i went down to the library you know the big one way downtown i went down to the library you know the big one way downtown i pulled out my spiral notebook and my scripto pencil these these these are the words that i did put down i m a dud firecracker i ain t got any fuse i ain t got no inspiration since i lost my muse i m a table with two legs i m a spider with five i m going down slow muse when will you arrive oh muse where are you oh muse where are you you know i eat drink and i smoke stuff i don t know what to do i went to the mountain and the desert too i was there ladies so where were you i m a flattened out wave i ain t got any curl i m an empty old oyster i ain t got any pearl muse where are you oh muse where are you you know i eat drink and i smoke stuff i don t know what to do sit up late stay up wait it s a rule of thumbshe s got to come sit up late stay up wait it s a rule of thumbshe s got to come i take lots of cold showers and i go for long walks i wait for a pitch but the fickle bitch balks took a shot of whiskey and a snort of cocaine opened up my head and stuck electrodes in my brain oh muse where are you where are you muse oh where are you you know i eat drink and i smoke stuff i eat drink and i smoke stuff i eat drink and i smoke stuff i don t know what to do