and no doubt you've wondered why.
A person who will ask them
will expect a sensible reply.
Did you ever bring a girl a
and notice how she grabs it
and then she'll say, is this for me?
Foolish questions you should
The candy's for your father, or mother,
I just wanted you to see it,
and now I'm gonna take it away
Wasn't that a foolish question?
Well, you'll hear them nearly every day
Then nearly every morning,
there's someone round the place
Who sees you take the shaving brush
And as you give the razor
This person will always ask you,
Foolish questions, your answer is, I hope.
No, I ain't prepared for shaving,
I just like to taste the soap.
I like to take the shaving brush
and paint myself this way.
Wasn't that a foolish question?
And then you all have seen
the man who meets you on your way
He asks you where you're going,
then he'll listen while you say
That you're going to the funeral
Just as soon as you've told him,
he'll say, Isn't Ned dead?
Foolish question, you might as well reply
No, he thought he'd have the funeral
and then later on he'd die
Brother Ned was so original
till he wanted it that way
Wasn't that a foolish question
you'll hear nearly every day
forgets to close the door
And you should tumble down the shaft,
say, twenty -seven floors
and as you've reached the bottom
and you're lying there inert,
the first person who comes along
will ask you, are you hurt?
and this young elevator runs too slow.
I find I save a lot of time
Wasn't that a foolish question?
You'll hear it nearly every day.
