What is a curse
that makes the universe
so all bewildering?
What is the hoax
that just provokes the folks they
call God's children?
What is the jinx that gives a body
and his brother and everyone around
the runaround?
Necessity, necessity,
that most unnecessary thing,
necessity,
what throws a monkey wrenching
A fella's good intention,
that nasty old invention,
necessity.
My feet wan na dance in the sun,
my head wants to rest in the shade.
The Lord says go out and have fun,
but the landlord says, You're right,
pape, old necessity
It's plain to see
What a lovely old world
This silly old world could be
But man, it's all in a mess
Cloud of necessity
Necessity,
Necessity,
There ought to be a law again
st necessity.
Sister, you're so right,
I'd love to play some tennis,
Or take a trip to Venice
But sister is a menace
Necessity
Oh, Satan's the father of sin
Cupid's the father of love
Oh, hell is the father of gin
But no one knows the Father of
Necessity.
Do you mean Jesus?
That's what he is. Necessity.
That's the maximum
that a minimum thing could be.
There's nothing lower than this,
unless it's necessity.
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