Jimmy Buffett — What If The Hokey-Pokey Is All It Really Is About?

[Verse] The universe is runnin' away I heard it on the news just the other day There's this new stuff called dark energy We can't measure and we can't see It's some elementary mystery Train that we can't catch But our heads are in the oven And somebody's 'bout to strike a match [Verse] Meanwhile back on this big round ball Things are getting serious as cholesterol Permutations, calculations Greedy piggies at the trough Arrogance and ignorance And just to top it off I just can't keep up with the NASDAQ Who got sold and bought But I've got to take my lunch break I'll leave you with a little for thought [Chorus] Maybe it's all too simple For our brains to figure it out What if the hokey-pokey Is all it really is about? [Verse] What if life is just a cosmic joke Like spiders in your underwear Or olives in your coke My life can get as messy as a day-old sticky bun So I arm myself with punch lines And a big ol' water gun They say it's not that simple But just maybe it should be It's time to change the subject Would you join me in a cup of herbal tea? [Chorus] Maybe it's all too simple For our brains to figure it out What if the hokey pokey Is really what it's all about? [Instrumental] [Verse] I still believe in rock 'n' roll It pays my bills and soothes my soul There really really isn't A whole lot more around Except for Frank Sinatra And the Big-Band sound I want music in the music I want chicken in the soup I want caffeine in my system Let's revive the hula-hoop [Chorus] Maybe it's all too simple For their big brains to figure it out What if the hokey pokey Is really what it's all about? [Outro] You put your hand in You take your hand out You put your mind in And you shake it all about You've only got two options Having fun or freaking out And that's what it's all about! (Let's do it again, Parrotheads!) You put your left thing in You take your right thing out You put your plastic ass in And you shake it all about You only get three wishes Three strikes and you are out-- And that's what it's all about! That's what it's all about! (Hokey pokey!) That's what it's all about!