Standard (EADGBE)
Chorus
They're coming to take me away, ha-ha!!
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-ha..
to the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time,
and I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean
white coats, and they're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!!!
You thought it was a joke and so you laughed, you laughed, when
I had said that losing you would make me flip my lid. Right???
You know you laughed, I heard you laugh, you laughed, you
laughed and laughed and then you left, but now you know I'm
utterly mad..and..
Chorus
They're coming to take me away, ha-ha,
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-ha,
to the happy home with trees and flowers and chirping birds,
and basket weavers who sit and smile, and twiddle their thumbs
and toes, and they're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!
I cooked your food, I cleaned your house, and this is how you
pay me back, for all my kind unselfish loving deeds. Huh??
Well, you just wait, they'll find you yet, and when they do
they'll put you in the ASPCA, you mangy mutt!!! and...
Chorus
They're coming to take me away, ha-ha.
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-ha,
to the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time,
and I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean
white coats, and they're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!
To the happy home, with trees and flowers and chirping birds,
and basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs
and toes, and they're coming to take me away, ha-haa!!!
To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time..
Outro
They're coming to take me away, ha-ha.
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-ha,
to the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time,
and I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean
white coats..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.