They Might Be Giants - Purple Toupee lyrics

I remember the year I went to camp
I heard about some lady named
Selma and some blacks
Somebody put their fingers in
The president's ears
And it wasn't too much later they
Came out with Johnson's wax
I remember the book depository where they
Crowned the king of Cuba
That's all I can think of
But I'm sure there's something else
Way down inside me, I can feel it coming back

Purple toupee will show the way
When summer brings you down
(Purple toupee when summer brings you down)
Purple toupee and gold lamé will
Turn your brain around
(Purple toupee and gold lamé)

Chinese people were fighting in the park
We tried to help them fight
No one appreciated that
Martin X was mad when
They outlawed bell bottoms
Ten years later they were
Sharing the same cell
I shouted out, "Free the Expo '67!"
'Til they stepped on my hair and
They told me I was fat
Now I'm very big, I'm a big, important man
And the only thing that's different
Is underneath my hat

Purple toupee will show the way
When summer brings you down
(Purple toupee when summer brings you down)
Purple toupee and gold lamé will
Turn your brain around
(Purple toupee and gold lamé)

Purple toupee is here to stay
After the hair has gone away
The purple brigade is marching from the grave

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la we're on some kind of mission
We have an obligation
We have to wear toupees