There's a Ten Ton Octopus lying on the floor Says "who you calling octopus?" sinks and sleeps some more He's a sedimental octopus, heavy on my brain Oh the Ten Ton Octopus is driving me insane Now, the 'Pus, he's got three keys for every limb He says they keep things open, but man, they weigh down on him He was a jingle jangle octopus, but winter stole the door Doesn't think he matters anymore! Owwwowwwbububbubbubbbbowww! Now this Thing Called Springtime, thinks that it's a rose Nuzzles up to the Octopus and bubbles up his nose And the Ten Ton Octopus rises up and grows He swells out great big waves to crash the shore He repeats, "I don't matter anymore!" And he sinks back to the ocean floor But the Thing Called Springtime yanks him back again Joins him in my brain Now this Thing Called Springtime's driving me insane **Check It Out Prev | Next Excellent liar Shine like a cup of wire Take me out & fool me into the morning Sun going down You'll simply turn around & fool me into thinking this is the morning one last look is no last look is no last look at all Paint me a scene rooftops & plasticine to fool me into seeing what I've got eyes for excellent luck stained by the gray that stuck your fingernails can feel the trace I've no eyes for something gets forgotten that's what the lie's for take me out to steal the pink of the moon You can not shatter you deal with supple matter that warms to the hand I am not supple until you keep me warm for a couple days unshaped but displaced by your copper rays So you you see nothing but wires in me we'll take them out & shape them into the morning yeah, we'll lay them out & read the sign of a warning in the coppery liar plasticine veined with wire wake me up, we'll drink a cup in the morning dropping off to see me without a warning drop me off below the light of the moon