A Simple Desultory Philippic

[Verse] I've been Norman Mailered, Maxwell Taylored I've been John O'Hara'd, McNamara'd I've been Rolling Stoned and Beatled until I'm blind I've been Ayn Randed, nearly branded A Communist, because I'm left-handed That's the hand I use, well, never mind I've been Phil Spectored, resurrected I've been Lou Adlered, Barry Sadlered Well, I paid all the dues I want to pay And I learned the truth from Lenny Bruce And of all my wealth won't buy me health So I smoke a pint of tea a day I knew a man his brain so small He couldn't think of nothing at all He's not the same as you and me He doesn't dig poetry, he's so unhip that When you say Dylan, he thinks you're talking about Dylan Thomas Whoever he is The man has got no culture But its alright, Ma, everybody must get stoned I been Mick Jaggered, silver daggered Andy Warhol, won't you please come home? I been mothered, fathered, aunt and uncled Been Roy Haleed and Art Garfunkeled I just discovered somebody's tapped my phone [Outro] Folk rock I lost my harmonica, Albert