JOY WITHOUT PLEASURE
When I was a little kid
And all the people they looked big
I never exactly understood
How to tell the trees from the wood
Joy without Pleasure
Ain't no fun, ain't no fun at all
Joy without Pleasure
Ain't no fun, ain't no fun at all
My Mama she took me aside one day
She said you better have fun while you play
'Cause someday you'll wake up and you'll be old
And all of your youth will be gone away
And you'll work in a factory and you'll earn your pay
And your fingers will rot and your mind will decay
You'll be happy, so happy with your family and house
But you'll never, you'll never enjoy yourself
Joy without Pleasure
Ain't no fun, ain't no fun at all
Joy without Pleasure
Ain't no fun, ain't no fun at all
The son of Charles Dickens and a little red hen
Danced the watusi like it was a sin
They tried to enjoy it but they feel so guilty
Guilt won't allow you to enjoy a stolen apple
Joy without Pleasure
Ain't no fun, ain't no fun at all
Joy without Pleasure
Ain't no fun
Joy without pleasure
Ain't no fun
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Joy Without Pleasure
Corrections: 3/16/2003 - thanks to Eric LeClair
Measure: 4/4
When I was a little kid G D | C G
And all the people they looked big G Em | C G
I never exactly understood G D | C G
How to tell the trees from the wood G Em | C G
Joy without Pleasure D | G
Ain't no fun, ain't no fun at all Em C | D G
[ref. (repeat)]
My Mama she took me aside one day G D | C G
She said you better have fun while you play G Em | C G
'Cause someday you'll wake up and you'll be old G D | C G
And all of your youth will be gone away G Em | C G
And you work in a factory and you earn your pay G D | C G
And your fingers will rot and your mind will decay G Em | C G
You'll be happy, so happy with your family and house G D | C G
But you'll never, you'll never enjoy yourself G Em | C G
[ref.] x2
The Son of Charles Dickens had a little red hen G D | C G
Danced the watusi like it was a sin G Em | C G
They tried to enjoy it but they feel so guilty G D | C G
Guilt won't allow you to enjoy a stolen apple G Em | C G
[ref.]
joy without pleasure, ain't no fun D | C G | Em C | D G
joy without pleasure, ai-ai-ain't no fun D | C G | Em C_ D G_