Our local picture house was showing a Batman movie 
You see this guy fly up in the sky, thought to myself, 'Why shouldn't I?' 
So I bought a pair of wings, went up upon a wall 
I was about to jump into the air when a guy from the street called 
He said, 'Hey wait a minute! Don't you realise the danger? 
What do you think you are, some kind of angel?' 

I considered for a minute, realised he spoke the [bad word]  
For the barbells on my eyelids only emphasised my youth 
and the sawdust in my plimsolls means the same to him as me 
But that's neither here nor further, so I spoke considerately 
'Now if you understand just what I'm trying to say, 
whatever you do, don't grin, you'll give the game away!' 

By now a crowd had gathered and it seemed that all was lost 
In the anger of the moment I had diced with death and lost 
It seemed to me the time was right so I burst into song 
In the anger of the moment the crowd began to sing along 
I could not see a way out of this predicament 
Just then a breeze came through the trees and up in the air I went 

I must have flown a mile, or maybe it was eight 
Thought to myself pretty soon I'd hit the Golden Gates 
Just then a passing bird for no reason I could see 
took a peck at my wings and that was the end of me 
I went down, hit the ground faster than the speed of sound 
Luckily I broke no bones only tore my underclothes