Iguanas on the Roof (feat. Jus Goodie)

Oh, hi there. I'm Alice, the herpetologist

Here I am in the Caribbean

And I study reptiles like these ectothermic iguanas

Everybody say, "Ectothermic"

Ectothermic

An ectothermic animal, or organism, is an organism

That needs to get its heat from the outside environment

Ha, sometimes I just wish I could be up there with them

Just another iguana on the roof

Sunrise on a Caribbean isle, a lonely herpetologist sits for a while

Watching the iguanas and jotting in her journal

Vegan diet, great vision, a parietal eye

That senses light and any threat in the sky

Any iguana sleep all night, that makes them diurnal

And that is why they bask in the sun in the morning, jump-starting their metabolism

Raising their body temperatures until they are ready to move

I wish that I were up there too

A tulip on my neck and my reptilian crew

Just another iguana on the roof

Whoa-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Iguanas on the roof. Iguanas on the roof

Kickin' it island style

Iguanas on the roof, iguanas on the roof

Ectothermic reptile

Iguanas on the roof, iguanas on the roof

With the cool reptilian blood

Iguanas on the roof, iguanas on the roof

High above the mud

Whoa-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa

Well last week she borrowed a ladder

And climbed up to the roof with some plants on a platter

Hoping those iguanas would let her join their club

But for hours and hours they just sat still

I waited and waited and waited until

Boredom overtook her she climbed down but left the grub

All they do is bask in the sun

In the morning, jump-starting their metabolism

Raising their body temperatures until they are ready to move

I wish that I were up there with them

A tulip on my neck and a tympanum

Just another iguana under roof

Whoa-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Iguanas on the roof, iguanas on the roof

Kickin' it island style

Iguanas on the roof, iguanas on the roof

Ectothermic reptile

Iguanas on the roof, iguanas on the roof

With the cool reptilian blood

Iguanas under roof, iguanas on the roof

High above the mud

Whoa-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa

Hey, don't you wanna be an iguana?

Yes, I really wanna be an iguana

Well, you're no reptile, just a warm-blooded mammal

You're less like an iguana and more like a camel

When the weather is cool, your blood stays hot

And when the weather is warm

You've got the ability to sweat

So sweet, and the ability to shiver, to generate heat (alright)

So hate to break it to you, but you already do

You're never, ever, ever gonna be an iguana (no way)

So find yourself a crew that's right for you

I said, "Find yourself a crew who likes you for you!" (Crew)

She's walking alone down the road when suddenly

Other scientists from the field lab balcony

Taking a break from their research see her and scream

Hey, Alice!

It's a party you gotta come up to the roof and have a piña colada

And tell us about all the reptiles you have seen

And now I am up there too

With a pat on the back

She's a part of the crew (I'm a part of the crew)

Just chillin' like an iguana on the, iguana on the, iguana on the roof

Whoa-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Iguanas on the roof, iguanas on the roof, (huh-hun, alright)

Kicking it island style

Iguanas on the roof, iguanas on the roof (Hey)

Ectothermic reptile (reptile)

Iguanas on the roof, iguanas on the roof (hey, hey, hey)

With the cool reptilian blood (huh-hun, huh-hun)

Iguanas on the roof, iguanas on the roof

High above the mud

Whoa-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Whoa-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Whoa-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh