Cornelius
Words by Steve Taylor
Music by Peter Furler

WooHoo.
WooHoo.
WooHoo.
WooHoo.

And every generation's got
The fearless few who can't be bought.
They don't take polls or look around.
They act on truth, and then they stand their ground.

Come up and see the world stripped bare.
The free indeed.
They breathe a rarified air.
Yeah, they got spirit.
Yeah, they got game.
And some get christened
With a righteous-sounding name.

Na na na na-na na na-na na.
Cor-ne-li-us.
Na na na na-na na na-na na.
Cor-ne-li-us.

WooHoo.
WooHoo.

And every generation knows
The doers do, the posers pose,
'Cause every time the plop goes fizz
Another yes-man gets his.

Come up and see the big man's boss.
The mind clears out when you're taking up the cross.
Yeah, his burden's easy.
No, it don't chafe.
It's God's safe harbor.
Why play it safe?

Na na na na-na na na-na na.
Cor-ne-li-us.
(He's ready to fight, but not to fuss.)
Na na na na-na na na-na na.
Cor-ne-li-us.

Core-strong like a centurion.
I wanna be Cornelius.
Core-strong like a centurion.
I wanna be Cornelius.
His kneel is real.
His kneel is real.
What rhymes with Cornelius?
Helium!

WooHoo
WooHoo
WooHoo

The "cor" is before a kneel, a kneel.
The "i" is an "e" in us, in us.
He's ready to fight but not to fuss.
We like, we like Cornelius.

And history proves the axiom:
Surface skimmers choke on scum.
Who's calling deep?
Who opens wide?
Who put the just in justified?

Check, check it out -- the view you get.
It's God's high-wire.
There isn't any net.
Show a little spirit.
Show you got game.
Show you know,
We know, we know,
You know what's in a name.

Na na na na-na na na-na na.
Cor-ne-li-us
Na na na na-na na na-na na.
Cor-ne-li-us.

Na na na na-na na na-na na.
(He's ready to fight, but not to fuss.)
Cor-ne-li-us
(We like, we like, Cornelius.)
Na na na na-na na na-na na.
(He isn't a wuss. He never was.)
Cor-ne-li-us.
(We like, we like, Cornelius.)

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