The Ballad Of A Thin Man

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You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand 
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You see somebody naked and you  say "who is that man?" 
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You try so hard but you just don't understand 
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Just what you will say when you get home 
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Because something is happening here 
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And you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones 
 
You raise up your head and you ask "is this where it is?" 
And somebody points to you and says "it's his" 
And you say "what's mine?" and somebody else says "well WHAT is" 
And you say "oh my god - am i here all alone?" 
But something is happening here 
And you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones 
 
You hand in you ticket and you go watch the geek 
Who immediately walks up to you when he hears you speak 
Saying "how does it feel to be such a freak?" 
And you say "impossible" as he hands you a bone 
And something is happening here 
But you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones 
 
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  You have many contacts among the lumberjacks 
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  To get you facts when someone attacks your imagination 
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  But nobody has any respect, anyway they already expect you 
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  To all give a check to tax-deductable charity organizations 
 
You've been with the professors, and they all liked your looks 
With great lawyers you have discussed lepers and crooks 
You've read all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books 
You're very well read, its well known 
But something is happening here 
And you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones 
 
Well, the swordswallower comes up to you and then he kneels 
He crosses himself and he clicks his high heels 
And without further notice he asks you how it feels 
And he says "here is your throat back, thanks for the loan" 
And you know something is happening 
But you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones 
 
Now you see this one-eyed midget saying the word "now" 
And you say "for what reason?" and he says "how?" 
And you say "what does this mean?" and he screams back "you're a cow! 
Give me some milk - or else go home!" 
And you KNOW somethings happening here 
But you dont know what it is, do you, Mister Jones 
 
Well, you walk into the room like a camel and then you frown 
You put your eyes in your pocket and your nose on the ground 
There oughtta be a law against you coming around 
You should be made to wear earphones 
Cause something is happening here 
And you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones