I have been good   For effect   I'm already ready   For my great reward   Mountain and river   Stopping to swim   You can't everyday   Could we?   I must reach the clearing   My vision is failing   I see things clearly   Or not at all   It is that fool's lament   It is that fool's lament      I've taken the edge off   So many times   I'm round   The sculptor too long   Ends in dust   An admirer of women   He tried to make a bust   He didn't know when to stop   Chipping, chip in, chippee, chip, chipchee   Humiliation is good   It means you believe in something   My comeuppance I embrace   Like a monkey dressed just like me   It is that fool's lament   It is that fool's lament      Be a man   Be a man   Be a man   Be a woman