Oh, I have seen the strong turn frail,

insufficiency 

turn their once proud cheeks pale.

And, I have seen the fruitless love

of cygnets down the bay

and how some younger make their way

with a little

help from their friends.



And I, I have heard of how

the cygnets cry

-I wonder how,

how to make her cry that way.

-Say, can I make her shake,

like cygnets shake,

when cygnets break?

-Can it ever be the same?



Oh, it is still not long ago

that I believed in wages of sin and so.

And she,

such a wicked androgyne.

So maybe should I strike her on her chin

or should I cut her head in two...

-Yes, that's what I ought to do.



Cause I, I have heard of how

the cygnets cry

-I wonder how,

how to make her cry that way.

-Say, can I make her shake,

like cygnets shake,

when cygnets break?

-Can it ever be the same?



But,

when she leans against my shoulder,

I know nothing can be stronger.

So I don't see why I worry.

-I just can't stand the thought 

of that sound...



But Hey,

Hey, I saw her yesterday,

and I never felt my heart take a leap that way.

Now, 

I must no more waste my time.

Now, I'm gonna push it up her spine,

I'm gonna make her weep and whine

-all because I love her.



‘Cause I, I have heard of how

the cygnets cry

-I wonder how,

how to make her cry that way.

-Say, can I make her shake,

like cygnets shake,

when cygnets break?

-Can it ever be the same?



‘Cause I, I have heard the sound...