[ti:The Man Who Turns the Damn Thing Off and On]
[ar:Bob Gibson]
[al:Makin' a Mess: Bob Gibson Sings Shel Silverstein]
[lr:Shel Silverstein]
[co:Shel Silverstein]
[00:02.27]The world's not what it used to be
[00:04.14]In love or war or industry.
[00:07.19]We face the harsh reality
[00:08.70]That this sweet land of liberty
[00:11.08]Now contemplates eternity
[00:13.59]Plugged into electricity
[00:15.00]And programmed by technology
[00:17.43]For maximum efficiency.
[00:19.43]For instance, see
[00:21.06]What happened to me...
[00:24.96]When I went down to the factory,
[00:27.65]I said, "Hey, you got any job for me?"
[00:30.88]They said, "Son, the days of the workin' man are
[00:35.26]Dead and gone!"
[00:37.14]They said, "The computer now does everything,
[00:40.29]But there does happen to be one opening
[00:43.45]For the man who'll turn the damn thing off and on."
[00:49.09]Now I'm the man who turns the damn thing off and on.
[00:56.29]I give it a twist in the evening like this
[00:59.23]And a little bitty flick at dawn.
[01:02.88]I know I should be overjoyed -
[01:05.61]I'm the only one in town employed:
[01:08.77]I'm the man who turns the damn thing off and on!
[01:27.31]So, feelin' exhausted from my first day's labor,
[01:30.81]I went home to see my baby.
[01:33.50]She was lyin' in bed with a smile on her face, and I
[01:37.45]Heard a buzzin' sound.
[01:39.66]She said, "I don't need no mortal men,
[01:42.90]This vibrator does the work of ten!
[01:45.96]But since you're so in love with me,
[01:49.15]I'll let you stick around
[01:51.49]And be the man who turns the damn thing off and on!"
[01:58.88]I give it a twist in the evening like this
[02:01.75]And a little bitty flick at dawn.
[02:04.97]I know I should be gratified:
[02:07.80]She lets me lie here by her side,
[02:10.92]And be the man who turns the damn thing off and on!
[02:17.16]I'm the man who turns the damn thing off and on!