Well
I saw it advertised one day
That the Bear Mountain picnic was comin' my way
'Come along and take a trip
We'll bring you up there on a ship
Bring the wife and family
Bring the whole kids'
Yippee
Well
I run right down and bought a ticket
To this thing called the Bear Mountain Picnic
Little did I realize
I was in for a pleasant
Funny surprise
It had nothin' to do with picnics
Didn't come close to a mountain
I hate bears
Took the wife and kids down to the pier
There were six thousand people there
Everybody had a ticket for the trip
Oh well
I said
It's a pretty big ship
Besides
Anyhow
The more the merrier
Well
We all got on and what do you think
That big old boat started to sink
More people kept a pilin' on
That old ship was a goin' down
Funny way to start a picnic
Well
I soon lost track of my kids and wife
So many people I never saw in my life
That old ship was sinkin' down in the water
There were six thousand people tryin' to kill each other
Dogs a barkin'
Cats a screamin'
Women a yellin'
Men a flyin'
Fists a flyin'
Paper flyin'
Cops a comin'
Me runnin'
Maybe we just better call off the picnic
I got shoved down and pushed around
All I remember was a moanin' sound
Don't remember one thing more
All I remember's walkin' up on a shore
My arms and legs were broken
My feet was splintered
My head was cracked
I couldn't walk
Couldn't talk
Smell
Feel
Couldn't see
I didn't know where I was
I was bald
Quite lucky to be alive though
Well
Feelin' like I just climbed outta my casket
I grabbed back hold of my picnic basket
Took the wife and kids and started home
Wishin' I'd never got up that mornin'
Now
I don't care just what you do
If you wanna have a picnic
That's up to you
But don't tell me about it
I don't wanna hear it
'Cause see
I just lost all my picnic spirit
Stay in my kitchen
Have picnics
See I got picnic in my bathroom
Now
It don't seem to me quite so funny
What some people are gonna do for money
There's a brand new gimmick every day
Just to take somebody's money away
I think we oughta take some of these people
Put 'em on a boat
Send 'em up to Bear Mountain for a picnic