I'm going downstairs to be a poet   Got a great idea: gonna write a sonnet   A verse or two of fearless prose   A priceless quip to gild the rose   I'll make my fortune overnight   My work will set the world alight      Just a line is all I need   Just a thought to sow the seed   Just a word to start me out.   The rest will come without a doubt      I'm going downstairs to write a book   Got a great idea's gonna really cook   A rattling good yarn with an ironic twist   A riveting ending that's not to be missed   Makesure the presses are ready to steam   This book is a scorcher, a publisher's dream      Just the first part's all I need   The rest will come with lightning speed   Just a line to set the stage.   My pen will dance across the page      I'm going downstairs to write a play   Got a great idea gonna make it pay   This serious drama won't be understood   The critics will love it and say that it's good   "at last a new writer, a true nouvelle vague"   In no time at all I'll be king of the stage      Just a story's all I need.   Just a thought to sow the seed   Just a line to start me out .   The rest will come without a doubt