Paroles It Does Not Pay To Be Hip de Shel Silverstein

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Well, for a long time now I've been aware
That like I'm alright but like the world is square.
So I'll tell all you people you can take my tip
It does not pay to be hip.

Now just last week I found myself in the red
With no way to meet my overhead
So like I went to my buddy
And asked him for some bread,
And here is what he said:
He said, â€oeYou want white bread,
Rye bread, pumpernickel, whole wheat
Cracked wheat, challa or bialy?”
I said, â€oeLater”.
He said, â€oeYou mean three or four o'clock?”
I said, â€oeLater”.
He said, â€oeYou mean Thursday or Friday?”
I said, â€oeForget it”.

Now I was feelin uptight, so like I went to see the man.
I heard he always had some stuff on hand.
I said, â€oeTell me, baby, can you spare some pot?”
He said, â€oeYou're welcome to anything I got.
And I've got steel pots, brass pots, cast iron, aluminum
Pyrex, Winbex.”
I said, â€oeCool it”.
He said, â€oeYou mean put it in the refrigerator?”
I said, â€oeCool it”.
He said, â€oeYou mean turn on the air conditioning?”
I said, â€oeForget it”.

Now I was feeling strung out
And hung up and brought down.
There was nobody hip like in the whole damn town.
So I run upon a chick, and she was long and tall
And asked her would she care to ball.
And she said, â€oeFootball, baseball, volleyball, or basketball,
Handball, pinball, bowling ball?”
I said, â€oeYou're putting me on.”
She says, â€oeOn the train, on the plane,
On the bus or on the sidewalk?”

I said, â€oeI wanna make it”.
She said, â€oeMake what?”
I said, â€oeA scene.”
I said, â€oeI want to make a scene!”
She said, â€oeShakespeare, Clifford Odetts,
Arthur Miller or Pirandello?”
I said, â€oeForget it”.

She says, â€oeyou know what I'd like to do?”
I said, â€oeNo, what?”
And she said, â€oeI'd like to make love to you”.
And I said, â€oeGo, baby, go!”
And she left.

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