Why can't a dish break a hammer? Why oh why oh why? 'Cause a hammer's a hard head Goodbye goodbye goodbye Why, oh why, oh why oh, why? Why, oh why, oh why? Because because because because Goodbye goodbye goodbye Why can't a bird eat an elephant? Why, oh why, oh why? 'Cause an elephant's got a pretty hard skin Goodbye goodbye goodbye Why can't a mouse eat a streetcar? Why, oh why, oh why? 'Cause a mouse's stomach could never get big enough to hold a streetcar Goodbye goodbye goodbye Why does a horn make music? Why, oh why, oh why? Because the horn-blower blows it Goodbye goodbye goodbye Why does a cow drink water? Tell me why n why? Because the cow gets thirsty just like you or me or anybody else Goodbye goodbye goodbye Why, oh why, oh why oh, why? Why, oh... (By Woody Guthrie)