Beware Lyrics - Andrew Bird's Bowl Of Fire

Step right on up, take a good good look 

At the latest pie that fate could cook 

This is no phenom, so supermarket guru 

Just a revelation from me to you 

So don't believe a thing that you might hear 

At least from the last 30-40 years 

'Cause it wasn't long ago just before the reign of Nero 

We had no concept of zero 

So beware, children beware, the devil may care 

Six little soldiers with stripes on their shoulders 

Never with a thought to dare 

So take aim, children take aim 

The drill sergeant sang with ample perspiration ordered 

Stop your respiration 

And end the flow of oxygen to the brain 

So wake up, sleepyheads, listen what I have to say 

As you near your Independence Day 

Just keep in mind, in time your find so few 

So few have your best interests in mind 

So don't believe a thing you might hear 

At least from the last 3-4,000 years 

'Cause is wasn't long ago just before the reign of Nero 

We had no concept of zero 

So beware, children beware 

The devil may care 

And maybe he's the only one