Lyric Old Man Kensey

(Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe/Ayers)



Old Man Kensey wants to be a sign painter
First he s got to learn to read
He s gonna be a clown on TV
Flags at his elbow, time to breath
(That s my folly) I believe

Drink up the lake, Kensey s away
(That s my folly) That s my mistake

Old Man Kensey wants to be a goalie
First he s got to learn to count
He s gonna be a clown on a circus mount
Letters to me signed in sopped up tar
(That s my folly) Kensey s going far

John, Bill and Ted, stand on your head
(That s my folly) I m ready to go

Old Man Kensey wants to be a dog catcher
First he s got to learn to stand
He s gonna be a clown in a marching band
Letters to me signed ransom greed
(That s my folly) I believe

Drink up the lake, John, Bill and Ted,
(That s my folly) That s my mistake
Kensey s away, stand on your head
(That s my folly) I m ready to go
Drink up the lake, stand on your head
(That s my folly) I m ready to go