(He's a beatnik) hanging on the corner
(He's a beatnik) man he's a goner
(He's a beatnik) gotta black mustache
(He's a beatnik) talk a whole lot of trash
(though he ain't got a dime)
But you never hear him crying cuz

(He's a beatnik) hanging on the corner
(He's a beatnik) man he's a goner
(He's a beatnik) all the chicks in town
(He's a beatnik) say the beatnik's sure in town
(though he never cries the blues)
He's gotta holеs in a both of his shoes
You oughta see or hear the way I'm playing
Swinging Mom and his rеal cool daddy
He's got pillows all over the floor
Even though he ain't got but one door

(He's a beatnik) a hanging on the corner
(He's a beatnik) man he's a goner
(He's a beatnik) never goes home
(He's a beatnik) always trying to write a silly poem
(responsibility he shirks)
Because he don't wanna work cuz

(He's a beatnik) hanging on the corner
(He's a beatnik) man he's a goner
(He's a beatnik)
(He's a beatnik) woohoo he sure is a beatnik
Say man, where'd you get those crazy red...