Rip it up

Crack that lid!
Brand new tin of black
Ink up a plate.
Clear the drying rack

If you haven't etched enough,
You must dip it
If your edges are too rough
Gonna rip it
If the lid just won’t come off
You must grip it

Now slip it, into place
Line it up, get it straight
Roll forward on the bed
Pull back the blanket, check your plate
Now rip it, rip it up

When the masking tape is long,
You must snip it
If the pressure's over strong
Gonna rip it

I say rip it, rip it up
I say rip it, rip it up

Crack that lid!
Brand new tin of black
Ink up a plate.
Clear the drying rack.

When the lino comes your way
Time to chip it
Gotta face a certain way?
Better flip it
Mustn't put the screen away
Until you strip it

Got my opening today
Gonna kick it
With a fancy chardonnay
Gonna sip it
You got nothing nice to say?
Better zip it

Now slip it into place
Line it up, get it straight
Roll forward on the bed
Pull back the blanket, check your plate
Now slip it into place
Ink it up, get it straight
Roll forward on the bed
Pull back the blanket. Dodgy state?
Then rip it, rip it up

Gerald Casale & Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (Devo), Whip it, 1980.