still I lay beguiled Involuntary remarks for an old quandary a new Left in the dark what’s an old robot to do
Please explain What to do with this wild goose if there’s nothing to chase (please explain, oh-oh-oh) What to do if the screw turns loose
and there’s nothing to gain please explain it to me
Hatchworth: If your moustache makes a sandwich serve it on a platter
to lovely nouns they need a verb
the panda climbs the ladder
if my mouth was made for mimicry
what’s a bronze robot to chew
Gum in my gears
and bat meat in my fancy shoes
Please explain
What to do with the panda on the roof
Guess it makes for good imagery (please explain, oh-oh-oh) What to do with the bat meat in my fancy shoes (woah-oh-oh) I could sell it to the panda. Please explain it to me
Spine: I do not need uranium
or your fossil fuels Friction from curiosity
powers my hydro-tubes Answers stem more questions
and grow my algorithms anew H: They do? S: Yes they do If there’s no concepts to grasp
what would I, robot, do
Please explain What to do if the point is moot What’s a moot anyway (I don’t know)
H: Is it the meat in my fancy shoes? R: Or the name of this wild goose?
S: Guess we need some good-old-fashioned explaining