Color TV Blues Don McLean

[Verse 1]
I got a color TV for a limited time
And you can have it by tonight, it'll bend your mind
I wouldn't just sell it to an ordinary fool
You have to be sure that the fool has cool
Since you look like a man with heart and soul
If you buy it from me now, you get a free mixing bowl

[Refrain]
I'll even let you have a little button I got
That says, "Have a nice day", you're gonna like it a lot

[Verse 2]
Popular music is the national craze
Rock 'n' roll stars have the kids in a daze
But twist the knob around for a different point of view
And you'll twist that knob 'til it comes unscrewed
There's only one song that the TV sings
And that's "Pennies rrom Heaven" while the register rings

[Refrain]
So, it's easy to see, right from the start
That what makes good money, makes good art

[Verse 3]
Now, did you read the encyclical that's written by the Pope
Sayin' folks with private property just got no hope?
The rich ain't welcome in the heavenly Palladium
But the Knights of Columbus own Yankee Stadium
Now, I ain't sayin' that the Pope was wrong
But he can easily afford to sing that song