Oh, this heart is a foolish one it's, never worked right It beats so loudly it keeps me awake in the night and it Forces me out of bed, pacing my floor instead Longing for things to which it has no right And no whiskey or wine, can it swage. My poor ludicrous heart as it, rattles the bars, rattles the bars of its cage. Oh it speaks so persuasively it, argues convincingly it Drags me along where it wants me to go and it Bellows and yells and it sings and it wails and it Cries out and gestures and puts on a show Oh it thinks, the whole world, is a stage. Yeah my ludicrous heart it just, rattles the bars, rattles the bars of its cage. 'Cause it's a big world out there so much to do, and its ready to start. So I tag along and I play up, I play out my ludicrous heart. Oh and sometimes it feels, like it must weigh a hundred pounds Sometimes it's light so much lighter than air oh but always It wants too much, eats too much, feels too much Loves so much more than just one heart can bear And sometimes in a piteous rage My poor ludicrous heart it just, rattles the bars, rattles the bars of its cage. Yeah my ludicrous heart it just rattles the bars, Rattles the bars, rattles the bars of its cage.