Don't talk in soppy verses;

Don't make me smell a rose;

Don't gauk at universes;

I know what I know.

(I) don't need no crazy voodoo;

Life's a groove and I won't change it--.

No, THE ANSWER'S no, no no.

 

Don't try to paint me pictures;

Don't make the world abstract;

Don't use some ancient mixture

Of fantasy and fact;

Don't give me soul or spirit,

Don't really want to hear it.

No, THE ANSWER'S no, no no.

 

Lush gardens bloom;

Sweet rose perfume;

Yes, I agree.

But please, don't make me see.

 

Don't cite your baseless stories;

Folk tales from long ago;

Truth comes from lab'ratories--

That's the truth I know;

Don't bring up 'from above'

Or 'God' or 'love'--who needs to hear it?

No, THE ANSWER'S no, no no.