Momus - Papposilenus lyrics
[Momus - Papposilenus lyrics]
Papposilenus, ugly satyr of the forest
Flat-faced, ears of horse
Strapped to donkey, drunk as lord
Papposilenus, tutor to the wine-god
Bald, beef-lipped, bushy-eyebrowed, fat
Priapic buffoon, autodidact
You said "The best thing for a
Man is never to be born
Or die as soon as possible"
I completely disagree for I believe, you see
That life is wonderful
Papposilenus, with your flabby breasts
And shaggy thighs we laugh at you for sure
But when you're drunk you're wise
Papposilenus, you can tell us tales
For five days straight
Pillows pushed up the tunic of the
Shabby actor who plays you
Like a pregnant woman swaddled
In a hairy body-stocking
Funny yet shocking, bald
Beef-lipped, bushy-eyebrowed, fat
But the biggest shock of all is
How little you love life
You'd throw it away like that, you say
At the drop of a hat, you say
And the world still spins in space
Like a stupid wooden top
And we cling to it like ants
Trying to resist the centrifugal force
And you would say: "Use your brains
Make for the central place
Or never get on the damn
Thing in the first place!"
"The best thing for a man is never to be born
Or die as soon as possible"
I completely disagree for I believe, you see
That life is wonderful
Flat-faced, ears of horse
Strapped to donkey, drunk as lord
Papposilenus, tutor to the wine-god
Bald, beef-lipped, bushy-eyebrowed, fat
Priapic buffoon, autodidact
You said "The best thing for a
Man is never to be born
Or die as soon as possible"
I completely disagree for I believe, you see
That life is wonderful
Papposilenus, with your flabby breasts
And shaggy thighs we laugh at you for sure
But when you're drunk you're wise
Papposilenus, you can tell us tales
For five days straight
Pillows pushed up the tunic of the
Shabby actor who plays you
Like a pregnant woman swaddled
In a hairy body-stocking
Funny yet shocking, bald
Beef-lipped, bushy-eyebrowed, fat
But the biggest shock of all is
How little you love life
You'd throw it away like that, you say
At the drop of a hat, you say
And the world still spins in space
Like a stupid wooden top
And we cling to it like ants
Trying to resist the centrifugal force
And you would say: "Use your brains
Make for the central place
Or never get on the damn
Thing in the first place!"
"The best thing for a man is never to be born
Or die as soon as possible"
I completely disagree for I believe, you see
That life is wonderful