Is he or isn't he?   Is he or isn't he?      He had a story to tell   but Art keeps insisting   (one part shy, two swell)   that he's just no good at stories      So, Artie buys you a drink   Autumn's left him for another   Then he drops it discrete   so and so's his brother      Prince of no depression, no?   Barely an expression, yeah?      Is he or isn't he who he says he is?   Is he or isn't he who he says he is?      Office clerk, engineer   sweetest guy you'll meet here   We know it's not true but we'd like him anyway   So we let it lie      There'll be disappointed scenesters   if this is make-believe world, yeah.      Is he or isn't he who he says he is?   Is he or isn't he who he says he is?   Is he or isn't he who he says he is?      Yes, I see his face in yours   oh, he's coming in to town   sure, you'll bring him by the bar   we're bobbing for apples in a bathtub of pears      Is he or isn't he who he says he is?   Is he or isn't he who he says he is?   Is he or isn't he who he says he is?