Lyrics Dan Reynolds and Aja Volkman - The Tale of Ben and Jackie

All the way back to 51.
Ben and Jackie were on the run.
Kept for a map to a buried treasure.
Won two tickets and a bottle of weapons.
Oh.
It's dynamite.

Sailed on a boat to Africa.
Stopped for a visit with Old King Tut.
Travelled all across the Kalahari desert.
Slept on the base of the Kilimanjaro.
Oh.
It's dynamite.

Bang!
Go the crack in the middle of the night.
Bang!
Went the stick of dynamite.
Oh, Jackie.
What have you done?
"Hey," said Ben, "are you trying to kill me?"
Greedy old Jackie wants the treasure for herself, I'm sure.
As dynamite.

Ba dada doo, dee dee lee dee dee do.
Diddely bob a doo chicka chicka chika cho.
And boom.
It's dynamite.
Biddaley boppa doo ah ba ding dong do.
I could take you out if you really want to.
Oh, Jackie.
What have you done?

Come this far no turning back.
Ben, wont you cut me just a little slack?
Giving me the ding when I try to kill you.
Let's split this treasure and head on home.
I'm sorry!
It's dynamite.

All is well and that is that.
Don't matter Jackie it's in the past.
Fetch me a water from the deep deep well.
There she went and there she fell.
Oh Ben!
What have you done?

Bang!
Heard a crack in the middle of the night.
Bang!
Went the stick of dynamite.
Oh, Ben.
What have you done?
"Hey," said Jackie, "are you trying to kill me?"
Greedy old Ben wants the treasure for himself, I'm sure.
As dynamite.

Ba dada doo, dee dee lee dee dee do.
Diddely bob a doo chicka chicka chika cho.
And boom.
It's dynamite.
Biddaley boppa doo ah ba ding dong do.
I could take you out if you really want to.
Oh, Ben.
What have you done?

Ben went off to the Kilimanjaro.
Left Jackie dead and abandoned his sorrows.
Jackie came down and followed suit.
Hot on the trail of Ben and all his loot.
And the dynamite.

Bang!
Heard a crack in the middle of the night.
Bang!
Went the stick of dynamite.
Oh, no.
What have you done?
"Hey," said the mountain, "are you trying to kill me?"
Greedy old folks want the treasure for themselves, I'm sure.
As dynamite.

Ba dada doo, dee dee lee dee dee do.
Diddely bob a doo chicka chicka chika cho.
And boom.
It's dynamite.
Biddaley boppa doo ah ba ding dong do.
I could take you out if you really want to.
Oh, no.
What have you done?

Ben and Jackie got buried alive.
With the treasure and the stick of dynamite.
Oh no.
What have you done?
Oh, Ben and Jackie all buried alive.
With the treasure and the stick of dynamite.
Oh no.
What have you done?

Ba dada doo, dee dee lee dee dee do.
Diddely bob a doo chicka chicka chika cho.
And boom.
Its dynamite.
Biddaley boppa doo ah ba ding dong do.
I could take you out if I really want to.
Oh no, it's dynamite.