Mike Teavee

The most important thing that we've ever learned The most important thing we've learned As far as children are concerned Is never, never let them near (never, never let them) The television set (never, never let them) Or better still, just don't install the idiotic thing at all Ah, never, never let them Ah, never, never let them Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Never, never let them Never, never let them It rots the senses in the head It keeps imagination dead It clogs and clutters up the mind It makes a child so dull and blind (So dull and blind, so dull and blind) He can no longer understand A fairy tale, a fairy land (a fairy land, a fairy land) His brain becomes as soft as cheese His thinking powers rust and freeze He cannot think, he only sees (he only sees, he only sees) Regarding little Mike Teavee We very much regret that we, regret that we Shall simply have to wait and see And see We'll wait and see We'll wait and see We'll wait and see We'll wait and see We very much regret that we shall simply have to wait and see If we can get him back his height, but if we can't It serves him right