Asylum

Jimmy Cream was keen, his brain was always winnin' I can't keep tabs on mine, it's really quite a joke I see him down the road, I ask if he'd be willing To lend me 15 P, I'm dying for a smoke Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum I'm just as sane as anyone It's a just a game I play for fun, for fun I told 'em, "Look!" I said "I'm not the way you're thinkin" Just when I'm down, I'll be a clown, I'll play the fool Please don't arrange to have me set to no asylum It's just a game I play for fun, for fun Will he take a sailboat ride? Well, he is very likely to Will he feel good inside? Well, he ain't very likely to Will he tell you he's alive? Yeah, he is always trying to But nothin', no no nothin', does he say In the morning when the day's begun "Hello Good morning, how are you?" And in the evening or the noonday sun "What a lovely afternoon!" Well I've been living next to you Bluesy Monday is the one day that they come here Yeah when they haunt me and taunt me in my cage I mock 'em all, they're feelin' small, yeah they got no answer Yeah they're playin' dumb but I'm just laughing as they rage Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum Well It's only a game I play for fun Yeah I've been tryin' to fool everyone [Incomprehensible] No that's too heavy Will he take a sailboat ride? Well, he is very likely to Will he feel good inside? Yeah, he ain't very likely to Will he tell you he's alive? Well, he is always trying to Yeah but nothin', no no nothin' does he ever say In the morning when the day's begun "Do you think it looks like rain"? And in the evening or the noonday sun "You know I nearly missed my train" Well I've been living next to you my friend But what kind of friend are you? Is it the beginning or the sorry end? Will I ever see it through? No I've never been insane Oh what's the game? I believe I'm dying He's mad, mad, mad Not quite right