Do The Ostrich

The Velvet Underground

Live performances

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Overview

Lou Reed Cover

Credits

Written by Lou Reed/Jimmie Sims/Jerry Vance/Terry Philips

Lyrics

C'mon, let's go
All right, everybody get down on your face
Get ready, yeah, okay, c'mon
...your knees, 
Do the ostrich
Do the ostrich…

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C'mon, let's go
All right, everybody get down on your face
Get ready, yeah, okay, c'mon
...your knees, 
Do the ostrich
Do the ostrich

Take a step forward
step on your face
Do the ostrich, go, go, go
All right
Do the ostrich

Then take a step forward
Then you turn to the right
Do the ostrich
wow, wow,
You turn your left and then your feet upside your left
do the ostrich
Oh, baby you're carrying down
You get a little softer, now
you take you forward
put your head onto your knees
Do the ostrich
Do just anything you please

All right, wow, wow, wow,
Do, do, do
C'mon, all right

Live History

Total performances

First known performance

12 Dec 1986

Fox Theatre, Atlanta

Last known performance

6 Dec 1987

Philipshalle, Dusseldorf

Recent performances

6 Dec 1987 Dusseldorf
4 Sep 1987 Buffalo
8 Jun 1987 Sheffield
2 Apr 1987 Woolwich
2 Feb 1987 Wellington
29 Jan 1987 Osaka
12 Dec 1986 Atlanta