He only sings when he's sad And he's sad all the time, so he sings the whole night through Yeah, he sings in the daytime, too He only dreams when he's sad And he's sad all the time, so he dreams the whole night through Yeah, he dreams in the daytime, too There may be mermaids under the water There may even be a man in the moon Oh, but Vincent, time is running out You better get yourself together soon Out of Buffalo, the man Below the belt, he swung, and then after the bell has rung Another cheap shot, here it comes Another cheap shot, here it comes He only laughs when he's sad And he's sad all the time, so he laughs the whole night through Yeah, he laughs in the daytime, too There may be mermaids under the water There may even be a man in the moon Oh, but Vincent, time is running out I hope you get yourself together soon I hope you get yourself together soon