[Chorus]
I'm gonna sit right down and whittle away my furniture
Well, I'm gonna sit right down and whittle away my furniture

[Verse 1]
It's a haunting world we live in
Full of despair
I ponder on man's great questions
As I whittle away my chair

[Chorus]
I'm gonna sit right down and whittle away my furniture
It's the only thing for me to do
I'm gonna sit right down and whittle away my furniture
Why don't you do it too?

[Verse 2]
Seen a lot of problems
In my lonely life
Torment and psychosis
Oh, where'd I put my pocket knife?

[Chorus]
I'm gonna sit right down and whittle away my furniture
It's the only thing for me to do
I'm gonna sit right down and whittle away my furniture
Why don't you do it too?
[Verse 3]
How can man be so oppressed
If we are all born free?
I sit alone and wonder
With shavings up to my knees

[Chorus]
I'm gonna sit right down and whittle away my furniture
It's the only thing for me to do
I'm gonna sit right down and whittle away my furniture
Why don't you do it too?

[Verse 4]
There must be something that can be done
For those of us that are able
I'll get to the problem right away
But first I'll get rid of my dining table

[Chorus]
I'm gonna sit right down and whittle away my furniture
It's the only thing for me to do
I'm gonna sit right down and whittle away my furniture
Why don't you do it too?
I'm gonna sit right down and whittle away my furniture
It's the only thing for me to do
I'm gonna sit right down and whittle away my furniture
Why don't you do it too?