Everybody says don't,
everybody says don't,
everybody says don't,
it isn't right.
Everybody
says don't,
everybody says don't,
everybody says don't walk on the grass,
don't disturb the peace,
don't skate on the ice.
Well I say do,
I say walk on the grass, it was meant to feel.
I say sail,
tilt at the windmill and if you fail, you fail.
Everybody says don't,
everybody says don't,
everybody says don't get out of line,
when they say that then,
buddy that's a sign.
Nine times out of ten,
buddy you are doing just fine.
Make just a ripple,
come on, come on, be brave.
This time a ripple,
next time a wave.
Sometimes you have to start small,
climbing the tiniest wall,
maybe you're
going to fall,
but it's better than not starting at all.
Everybody says no,
everybody says stop,
everybody says moss and rock the boat,
moss and touch a thing.
Everybody says don't,
everybody says wait,
everybody says you can't fight City
Hall,
can't upset the cart,
can't laugh at the king.
Once there was a king who was very
fond of wearing new clothes.
Now one day two swindlers came to sell him what they said
was a magic suit of clothes.
Now to tell the truth,
there wasn't any suit of clothes,
but
the swindlers held up their hands like this
and said, your majesty,
this
is a magic suit.
Naturally,
since you're so very wise and intelligent,
you can see how beautiful it is,
but to a fool,
it is absolutely invisible.
I see, said the king,
and not wanting to appear a fool,
he added,
isn't it grand, isn't it
fine?
Look at the cut,
the style,
the line,
the suit of clothes is all together,
but all
together,
it's all together the most remarkable
suit of clothes that I have ever seen.
These
eyes of mine at once determined the sleeves are velvet,
the cape is ermine,
the hose are
blue and the doublet is a lovely shade of green,
a lovely shade of green.
Somebody,
send for the queen,
and they summoned the queen,
and she was told how only wise people
could see the magic suit,
well,
naturally,
not wanting to appear a fool,
she said,
isn't
it grand, isn't it fine?
Look at the cut,
the style,
the line,
the suit of clothes is
all together,
but all together,
it's all together the most remarkable suit of clothes that I
have ever seen.
These eyes of mine at once determined the sleeves are velvet,
the cape
is ermine,
the hose are blue and the doublet is a lovely shade of green,
a lovely shade
of green.
Summon the court to convene,
and the court convened.
The ministers came, the
ambassadors,
the counts,
and the dukes,
and they were all told about the magic suit of
clothes,
well,
naturally,
not wanting to appear like fools,
they quickly agreed, isn't it,
ooh, isn't it, oh, isn't it, absolutely, hmm,
suit of clothes is all together,
but all together,
it's all together the most remarkable suit of clothes,
as you've already said,
these eyes of
ours at once determined the sleeves are velvet,
the cape is ermine,
the hose are blue and the doublet
is a lovely shade of red,
green,
oh,
yes,
green,
oh,
did we think it was red?
And the king issued
a proclamation.
Isn't it grand,
isn't it fine,
look at the cup,
the star,
the line,
the suit
of clothes is all together,
but all together,
it's all together the most remarkable suit
of clothes a tailor ever made.
Now quickly put it all together with gloves of leather
and hat and feather,
it's all together the thing to wear in Saturday's parade,
Saturday's
parade,
leading the royal brigade,
Saturday came,
and by that time,
everyone had heard
about the king's new clothes,
and that he was going to wear them in the parade.
The
people lined the streets as the artillery came by,
the cavalry,
the fife and drum corps,
the royal guard, and finally, the king,
and everybody cheered, yay,
for nobody wanted
to appear a fool,
nobody that is,
except one little boy,
who for some reason
didn't know
what he was supposed to see.
He took one look at the king and exclaimed,
look at the king,
look at the king,
look at
the king,
the king,
the king.
The king is in the all together,
but all together,
the all together,
he's all together as naked,
as the day that he was born,
the king is in the all together,
but all together,
the all together,
it's all together the very least the king has ever worn,
call the court physician,
call an intermission,
his majesty is wide open to ridicule and scorn.
The king is in the all together,
but all together,
the all together, he's all together as naked,
as the day that he was born,
the king is in the all together,
but all together,
the all together,
it's all together
the very least the king has ever worn,
and it's all together to chilly him on.
Well, I say try,
I say laugh,
the kings of them make you cry, lose your poise,
fall if you have to, but buddy, make a noise,
everybody says don't, everybody says can't,
everybody says wait around for miracles,
that's the way the world is made,
I insist on miracles,
if you do them, miracles,
nothing to them, I say don't, don't be afraid.