Folly Songtext
von Daniel Johnston

Those good-natured artists
Never gave a hint of pain or suffering
I guess it had a lot to do
With their good upbringing
Ring the bell and the dog comes to supper
Radio blasts as we all share the same feeling
Tomorrow is gonna come
Does your light shine bright on Entertainment Tonight?

As the cows stand in line
Waiting to be hamburgered
Oh, how they suffer
Every birthday cake that ever sat in front of my face
I was sure I′d make it through to the next year

I've seen all kinds of things but Marilyn Monroe was a true star
She was so voluptuous, a sex god for the poor
Rocking and reeling the evening away
As the TV burns a hole in our minds
What folly is this?
What can we learn from their mistakes but how to make mistakes?


Oh, Dolly
There is work to do the working class should know
To take home their pay and everything′s okay
They know there's more to life than trivia and celebrities
And how often they're disappointed in them
The good loving blessings of the U.S. of A
Help us make it through the darkest of nights

I see the crummy side of a show business life
As promotional papers fill the wastepaper basket
As the living ask it, "Why? Oh, why?"

The audience at the movie were restless and tired
It had been going on for about an hour
And no one caught the gist of it yet
The candy and the soda pop pacify the lie
The movie is fake and it influences our lives
And so we learn to act as fake as the movie was
We all practice and rehearse in front of the mirror
But we′re not really there

Oh, the sadness of the earth
Oh, the sadness of the earth

Because I love you
And I′ll always be true
'Cause I love you
And I′ll always be with you
'Cause I love you


Thank you
Well, we finally got the microphone to work