And the sign said, "Long-haired, said
Freaky people"Long-haired freaky people, need not apply." apply"
So I tucked my hair up under my hat, hat
And I went in to ask him why. him, why?

He said, "You look like a fine,
Upstanding, fine upstandin' young man, man
I think you'll do." do"
So I took off my hat, I hat and said, "Imagine that
"Imagine that.
Huh! Me Ha, me workin' for you!"
Whoa-oh-oh. you"
Sign,Whoa, sign, everywhere sign
Everywhere a sign. sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' scenery
Breakin' my mind. mind
Do this, don't do that. that
Can't you read the sign?

And the sign said anybody
"Anybody caught trespassin'
Trespassin' wouldWill be shot on sight. sight"
So I jumped on the fence,
And fence and I yelled at the house, house
"Hey!
Hey! What gives you the right, right
To put up a fence to keep me out, out
OrBut to keep mother nature Mother Nature in?
If God was here,
He'd he'd tell you to your face, face
Man,'Man, you're some kinda sinner." kind of sinner'

Sign, sign, everywhere sign
Everywhere a sign. sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' scenery
Breakin' my mind. mind
Do this, don't do that. that
Can't you read the sign?

Now, hey you, mister,
Can't Mister, “Can't you read? read?”
You got-ta got to have a shirt,
And shirt and tie to get a seat. seat
You can't even watch,
No no, you can't eat. even
You ain't supposed to be here. here

The sign said you got-ta
“You've got to have
A a membership card, card
To get inside.
Ugh!

[Instrumental break.] inside, uh”

And the sign said, said
"Everybody welcome. welcome, come in
Come in, kneelKneel down and pray." pray"
ButAnd when they the passed around the plate,
At plate at the end of it all, all

I didn't have a penny to pay.
So pay so I got me a pen and a paper, paper
And I made up my own little sign. sign
I said, "Thank you, Lord,
For for thinkin' 'bout me. me
I'm alive and doin' fine."
Wooo! fine"
Whoo!Sign, sign, everywhere sign
Everywhere a sign. sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' scenery
Breakin' my mind. mind
Do this, don't do that. that
Can't you read the sign?

Sign, sign, everywhere sign
Everywhere a sign.

Sign.
sign
Sign, sign.

[Instrumental to end.]

[SIGNS
Written by: Les Emmerson
Performed by: Five Man Electrical Band
Appears on: Goodbyes & Butterflies-1970,
AM Gold: 1971 (Various Artists)-1990,
Absolutely Right: The Best of Five Man Electrical Band-1996, et al.] sign