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Cain slew Abel, Seth knew not why |
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For if the children of Israel were to multiply |
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Why must any of the children die? |
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So he asked the Lord |
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And the Lord said: |
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Man means nothing, he means less to me |
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Than the lowliest cactus flower |
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Or the humblest Yucca tree |
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He chases round this desert |
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'Cause he thinks that's where I'll be |
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That's why I love mankind |
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I recoil in horror from the foulness of thee |
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From the squalor and the filth and the misery |
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How we laugh up here in heaven at the prayers you offer me |
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That's why I love mankind |
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The Christians and the Jews were having a jamboree |
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The Buddhists and the Hindus joined on satellite TV |
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They picked their four greatest priests |
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And they began to speak |
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They said, "Lord, a plague is on the world |
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Lord, no man is free |
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The temples that we built to you |
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Have tumbled into the sea |
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Lord, if you won't take care of us |
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Won't you please, please let us be?" |
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And the Lord said |
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And the Lord said |
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I burn down your cities-how blind you must be |
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I take from you your children and you say how blessed are we |
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You all must be crazy to put your faith in me |
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That's why I love mankind |
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You really need me |
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That's why I love mankind |
