It Does Not Pay to be Hip Shel Silverstein

[Intro]
Well, for a long time now I’ve been aware
That like I'm alright but like the world is square
So, I'll tell all you people you can take my tip
It does not pay to be hip

[Verse 1]
Now, just last week I found myself in the red
With no way to meet my overhead
So, like I went to my buddy
And asked him for some bread
And here is what he said
He said, "You want white bread
Rye bread, pumpernickel, whole wheat
Cracked wheat, challa or bialy?"
I said, "Later"
He said, "You mean three or four o’clock?"
I said, "Later"
He said, "You mean Thursday or Friday?"
I said, "Forget it"

[Verse 2]
Now, I was feelin' uptight, so like I went to see the man
I heard he always had some stuff on hand
I said, "Tell me, baby, can you spare some pot?"
He said, "You’re welcome to anything I got
And I've got steel pots, brass pots, cast iron, aluminum
Pyrex, Winbex"
I said, "Cool it”
He said, “You mean put it in the refrigerator?”
I said, “Cool it"
He said, "You mean turn on the air conditioning?"
I said, "Forget it"