Chanson Dada

this is the song of a dadaist

who had dada in his heart

he tore his motor apart

he had dada in his heart

the elevator lugged a king

he was a lumpy frail machine

he cut his right arm to the bone

sent it to the pope in rome

that’s why later

the elevator

had no more dada in its heart

eat your chocolate

wash your brain

dada

dada

gulp some rain

.

this is the song of a bicyclist

who loved dada from the start

she therefore was a dadaist

like all with dada in their heart

but her husband on new year’s day

learned everything & in a crisis

sent to the vatican right away

their two bodies in two suitcases

nor the bicyclist

nor the man

was ever happy or sad again

drink some bird’s milk

wash your sweets

dada

dada

eat your meat