The Midget's Lament Songtext
von Dory Previn

I walk in, I ain′t too dumb
I know I got some handicaps to overcome
I mean, you seen one midget, you seen 'em all
Oh, yeah, midget, oh, yeah, small
And that′s as far as you can see
Is that the sum and total substance of me?
Midgets, dwarfs, chimps in a zoo
They all look alike to you

Well, listen good 'cause I don't lie
There′s a whole lot more to me than meets the eye
And it fills my little soul with midget hate
The way that people will not learn to differentiate
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, sure, midget, that′s what you say
And that's as far as it goes
But have you ever said, "That′s a Hungarian midget"
Or "That's a midget with a wart on his nose"?


Have you ever taken the time to notice
A midget with curly hair? It isn′t fair
There are skinny midgets, fat midgets
Gay midgets, flat midgets
There are midgets in deep, deep despair
Half a soul, half a brain
Half a heart and twice the pain
Sure, they're cute and they′re a lot of fun
But would you want your sister to marry one?

Midget, small, that's it and that's all
Classification, it is made
Midget, runt, but now I gotta be blunt
I wish I was born, I wish I was born a spade
Sure, I would still be a midget
But I would have such, such beautiful coloration
And among my fellow midgets, I would be a sensation
Talk about standing out in the pack
I wish I was black

Midgets, dwarfs, chimpanzees
Ain′t it all relative when you′re on your knees?
So, don't tell me, don′t tell me about minorities
I wish to Christ, I wish to Christ
I was black