When I was young  It seemed that life was so wonderful  A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical  And all the birds in the trees  Well they'd be singing so happily  Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me  But then they sent me away  To teach me how to be sensible  Logical, oh responsible, practical  And they showed me a world  Where I could be so dependable  Oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical    There are times when all the world's asleep  The questions run too deep  For such a simple man  Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned  I know it sounds absurd  But please tell me who I am    Now watch what you say  Or they'll be calling you a radical  A liberal, oh fanatical, criminal  Oh won't you sign up your name  We'd like to feel you're  Acceptable, respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable    At night when all the world's asleep  The questions run soo deep  For such a simple man  Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned  I know it sounds absurd  But please tell me who I am, who I am, who I am, who I am