Wooden spoon Gotta lose it soon Hey hey hey I wake up in the rain Everybody sees the sun Wherewithal is got to work My baby I've got to run, huh huh huh I'm a running in a mournful rat race Until I fall down dead on my face Wooden spoon Gotta lose it soon Hey hey hey My working week is a seven days And other people's five They live in stately houses While I fight to stay alive, huh huh huh I'm a running in a mournful rat race Until I fall down dead on my face Wooden spoon Gotta lose it soon Say hey hey hey, alright brother I've gotta lose it soon, yeah yeah I've gotta lose it [?] Ain't no use in livin' with it, ma mama I've gotta lose it soon, alright Wooden spoon Gotta lose it soon Hey hey hey Existence is a word Holds me up [?] This cloud of degradation Always hangs above my mind I'm dealin' in this mournful rat race Tired down here, right on my face Wooden spoon Gotta lose it soon hey hey hey, yeah I've gotta lose it soon Tell me [?] Your [?] without your wooden spoon I've gotta lose it soon