Revelation - Burton Cummings

My friend Billy he was actin' kinda silly by the seashore

He started goofin', countin' all the grains of sand

About a thousand and thirty he was gettin' kinda dirty

And he looked at himself and he laughed

He said «I'll never even finish what I got right here in my hand»

He had a revelation, had a revelation

He had some kinda knowledge comin' in from somewhere else for free

He had a revelation, special information

And I’m hopin' they’ll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea

A girl named Nancy started talkin' kinda fancy over dinner

Usin' clever phrases she would always hafta stop and explain

As each sentence ended all her guests were more offended

And she looked at herself and she laughed

She said «I'll never ever use those hundred dollar words again»

She had a revelation, she had a revelation

She had some kinda knowledge comin' in from somewhere else to see

She had a revelation, a special situation

And I’m sure they’ll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea

Well there’s a time and a place for everything

A way of standin' up and never tippin' your canoe

Sometimes it’s better if you just give in

Never use a hammer on a screw

Mister L. da Vinci said he wouldn’t budge an inch he

Was convinced that someday humans would fly

He made some little paper aeroplanes to show them what he had on his mind

Even men of learnin' would have rather seen him burnin' like the devil or the

witch they thought he was

So he kept his big mouth shut and he didn’t have to say goodbye

He had a revelation, he had a revelation

He had some kinda knowledge comin' in from A to Z

Had a revelation, a pile of information

And I’m hopin' they’ll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea

Revelation, revelation

Special information

Special situation

Pile of information

Revelation