Lyrics Two Short Planks - Ian Anderson

Two Short Planks

Find some way to square the circle
Feet slipping, sliding on the level
Connect to reason, is there anybody there?
Drum it in to me now if you dare
Triangles by Isosceles
Principles by Archimedes
Amo, amas;
even amat
Make for one less way to skin the cat
Two short planks —
Try my luck on another day
Must be thick as
Two short planks —
That’s about all that I have to say
Two short planks —
Pop the question: I sit the test
Must be thick as
Two short planks —
Spin me round till I come to rest
They say truth comes flooding if you let it
But what happens if I just don’t get it?
I’m blissful in my sweet ignorance
And delight in my incompetence
Two short planks —
Try my luck on another day
Must be thick as two short planks —
That’s about all that I have to say.
Two short planks —
Pop the question: I sit the test Must be thick as two short planks —
Spin me round till I come to rest