My Friend Jake
I had a friend named Jake
He was a happy kid
Oh, everyone thought he was crazy, though
For doing what he did
'Cause Jakey liked to travel
Oh, he loved to walk around
But Jake didn't like convention
So he walked upside down
He got around okay, I guess
Though he walked kind of slow
And when he'd see me coming
He'd just wave his toe
At school it was a problem
Yeah, he never would stay put
And when other kids raised their hands
Oh, Jake would raise his foot
Now Jakey had an uncle
Who had a PhD
Who said, "This boy is crazy
As crazy as can be!"
But you know, Jake was happy though
As crazy as that sounds
He'd always say that the normal way
Is upside down
'Cause Jake thought wars were stupid
And he didn't like to see folks frown
Besides an angry face is a smile
When you're standing upside down
Well, they took him to a doctor
And they gave him lots of tests
They asked him lots of questions
They would not let him rest
Finally he agreed to change
And got up from his seat
And Jake, he just flipped right up
And landed on his feet
His mother clapped and his daddy smiled
And the doctor jumped for joy
And grandma started crying, saying
"My, that's my boy!"
Jake indeed had come around
He finally had been cured
"The best success that I've had yet!"
The doctor assured
But then something happened
When he saw things right-side up
And in about two hours
Jake had had enough
Everywhere people hated
And it was hard to find a friend
So Jakey did a turnabout
And he's upside down again
He likes things much better this way
Even if it is hard to get around
Well, that angry face is still a smile
When you're standing upside down
He still thinks wars are stupid
And he never could learn to hate
And I'd have to say the only one I know
Right-side-up is Jake
Now that he is happy again
As crazy as this sounds
I'd have to say that the normal way
Is upside down
He was a happy kid
Oh, everyone thought he was crazy, though
For doing what he did
'Cause Jakey liked to travel
Oh, he loved to walk around
But Jake didn't like convention
So he walked upside down
He got around okay, I guess
Though he walked kind of slow
And when he'd see me coming
He'd just wave his toe
At school it was a problem
Yeah, he never would stay put
And when other kids raised their hands
Oh, Jake would raise his foot
Now Jakey had an uncle
Who had a PhD
Who said, "This boy is crazy
As crazy as can be!"
But you know, Jake was happy though
As crazy as that sounds
He'd always say that the normal way
Is upside down
'Cause Jake thought wars were stupid
And he didn't like to see folks frown
Besides an angry face is a smile
When you're standing upside down
Well, they took him to a doctor
And they gave him lots of tests
They asked him lots of questions
They would not let him rest
Finally he agreed to change
And got up from his seat
And Jake, he just flipped right up
And landed on his feet
His mother clapped and his daddy smiled
And the doctor jumped for joy
And grandma started crying, saying
"My, that's my boy!"
Jake indeed had come around
He finally had been cured
"The best success that I've had yet!"
The doctor assured
But then something happened
When he saw things right-side up
And in about two hours
Jake had had enough
Everywhere people hated
And it was hard to find a friend
So Jakey did a turnabout
And he's upside down again
He likes things much better this way
Even if it is hard to get around
Well, that angry face is still a smile
When you're standing upside down
He still thinks wars are stupid
And he never could learn to hate
And I'd have to say the only one I know
Right-side-up is Jake
Now that he is happy again
As crazy as this sounds
I'd have to say that the normal way
Is upside down
Credits
Writer(s): Barry Louis Polisar
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Link
Other Album Tracks
Altri album
- Naturally Sweetened
- Old Enough To Know Better: The Worst of Barry Louis Polisar 2-CD set
- Old Enough to Know Better: The Worst of Barry Louis Polisar
- Songs for Well Behaved Children
- Off-Color Songs for Kids
- Stanley Stole My Shoelace and Rubbed It In His Armpit and Other Songs My Parents Won't Let Me Sing
- Captured Live and In the Act
- I Eat Kids and Other Songs for Rebellious Children
- Family Concert
- Naughty Songs for Boys and Girls
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