Eric Woolfson - It Doesn't Take A Genius lyrics

It doesn't take a genius to make us feel egregious By rhyming words like "nevermore" With "four" and "score" and "chamber door" And "days of yore" and "more and more" Etcetera, etcetera Etcetera, etcetera You wouldn't think a plagiarist would be so unoriginal It's more than just offensive, Why it's positively criminal! So nevermind the premature, let's get on with the burial! We've heard it all before! We've heard it all before! If some felon steals your j**elry you'd want him locked away, He's a criminal! He's a criminal! But if he steals your words and makes a fortune from the play, He's no genius! He's no genius! Integrity is all I ask, the jury has a simple task Reviewing all the evidence, there really can be no defense, He doesn't have the common sense to be a genius! A genius.... a genius... A genius is somebody expanding our philosophy Issuing mediocrity! Avoiding all verbosity Avoiding such verbosity Poe writes of an orangutan who carries out a fiendish plan Such animal could write the book itself it seems to me! I've discovered a long-lost continent! You're a genius! What a genius! I've decided to run for president! You're a genius... he's an idiot! And so my friends we'll all agree this only proves my theory It doesn't take a genius to be a genius! No it doesn't take a genius to be a genius! There really is no doubt at all, he doesn't have the wherewithal The inspiration, Application, Concentration! Education! Innovation! Reputation! Dedication! Perspiration! Of true genius! (A genius, a genius, a genius...)