Utah Phillips
Mr. Block
[Chours]
Oh, Mr. Block, you were born by mistake,
You take the cake,
You make me ache,
Tie a rock on your block
and then jump in the lake,
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake.

Now that you can go "Whaa" or y'know whatever you want
[Utah makes a fart noise] whatever nice gross sound you feel like making you can flatulate.
Well, let's practice that chorus "Oh Mr. Block you were..."
Isn't it wonderful poetry I mean [?] would blush
"Oh, Mr. Block, you were born by mistake,
You take the cake,
You make me ache,
Tie a rock on your block
and then jump in the lake,
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake."

[Chours]
Oh, Mr. Block, you were born by mistake,
You take the cake,
You make me ache,
Tie a rock on your block
and then jump in the lake,
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake. (Whaa)
Yeah and what I hear in here and maybe John do you hear this
Um, "Oh, Mr. Block, you were born by mistake,"
[Utah does a circus march theme]
"You take the cake,"
[Utah does a circus march theme]
Maybe, never thought of it
kazoos

Please give me your attention, I'll introduce to you
A man that is a credit to "Our Red, White and Blue";
His head is made of lumber, and solid as a rock;
He is a common worker and his name is Mr. Block.
And Block thinks he may
Be President some day.

[Chours]
Oh, Mr. Block, you were born by mistake, (ba da da)
You take the cake, (ba da da)
You make me ache,
Tie a rock on your block
and then jump in the lake,
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake. (whaa)

Yes, Mr. Block is lucky; he found a job, by gee!
The Shark got seven dollars, for job and fare and fee.
They shipped him to a desert
and dumped him with his truck,
But when he tried to find his job,
he sure was out of luck.
He shouted, "That's too raw,
I'll fix them with the law."
[Chours]
Oh, Mr. Block, you were born by mistake, (ba da da)
You take the cake, (ba da da)
You make me ache,
Tie a rock on your block
and then jump in the lake,
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake. (fart noises)

Block hiked back to the city, but he wasn't doing well.
He said, "I'll join the union-the great A.F. of L."
He got a job next morning, got fired in the night,
He said, "I'll see McDurmon
and he'll fix that foreman right
McDurmon said, "You see,
You've got our sympathy."

[Chours]
Oh, Mr. Block, you were born by mistake, (ba da da)
You take the cake, (ba da da)
You make me ache,
Tie a rock on your block
and then jump in the lake,
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake. (whaa)

Election day he shouted, "A Socialist for Mayor!"
The "comrade" got elected, he happy was for fair,
But after the election he got an awful shock:
A great big Socialist Bull did rap him on the block
And Comrade Block did sob.
"I helped him to get his job."
[Chours]
Oh, Mr. Block, you were born by mistake, (ba da da)
You take the cake, (ba da da)
You make me ache,
Tie a rock on your block
and then jump in the lake,
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake. (whaaa & fart noises)

Poor Block, he died one evening, I'm very glad to state:
He climbed the golden ladder up to the pearly gate.
He said, "Oh, Mr. Peter, one word I'd like to tell:
I'd like to meet the Astorbilts and John D. Rockefell."
Old Pete said, "Is that so?
You'll meet them down below."

[Chours]
Oh, Mr. Block, you were born by mistake,
You take the cake, (ba da da)
You make me ache,
Tie a rock on your block
and then jump in the lake,
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake. (wha wha wha)