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Howard the Duck is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck first appeared in Adventure into Fear #19 (Dec. 1973) and several subsequent series have chronicled the misadventures of the ill-tempered, anthropomorphic, "funny animal" trapped on human-dominated Earth.
Howard's adventures are generally social satires, while a few are parodies of genre fiction with a metafictional awareness of the medium. The book is existentialist, and its main joke, according to Gerber, is that there is no joke: "that life's most serious moments and most incredibly dumb moments are often distinguishable only by a momentary point of view." This is diametrically opposed to screenwriter Gloria Katz, who, in adapting the comic to the screen, declared "It's a film about a duck from outer space... It's not supposed to be an existential experience". He was portrayed by Ed Gale and voiced by Chip Zien in the 1986 film Howard the Duck.
Umm-hmm
Now, there's a new dance
It goes like-a this low
I know what you're thinkin', babe
Child, it ain't The Jerk, no
Now, if ya come here to swim
Now man, you're out a-luck
The name of this dance
Child, they call, The Duck
Hey Lord, you run down to the river, Lord
(Come on baby)
Then you get a duck
(Try your luck)
Oh Lord, you start to flap your wings
(Come on baby)
Child, until you get enough
(Do The Duck)
Now, come on, baby
(Come on baby)
Come on, baby
(Come on baby)
You know you're lookin,' so
(Come on baby)
So, good now
Alright
(Do The Duck)
[Instrumental Interlude]
(Do-do-do-aah)
Just like a-workin' on a chain gang
You're bustin' rocks
But now you're groovin' on the dance floor, Lord
(Come on baby)
Hey now, with a stone fox
(Do The Duck)
Come on, baby
(Come on baby)
Come on, baby
(Come on baby)
Now, just a little bit softer
(Do The Duck)
A little bit softer
(Do The Duck)
Now, just a little bit softer, now
(Do The Duck)
Now, just a little bit louder
(Do The Duck)
Lord, just a little bit-a louder
(Do The Duck)
My-my-my-my-my-my-my
(Do The Duck)
My-my, baby, look
Come on
(Do The Duck)
Hey, do The Duck
(Do The Duck)
Hey, do The Duck
(Come on baby)
Hey, do The Duck