Mr. Stupid - Richard Thompson, Richard Thompson feat. Michael Jerome, Danny Thompson, Taras Prodaniuk, Pete Zorn

Sweet Warrior

Mr. Stupid

If I say what’s on my mind dear

The judge will slap me down

You got me in the corner

And it’s only the second round

So I’ll keep my mouth shut darling

I’ll be quiet as a lamb

And I’ll act just as dumb dear

As you really think I am

I can shake your hand like an orang-utang

Act goofy as a clown

Clear the streets and book your seats

Mr Stupid’s back in town

You can see me shoot right through that hoop

It’s a trick of great renown

Flip your lids and bring the kids

Mr Stupid’s back in town

And when your friends point out you’re stuck with

A neanderthal for an ex

Don’t fret about it darling

I still sign my name on cheques

I could grunt my way through questions

I could scratch myself and howl

I could numb you with my dumbness

I could lay it on with a trowel

I can shake your hand like an orang-utang

Act goofy as a clown

Clear the streets and book your seats

Mr Stupid’s back in town

O Mr Stupid’s back in town

Mr Stupid’s back in town

Mr Stupid’s back in town

On your thirty seventh birthday

When he handed you that mink

Did you still feel like a victim

With your elbows in the sink?

But I’ve said too much already

Now I think I’ll step aside

My alter ego’s ready

For any questions on your mind

I can shake your hand like an orang-utang

Act goofy as a clown

Clear the streets and book your seats

Mr Stupid’s back in town

You can see me shoot right through that hoop

It’s a trick of great renown

Flip your lids and bring the kids

Mr Stupid, Mr Stupid’s back in town