know-it-all

from the album the Vulnerary Songs

I know everything, I know everything
hard to keep everything separated
I know everything, I know everything
I’ll give you the answer in a little while

so if you’re waiting
you’ll keep on waiting

the birdies in the trees
the birdies in the sky
the birdies that swim upon the ocean wide
the ounces in a pint
inches in a mile
Fahrenheit to Celsius, and the other way around

so if you’re waiting
you’ll keep on waiting

it’s taken me a lifetime to memorize
oh the useless useless things that I know
so before you question me again
remember that I’m never wrong
except when I am