From the recording Why Not - I'm Ken
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
He rolled into the middle of the Winter in a Bug
With nothing but a coffee and a smile on his mug
They said “we need nine souls?” He said, “Why donchu count me in,”
And that’s how St. Albert began with Ken.
[Chorus]
Why not take a ride,
Around the moon or sing a tune for you? Is what he would do
If you need a smile,
Or just a friend to listen now and then (He’d say) “Why not? - I’m Ken”
I’m Ken.
[Verse 2]
Fourteen instruments and now an Er-Hu on the way
From banjo to a saxophone and jumping djembe
He’d build a guitar and then he'd give it all away
Music isn’t owned, it’s meant to play.
[Chorus]
Why not take a ride,
On motorbikes or fly a kite for you? Is what he would do
If you need a smile,
Or just a friend to listen now and then (He’d say) “Why not? - I’m Ken.”
I’m Ken.
[Verse 3]
Telescopes out back, cocoa on the boil
Talking planets, rotifers, pond scum, and soil.
There wasn’t anything he didn’t want to know about
He’d simply take the time to figure it out
[Chorus]
Why not take a ride,
Around the moon or play the spoons for you? Is what he would do
If you need a smile,
Or just a friend to listen now and then (He’d say) “Why not? I’m Ken.”
I’m Ken.