Is he or isn't he?
Is he or isn't he?
He had a story to tell
But Art keeps insisting
(one part shy, two swell)
That he's just no good at stories
So, Artie buys you a drink
Autumn's left him for another
Then he drops it discrete
So and so's his brother
Prince of no depression, no?
Barely an expression, yeah?
Is he or isn't he who he says he is?
Is he or isn't he who he says he is?
Office clerk, engineer
Sweetest guy you'll meet here
We know it's not true but we'd like him anyway
So we let it lie
There'll be disappointed scenesters
If this is make-believe world, yeah.
Is he or isn't he who he says he is?
Is he or isn't he who he says he is?
Is he or isn't he who he says he is?
Yes, I see his face in yours
Oh, he's coming in to town
Sure, you'll bring him by the bar
We're bobbing for apples in a bathtub of pears
Is he or isn't he who he says he is?
Is he or isn't he who he says he is?
Is he or isn't he who he says he is?
