I Started a Joke

Richie Havens

started a joke, which started the whole world crying, 
but I didn't see that the joke was on me, oh no. 

I started to cry, which started the whole world laughing, 
oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me. 

I looked at the skies, running my hands over my eyes, 
and I fell out of bed, hurting my head from things that 
I'd said. 

Til I finally died, which started the whole world living, 
oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me. 

I looked at the skies, running my hands over my eyes, 
and I fell out of bed, hurting my head from things that 
I'd said. 

'Til I finally died, which started the whole world 
living, 
oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was one me.