PERFECT A

when a tuning fork starts humming
you will hear a perfect A
and it clues in the musicians
to the note that they must play

and that note is always constant
in a world that's going mad
there will always be a perfect A
that makes my heart feel glad

you know that B turns into "was"
you know that C turns into "saw"
but that A is always perfect
it's a universal law

every good boy deserves favor
it's a fact we have to face
for the rules the govern music
keeps the cosmos locked in place

you can't go off helter skelter
when true notes you have to play
and the queen who rules forever
is that lovely perfect A

you know that B turns into "was"
you know that C turns into "saw"
but that A is always perfect
it's a universal law

i can't play the grand piano
barely play the radio
and those dots on sheets on music
might be greek for all i know

but i love the sound of music
even though i cannot play
and the sound that strikes me most of all
is that gorgeous perfect A

you know that B turns into "was"
you know that C turns into "saw"
but that A is always perfect
it's a universal law