Then I came to see the man at the center of the town

Said hey there Mister Leader, you're looking at a clown 

I don't engage in nothin' except hangin' around 

I'm living high, I'm living low, I just scream the sound 

Take a message to the clerk, tell him not to work 

Then I came to see myself, I got a nervous quirk 

He looks to me berserk 

He pushes (?) out his time, he's running down a line 

Face all dripping down, carryin' the sound 

Take a message to the clerk, tell him not to work 

And now you're independent, brush your teeth three times a day 

Remember how I told you, remember how I say 

That you've seen the hundredth person, and you've called him down today 

Just to hear how lovely it sounds to hear me say 

Take a message to the clerk, tell him not to work