Would You Like to Play the Guitar?

Would You Like to Play the Guitar?

(Pat Donahue)

would u like to play the guitar
carry money home in a jar
from a coffeehouse or a bar
or would u rather get a job ?

a job is a thing that makes u get out of bed

u work every day until you're dead

your back is aching and your mind is numb

and you just can't wait until the weekends come

but if u don't want to starve or beg or rob

you'll probably have to get a job

would u like to play the guitar

drive for miles and miles in your car

and pretend that you're a big star

or would u rather book the gig?

the agent's the guy that gets his 20%

what he says ain't exactly what he meant

he'll clean u out in ways u never thought, cuz he's good @business & he knows you're not

and he'll stew if you ever make it big

cuz he's the one that booked the gig

would u like to play the guitar

for a living hardy har har

i'll admit it's kinda bizarre

or would u rather be the wife ?

the wife's the one who has to rescue your butt

i'm either a saint or else i'm nuts

i get impatient and i get annoyed

cuz i'm the one who must remain employed

and btw, if you wanna wreck your life

become a guitar player's wife

cuz all the monkeys aren't in the zoo

they can be trained to play the guitar too

and do a whole lot better than you

and even if you don't get far 

you could be worse off than u are

at least you're playing your guitar

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