When I was a little kid
And all the people, they looked big
I never exactly understood
How to tell the tree from the wood
Joy without pleasure
Ain't no fun, ain't no fun at all
Joy without pleasure
Ain't no fun, ain't no fun at all
My Mama, she took me aside one day
She said you better have fun while you play
Cause someday you'll wake up and you'll be old
And all of your youth will be gone away
And you'll work in a factory and earn your pay
And your fingers will rot and your mind will decay
You'll be happy, so happy, with your family and house
But you'll never, you'll never enjoy yourself
Joy without pleasure
Ain't no fun, ain't no fun at all
Joy without pleasure
Ain't no fun, ain't no fun at all
The son of Charles Dickens and a little red hen
Dance the Watusi like it was a sin
They try to enjoy it, but they feel so guilty
Guilt won't allow you to enjoy stolen apples
Joy without pleasure
Ain't no fun, ain't no fun at all
Joy without pleasure
Ain't no fun, ain't no fun at all
Joy Without Pleasure
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Lyrics by Daniel Johnston
A Little Story A Lonely Song Ain't No Woman Gonna Make a George Jones Outta Me Bloody Rainbow Blue Cloud Bye Bye Barbie Chord Organ Blues Cold Hard World Dead Dog Laughing in the Cloud Delusion & Confusion Don't Play Cards With Satan Etiquette Evening Stars Everlasting Love Favorite Darling Girl Fish Follow that Dream Forever Frankenstein Love Girl of My Dreams Girls God Going Down Goldfish and the Frog Harley Man Heart, Mind & Soul High Horse History of Love (Broken) Honey, I Sure Miss You Hoping Hot Dog Burning Tonight I Did Acid With Caroline I Had Lost My Mind I Killed the Monster I Live for Love I Live My Broken Dreams I Remember Painfully I Save Cigarette Butts I Will I Will Be Free I'm Nervous In a Lifetime It's Over King Kong Kool Aid Medley Laurie Like a Monkey in the Zoo Live and Let Die Living It For The Moment Loner Lord Give Me Hope Lost Without a Dame Love Love Defined Love Enchanted Love Forever Love Is Weird Man at War Man Obsessed Marching Guitars Mask Mean Girls Give Pleasure Mind Movies Must My Life is Starting Over Again Nervous Love Never Before Never Again Never Relax Pinny Pinny Poptunes Pot Head Power Of Love Rarely Rocket Ship Sad Sac and Tarzan Softly and Tenderly Some Time Spent in Heaven Speeding Motorcycle Spirit World Rising Sweetheart Take a Little Walk Tears Stupid Tears The Beatles The Creature/3rd Chair The Lennon Song The Startling Facts The Sun Shines Down On Me To Go Home Too Young to Die Urge When Love Calls When We All Become Famous in the Sky When You´re Pretty Whiz Kid Wicked World Wild West Virginia Wish Without Love Worried Shoes You Hurt Me
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