(Philosophy for Tap Dancing)
1.
Oh, the outer is the inner
And the inner is the outer.
It’s a crazy world!
You may try to do without Her
But the Inner is the Outer
As the film unfurls.
As the role goes rolling along,
As the singer’s one with the song,
So the outer is the inner
And the inner is the outer.
it’s a crazy, crazy world!
3. (aberrant verse)
Well, now, the speed of light’s a bummer
It’s the same for every comer.
It’s a crazy world!
And the rules that work for plumbers
Don’t apply at higher numbers
As the fields unfurl.
Where the ruler’s shorter or long,
It’s just the Wu Li singing a song:
It’s “The outer is the inner
And the energy is matter.”
It’s a crazy, crazy world!
2.
Oh, is it out? Or is it in her?
Will the Outer be the winner
As the film unfurls?
Am 1 stout? Or am I thinner?
Wish my outer fit my inner!
It’s a crazy world!
As the reel goes rolling along,
It’s only Kali singing her song
Of the spider and the Spinner
Of the Outer and the inner.
It’s a crazy. crazy world!
4.
Oh, is it what I had for dinner?
is it outer? Is it inner?
It’s a crazy world!
You may doubt her; you may win her
if the Outer is the Inner
As the film unfurls.
Oh, it‘s the real world ringing along,
Only Alice singing a song
About the Outer in the Inner
And the Inner in the Outer.
It’s a crazy, crazy world!
Thanks be!