Sometimes I get so angry with the simple life they lead And the shepherd's smile seems to confirm my fears They've never questioned anything, never disagreed Sometimes I think they must have wool in their ears And when you see a cane I see a crook And when you see a crowd I see a flock It's sheep we're up against It's sheep we're up against
When I was young they used to get me counting sheep But the counting I did was all in vain Now when I'm tired and I'm trying to get to sleep I count humans jumping onto trains
And when you see a cane I see a crook And when you see a crowd I see a flock It's sheep we're up against It's sheep we're up against, ah ha
[influential guitar break] Ah yeah, ooh And when you see a cane I see a crook And when you see a crowd I see a flock It's sheep we're up against It's sheep we're up against, woah ho It's sheep we're up against, woah ho