Suppose the elevator boy forgets to close the door
And you should tumble downward past 27 floors?
And as you reach the bottom and are lying there inert
The first one to approach you should ask you,
"Are you hurt?"
Foolish questions...
Your dying word is, "No."
"I decided to come down this way because the elevator ran so slow."
"I thought I'd save a lot of time by coming down this way."
And that's the kind of question some fool asks most every day.
Suppose you give your girl a box of candy after tea?
Notice how she grabs it and says, "Is this for me?"
Foolish questions...
Answer if you can.
"No, it's for your mother, sister, brother, and John the hired hand."
"I'd thought I'd let you look at it, and now I'll take it all away."
And that's the kind of question some fool asks most every day.
Suppose you greet a man who meets you on your way?
He asks you where you're going, and listens as you say,
"I'm going to the funeral of poor old Uncle Ned."
And just as soon as you proclaim it, he asks,
"Uncle Ned is dead?"
Foolish questions...
What can you reply?
"No, we thought we'd have the funeral first then later on he'll die."
"Uncle Ned was so eccentric that he wanted it this way."
And that's the kind of question some fool asks most every day.
Foolish questions...
We're asked them all the time
A shame we can't all sell them
Then we'd all make out just fine!
