For many a year I was so confused   and didnt know what to play   But then I met a man who picked up his horn   and showed me just what to say      He was skinny and lean and he kept himself clean   and he knew how to write them tunes   Then came a day when we started to play   And you know we conquered the moon      Chorus      I'm in a band   A rock and roll band   I'm in a band      We called him Beethoven and then we showed them   exactly where we wanted to go   So we started a band and toured all the land   A-rakin' in all of that dough      We smoked a few cigs and we played a few gigs   and never missed nearly a one   We covered the States and we hit the Great Lakes   And boy, did we have us some fun      (Chorus)      We had an idea so we put it in gear   and soon we were out on the road   We did it to play and they started to say   The Animal Trainer and the Toad