Fools Lament

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