I like to have a good time
Any of my friends will tell you
So if you confront me with stupidity
I'm doubly angry at you

And I say : nip ! nap ! it's all a trap
Bo ! bis ! and so was this
Whoa ! whoa ! to haiti go
And watch it all come down
Ding ! dong ! a silly song
Sure do say something's wrong
Smile awhile, forget the bile
And watch it all come down

So I become more lively
To bury all of the ugly
Whole persons sometimes
Must be them bodies buried

And I say : nip ! nap ! it's all a trap
Bo ! bis ! and so was this
Whoa ! whoa ! to haiti go
And watch it all come down
Ding ! dong ! a silly song
Sure do say something's wrong
Smile awhile, forget the bile
And watch it all come down

And I toe the water
And an urchin poke me
An' I must be godfather
To anyone who'll have me

Today was another day full of dread
But I never said I was afraid
Dread and fear should not be confused
By dread I'm inspired, by fear I'm amused

And I say : nip ! nap ! it's all a trap
Bo ! bis ! and so was this
Whoa ! whoa ! to haiti go
And watch it all come down
Ding ! dong ! a silly song
Sure do say something's wrong
Smile awhile, forget the bile
And watch it all come down