A Soapbox Opera

I hear only what I want to hear

But I have to believe in somethin'

Have to believe just one thing

I said, Father Washington, you're all mixed up

Collectin' sinners in an old tin cup

Well, spare a listen for a restless fool

There's somethin' missing when I need your rule

Well, hey, there, you tell me you're a holy man

But although I am just a beginner

Oh, I don't see you as a winner

I said, Sister Robinson, you're all washed up

Collectin' teardrops in a paper cup

If I could tell you what you need to know

If I could help you to get on with the show

But reverend Ebenezer

There's a storm in my head

Makes me think what you said

Just wasn't true

So what am I to do?

(Well, what is he to do?)

Oh, what is there to do?

Whoa, whoa, whoa

All things bright and beautiful

All creatures great and small

All things wise and wonderful

The Lord, God, made them all

Mary, oh, tell me what I'm livin' for

'Cause I feel like I'm tossed in the river

Have you a son to deliver?

I said, Father Washington, you're all mixed up

Collectin' sinners in an old tin cup

You tell the children what they need to know

But will they listen when it's time to go?

Oh, Sister Robinson, you're all washed up

Collectin' teardrops in a paper cup

Can someone tell me what I need to know?

Can someone help me to get on with the show?