Pere Ubu – Something's Gotta Give lyrics

You gotta feel sorry for the guy
Oh, no reason - just brother feelin'
You gotta feel sorry for the guy
No reason but brother feelin'
A man in the rain hat had to have his say,
Live and let live
The old man watches the water rise
Man, everybody knows something's gotta give
Something's gotta give
And when it goes it starts rollin' out of everywhere
Through floorboards,
Cracks in walls,
Oozin' down the chimney, halls
A real son of blob job
Welcome to our town
People swept along
People swept along and how?
With goats,
Cats,
Dogs and hats,
Oozin' down the chimney backs
A real son of blob job

The man in the rain hat had to have his say,
Live and let live
The old man watches the water rise
Man, everybody knows something's gotta give
Something's gotta give

Something's gotta give
Nations rise and fall,
Dentist appointments forgotten by great and small
Mighty or humble,
Wise man or fool,
Rivulet or old man river.
Flaps flippin' out of slots every which-a-way.
And when it goes it starts rollin' out of everywhere.
The man in the rain hat had to have his say,
Live and let live
The old man watches the water rise
Man, everybody knows something's gotta give
Something's gotta give