There is this older guy   That comes around from time to time   We're sure that he fought in the war   The war in Vietnam   Most of what he tells us   No one's verified   He swears that he was there   The day that Brendan Behan died      He also claims he trained   A kid named Cassius Clay   He cost Goldwater the election   On election day   If he was still with us today   Then he would introduce   Us to his closest friend   the one and only Lenny Bruce      The truth is what he used to and   What he's had to do and   What he's seen (and what he's done)   All things considered, what he's telling us   Isn't hurting anyone      We knew it's true   He's short a few   Check out the deck, it's light   Said he wrote the entire soundtrack to A Hard Day's Night   On Peyton Place played second place   He says but he regrets   The stadium was Shea, the team, the New York Mets      The truth is what he used to and   What he's had to do and   What he's seen (and what he's done)   All things considered, what he's telling us   Isn't hurting anyone      All things considered    He's not bitter    He's not mean (and he's not done)   All things considered, what he's telling us   Isn't hurting anyone      There is this older guy   That comes around from time to time   We're sure that he fought in the war   The war in Vietnam   Most of what he tells us   No one's verified   He swears that he was there   The day that Brendan Behan died      The truth is what he used to and   What he's had to do and   What he's seen (and what he's done)   All things considered, what he's telling us   Isn't hurting anyone      All things considered    He's not bitter    He's not mean (and he's not done)   All things considered, what he's telling us   Isn't hurting anyone