Muse Blues

I went down to the library You know, the big one way downtown I went down to the library You know, the big one way downtown I pulled out my spiral notebook and my scripto pencil These, these, these are the words that I did put down I'm a dud firecracker, I ain't got any fuse I ain't got no inspiration since I lost my muse I'm a table with two legs, I'm a spider with five I'm going down slow Muse, when will you arrive? Oh muse, where are you? Oh muse, where are you? You know, I eat, drink, and I smoke stuff I don't know what to do I went to the mountain and the desert too I was there, ladies, so where were you? I'm a flattened-out wave, I ain't got any curl I'm an empty old oyster, I ain't got any pearl Muse, where are you? Oh muse, where are you? You know, I eat, drink, and I smoke stuff I don't know what to do Sit up late, stay up, wait It's a rule of thumb—she's got to come Sit up late, stay up, wait It's a rule of thumb—she's got to come I take lots of cold showers and I go for long walks I wait for a pitch, but the fickle bitch balks Took a shot of whiskey and a snort of cocaine Opened up my head and stuck electrodes in my brain Oh muse, where are you? Where are you, muse, oh, where are you? You know, I eat, drink, and I smoke stuff I eat, drink, and I smoke stuff I eat, drink, and I smoke stuff I don't know what to do