A man walks into a bar

orders a beer and a bowl of peanuts
but the bar turns into a spaceship and
the bartender gives him a hair cut.

I cant remember the end of that joke
you once told it to me when we smoked
on your fathers expensive cigars,
all i remember is the part of a man walking into a bar.

How many lovers does it take
to put a light bulb into a socket?
Why did Mona Lisa smile?
I have the answer written down in my pocket.

I just remember I laughed til i cried because
you told it with your funny voice,
your southern dialect makes me rejoice
those special times we had when love was just
a silly gag.

I know why Mona Lisa smiled
Da Vinci must have been a really funny guy and
laughter is the only way into my heart.
I know why Mona Lisa smiled
Da Vinci must have been a really funny guy and laughter
is the only way into my heart.

Summer night on a gravel road
you told me about your childhood friend Veronica,
who was claimed to have swallowed a toad and
I picked up my harmonica.

I know why Mona Lisa smiled
Da Vinci must have been a really funny guy and laughter
is the only way into my heart,
I know why Mona Lisa smiled
Da Vinci must have been a really funny guy and
laughter is the only way into my heart.

A man walks into a bar orders a scotch and
a bottle of coke.
But the laughter is gone in his heart,
you never told me the end of the joke.

Jens Lekman