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O What Do You Do

There once was a man who would never be calmed Dismayed by the future ahead Then somebody saw that the man was embalmed Delayed by the fact he was dead. Oh what do you do when the future's involved Do you hide in your bathroom or bed There are so many problems that need to be solved And so many mentioned with dread. You may have thirteen daughters who ask you for money And none of them ready to wed In the course of the life that you spend with your honey Be grateful for those you have bred. Oh what do you do when your mind has evolved And the book that you borrowed is read Do you think of the mysteries that need to be solved Or the stomach that needs to be fed? You may think of your lawn and the dogs of your neighbors And shop for a new kind of med But when you have blamed them for causing your labors Then how do you help them instead? Oh what do you do when your password expires And the geek who was with you has fled Just think of the peace in the passing desires That never get run by your head.

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