I Know Why the Willow Weeps

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Back in the days of the dinosaur The willow stood proud like the sycamore Then apes got smart and learned how to talk And eat with a knife and a spoon and a fork They moved into houses that turned into towns And invented devices to blow them all down [Chorus] That's why the willow weeps That's why the willow weeps If you ever wondered the reason why The willow hangs its head to cry Now you know why the willow weeps [Verse 2] Now the corn don't grow where the rain don't fall Then you hear those hungry children bawl But apes don't hear, they're playing games Climbing mountains built out of grain And the newspapers don't even number the dead They're counting the Hollywood stars instead [Chorus] That's why the willow weeps That's why the willow weeps If you ever wondered the reason why The willow hangs its head to cry Now you know why the willow weeps [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] If you ever wondered the reason why The willow hangs its head to cry Now you know why the willow weeps That's why the willow weeps That's why the willow weeps [Outro] Ah I know, I know Ah I know