THE GOOD LIFE

The good life is to be shared by all
If only we could scale the wall
That keeps some people in
And other people out
While the eggheads on the fence
They just sit about
Woe-oh-woe-oh-oh-oh yeh
Hey hey hey

The day ends as night begins
Just like breathing out
And breathing in again
Do ants go to sleep at dusk
Or do the lights come on at ten
Does anybody really know
Woe-oh-woe-oh yeh yeh
Hey hey hey eh

Two by two the creatures crept
Slowly up the great big ark
Thunder crashed and lightning flashed
While the waters steamed
And teemed with sharks
Oh everything was cold and dark
For forty nights and forty days
Eh yeh yeh eh woe-oh-woe-oh

Noah he looks up and he gets hit in the eye
By a pie from the sky a-falling
So he sticks his finger in
Then he pulls it out and licks it clean
But all he can say is this is appalling
As he hears his mama calling

Well the weather cleared and little birdies sang
From the leafy branches of flowering trees
Some sang high and some sang low
From both ends of a musical rainbow
Oh-oh-oh yeh

My friends all wanna know just how the story ends
I say be patient and watch the show
That's what they call suspense
But remember there's really no tragedy
Once you've found the remedy
That sweet sweet sweet melody
Yay hey hey hey

The good life is to be shared by all
If only we could scale the wall
That keeps some people out
And other people in
While the eggheads on the fence
They just sit about
Like Humpty Dumpty
Like Humpty Dumpty
Watch out you don't fall

[1970]