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Verse 1

Sharks follow my trail, and it won't be long

They've fallen for the oldest trick in the book

It never goes wrong oh oh

Mask and snorkel and a bottle of ketchup

Oh those desperate old shark fins start to circle me in anger

Chorus

Oh be clever not beautiful, oh be clever not beautiful

If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful

Verse 2

Poets lock up your words, your tongues are all tied

But let it read in every history book

That the poets all tried to

Lull us with lilting, songs of a struggle

To mountain up an ocean that we were something more than animals

Chorus

Be clever not beautiful, be clever not beautiful

If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful

Bridge

Not like your face, as you roam in the garden

Not as the earthworms gather beneath your feet

You give it all away for free

As we sun our winter bellies in your spring

Instrumental

Chorus

Ooh be clever not beautiful, be clever not beautiful

If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful

Oh be clever not beautiful oh be clever not beautiful

If your goal is plain survival well then be clever

Not beautiful

Be clever not beautiful