Goofus - Carpenters

Written by：William Harold & Gus Kahn & Wayne King & Harold William

I was bored on a farm down in iowa

A flaming youth I was bound

I would fly away

I grabbed my hat and

I grabbed my saxophone

Can't read notes but

I play anything by ear

I made up tunes on the sounds that

I used to hear

I'd start to play folks used to say

Sounds a little goofus to me

Cornfed chords appeal to me

I like rustic harmony

Hold a note and change the key

That's called goofus

Not according to the rules

That you learn in music schools

But the folks just dance like fools

They should goof of goofus

Got a job but I just

Couldn't keep it long

The leader said that I played

All the music wrong

So I stepped out with an

Outfit of my own

Got together a new kind of orchestra

And we all played just the

Same goofus harmony

And I must admit we made a hit

Goofus has been lucky for me

Got together a new kind of orchestra

And we all played just the

Same goofus harmony

And I must admit we made a hit

Goofus has been lucky for me

Goofus has been lucky for me

Goofus has been lucky for me