Fishes in Love

Donovan — The Song of the Wandering Aengus

Donovan — Celia of the Seals

Donovan — Riki Tiki Tavi

Donovan — People Used To

Donovan — New Year's Resovolution

Donovan — Season of Farewell

Donovan — Poke at the Pope

Donovan — Celtic Rock

Donovan — Clara Clairvoyant

Donovan — Atlantis

Donovan — Changes

Donovan — Joe Bean's Theme

Donovan — Curry Land

Donovan — Song for John

Donovan — Roots of Oak

Donovan — Pamela Jo

Donovan — Where Is She?

Donovan — Superlungs (My Supergirl)

Donovan — The Love Song

Donovan — Barabajagal

Donovan — Trudi

Donovan — To Susan on the West Coast Waiting

Donovan — Catch the Wind (long version)

Donovan — Colours (Epic version)

Donovan — Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)

Donovan — I Love My Shirt

Donovan — Laléna

Donovan — The Entertaining of a Shy Girl

Donovan — A Sunny Day

Donovan — As I Recall It

Donovan — Get Thy Bearings

Donovan — The River Song

Donovan — West Indian Lady

Donovan — The Sun Is a Very Magic Fellow

Donovan — What a Beautiful Creature You Are

Donovan — Poor Cow

Donovan — Hi It's Been a Long Time

Donovan — Teas

Donovan — Peregrine

Donovan — Tangier

Donovan — Teen Angel

Donovan — Hurdy Gurdy Man

Donovan — Hurdy Gurdy Man / Teen Angel

Donovan — Catch The Wind / Colours

Donovan — There Is a Mountain / Sand and Foam

Donovan — There Is a Mountain

Donovan — Someone's Singing

Donovan — Under the Greenwood Tree

Donovan — Little Boy in Corduroy

Donovan — Song of the Naturalist's Wife

Donovan — Sun

Donovan — Skip-a-Long Sam

Donovan — There Was a Time

Donovan — The Land of Doesn't Have to Be

Donovan — Oh Gosh

Donovan — Young Girl Blues

Donovan — House of Jansch

Donovan — Hampstead Incident

Donovan — Sand and Foam

Donovan — Museum

Donovan — The Observation

Donovan — Writer in the Sun

Donovan — Bleak City Woman

Donovan — Preachin' Love

Donovan — Someone Singing

Donovan — Epistle to Dippy

Donovan — Sunny South Kensington

Donovan — Mellow Yellow

Donovan — Season of the Witch

Donovan — Legend of a Girl Child Linda

Donovan — Celeste

Donovan — The Fat Angel

Donovan — Ferris Wheel

Donovan — Guinevere

Donovan — Bert's Blues

Donovan — Three King Fishers

Donovan — The Trip

Donovan — Sunshine Superman

Donovan — Turquoise

Donovan — Turquoise / Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)

Donovan — Candy Man

Donovan — Summer Day Reflection Song

Donovan — Jersey Thursday

Donovan — To Try for the Sun

Donovan — Oh Deed I Do

Donovan — Colours

Donovan — Ballad of Geraldine

Donovan — Circus of Sour

Donovan — Belated Forgiveness Plea

Donovan — Sunny Goodge Street

Donovan — Universal Soldier

Donovan — Ballad of a Crystal Man

Donovan — Do You Hear Me Now

Donovan — The War Drags On

Donovan — Cuttin' Out

Donovan — Ramblin' Boy

Donovan — Car Car

Donovan — To Sing for You

Donovan — Keep On Truckin'

Donovan — The Alamo

Donovan — Catch the Wind

Donovan — You’re Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond

Donovan — Tangerine Puppet

Donovan — Josie

Donovan — Goldwatch Blues

Donovan — Donna Donna

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Donovan — Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do?

Donovan — Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)

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Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)
Catch The Wind / Colours
Celia of the Seals
Dare to Be Different
Epistle to Derroll
Epistle to Dippy
Gimme Some a That
Happiness Runs
I Am the Shaman

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Credits

Writer: Donovan
Producer: Donovan, Mickie Most
Credited: Arjen Anthony Lucassen’s Star One, Mickie Most