A man is an insect is a flame
And god is the old man to blame
But just cause he's older
He appears to be bolder
But me and the man are the same
Yeah! A man is an insect is a flame
He's hot and he's rotten and lame
He's an old cardboard soldier
From a red can of Folgers
And a pancake will tell you the same
Yeah! A man is an insect is a flame
And the same is the same is the same
For breakfast, lunch, and dinner
He's an unlucky sinner
And no one will tell you his name
The water won't go down the drain
It looks like we've had too much rain
So the fire's gone out
And the termites will pout
As the berets slowly float down the Seine
Yeah! A man is an insect is a flame
And the twin babies' parents are to blame
For the parents up and left
And the babies punched each other to death
For a stork is a vulture is a crane
For a man is an insect is a flame