Idiot's Delight

[Verse 1]

Well, I met up with Saint Peter

He was workin' at the pearly gates

He said, "I can't let you in right now

You're gonna have to wait

So sit back and take it easy

Yeah, kick off all your shoes

Grab yourself a beer right now

While I watch the evening news"

[Chorus]

Well, the jackals leave here laughin' as they slip into the night

How did something so beautiful turn into idiot's delight?

[Verse 2]

So, what makes 'em all so stupid?

Oh, what I cannot tell

Maybe I should go down there, son

And show 'em just a little hell

But would they get the message?

Would anybody learn?

How such a mighty effort

Such a small return

[Chorus]

Well, the jackals leave here laughin' as they slip into the night

How did something so beautiful turn into an idiot's delight?

[Harmonica Solo]

[Verse 3]

Sometimes I get so angry

That my blood begins to boil

I must have put my seed

Into some kind of mutant soil

They don't understand a thing

They ain't got no respect

But they sure do keep me laughin', man

So what the heck?

[Chorus]

Well, the jackals leave here laughin' as they slip into the night

How did something so beautiful turn into idiot's delight?

Idiot's delight