Ballad of a Thin Man

You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand

You see somebody naked and you say who is that man?

You try so hard but you don't understand

Just what you will say when you get home

Because something is happening here, but you don't know what it is

Do you, Mr. 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 happenin', you don't know what it is

Do you, Mr. Jones?

You hand in your ticket and you go watch the geek

Who immediately walks up to you when he hears you speak

And says 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, Mr. Jones?

You have many contacts among the lumberjacks

To get you facts when somebody attacks your imagination

Nobody has any respect, anyway they already expect you

To all give a check to tax-deductible charity organizations

Ah, you've been with the professors, they've all liked your looks

With great lawyers you have discussed lepers and crooks

You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books

You are very well read, it's well known

But something is happening here, and you don't know what it is

Do you, Mr. Jones?

Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you and he kneels

He crosses himself and then he clicks his, his high heels

Without further notice he asks you how it feels

And he says, here's your throat back, thanks for the loan

You know something is happening here, you don't know what it is

Do you, Mr. Jones?

Now you see this one-eyed midget shoutin' 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

You know something is happening here, but you don't know what it is

Do you, Mr. 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 oughta be a law against you comin' around

You should be made to wear earphones

'Cause something is happening and you don't know what it is

Do you, Mr. Jones?

'Cause something is happening and you don't know what it is

Do you, Mr. Jones?

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones