And wonder why the dawning Simply haven't got a clue And what if it stayed behind Had itself a change of mind What would your impression be Would you simply smile and say So you think you're clever And what if they all came down What would your impression be Would you simply smile and say Everyone knows one and one is two And all take for granted that it's true Everybody know that the world is round Although it doesn't look it from the ground Everybody knows it's right But what if one and one were five And the world not really round Everywhere was just a huge flat piece of ground When they're hid behind a cage But what if they took control There and then reversed the role What would your impression be Would you simply smile and say More from Gilbert O'Sullivan