[Verse 1] Hand me down a strong panacea One thats guaranteed to make me feel like Hercules Theres flies everywhere, buzzing in the air Filling my body with filth and disease He thinks he should develop a complex Oh yeah He thinks that he really owes it to himself His friends can all say hes looking sick and unhealthy An then he can wallow in sweet selfneglect [Refrain] Oh, oh, yeah Oh, oh, yeah Oh, oh, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Oh, oh, yeah [Verse 2] Hes gonna lock himself up in his room Shutter the windows and bolt all the doors Wrap himself round in his Wall Street cocoon Hes painting the ceiling, the wall and the floor Hes gonna lock himself up in his room And when he emerges, have a new change of style He keeps saying things like its me and Howard Hughes Youd wanna watch out for that dangerous smile [Refrain] Oh, oh, yeah Oh, oh, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Oh, oh, yeah Oh, oh, yeah [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] Hes gonna lock himself up in his room Shutter the windows and bolt all the doors Wrap himself round in his Wall Street cocoon Hes painting the ceiling, the wall and the floor Hes gonna lock himself up in his room Shutter the windows and bolt all the doors Wrap himself round in his Wall Street cocoon Hes painting the ceiling, the walls and the floor Hes gonna lock himself up in his room And when he emerges, have a new change of style He keeps saying things like its me and Howard Hughes Youd wanna watch out for that dangerous smile [Refrain] Oh, oh, yeah Oh, oh, yeah Yeah, yeah Oh, oh, yeah Oh, oh, yeah
yeah, he, lock, cocoon, shutter