He was short, but he liked the ladiesnHe also liked the boysnHe was a maybenHe made them proudnWith the dimmer switch downnHe was the guy I stolenAll my ideas fromnnHe wasn't shy, and he got bynSung with a sighnBut he didn't have my guilennHey, hey, let's go stealingnLet's go thieving from the books nThat we're readingnHey, hey, let's go stealingnLet's go thieving from the songsnThat we're hearingnnWell, the books that he readnWell, I skimmed them too fastnAnd I couldn't get past the languagenHe was a bit like menBut with much better teethnHe was the guy I stole all my ideas fromnnHe lived near the coastnI'm not saying wherenHe might have the teethnBut, honey, he's losing his hairnnHey, hey, let's go stealingnLet's go thieving from the books nThat we're readingnHey, hey, let's go stealingnLet's go thieving from the songsnThat we're hearingnnI eat through the daynI've been putting on weightnIt suits me they say, don't you reckon?nI should walk the dog morenBut the dog ain't borednShe just eats here with me and we're happynnHey, hey, let's go stealingnLet's go thieving from the books nThat we're readingnHey, hey, let's go stealingnLet's go thieving from the songsnThat we're hearing