Simon Garfunkel A Simple Desultory Philippic lyrics

I been Norman Mailered, Maxwell Taylored.
I been John O`Hara`d, McNamara`d.
I been Rolling Stoned and Beatled till I`m blind.
I been Ayn Randed, nearly branded
Communist, `cause I`m left-handed.
That`s the hand I use, well, never mind!
I been Phil Spectored, resurrected.
I been Lou Adlered, Barry Sadlered.
Well, I paid all the dues I want to pay.
And I learned the truth from Lenny Bruce,
And all my wealth won`t buy me health,
So I smoke a pint of tea a day.

I knew a man, his brain was so small,
He couldn`t think of nothing at all.
He`s not the same as you and me.
He doesn`t dig poetry. He`s so unhip that
When you say Dylan, he thinks you`re talking about Dylan Thomas,
Whoever he was.
The man ain`t got no culture,
But it`s alright, ma,
Everybody must get stoned.

I been Mick Jaggered, silver daggered.
Andy Warhol, won`t you please come home?
I been mothered, fathered, aunt and uncled,
Been Roy Haleed and Art Garfunkeled.
I just discovered somebody`s tapped my phone.
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