Origin Of Species - Tim O'Brien

Well, Eve told Adam

Snakes?

I’ve had 'em!

Let’s get outta here!

Go raise this family someplace outta town

They left the garden just in time

With the landlord cussin' right behind

They headed East

And they finally settled down

One thing led to another:

A bunch of sons

One killed his brother

And they kicked him out with nothin' but his clothes

And the human race survived

'Cause all those brothers found wives

But where they came from

Ain’t nobody knows

(guitar riff)

Then came the flood

Go figure…

Just like New Orleans only bigger

No one who couldn’t swim would make it through

The lucky ones were on a boat

Think «circus»

And then make it float

I hope nobody pulls the plug on you!

How they fed that crowd is a mystery

It ain’t down in the history

But it’s a cinch they didn’t

Live on cakes and jam

Lions don’t eat cabbage

And in spite of that old adage

I ain’t never seen one

Lie down with a lamb

(long guitar riff)

Well, Charlie Darwin looked so far

Into the way things are

He caught a glimpse of God’s

Unfolding plan

God said: «I'll make some DNA»

They can use it any way they want

From paramecium

Right up to man."

«They'll have sex

And mixed up sections of their code

They’ll have mutations…

The whole thing works like clockwork over time.»

«I'll just sit back in the shade

While everyone gets laid

That’s what I call

Intelligent design.»

Yeah, you and your cat named Felix

Both wrapped up in that double helix

Is what we call

Intelligent design