Where Does Light Go (when It Goes Out)

I saw a catfish in a book

And I saw a picture that's done been took

The only thing I really wonder about

Is where does the light go when it goes out

Did you ever see a big horse fly

I guess there's a pasteur up in the sky

I bet he's up there feelin' his oats

And showin' his heels to the lunar goats

I know he likes to run and play

And he chases the cows on the milkyway

These things are true I have no doubt

But where does the light go when it goes out

Once I saw a walking cane

I saw a window that had a pane

I know you get down off of a dump

But you don't get butter from a buttercup

A parakeet is only one

And a barrel of monkeys is a crowded bunch of monkies

The only thing I really wonder about

Is where does the light go when it goes out

If a lover's quarrel is just a little spat

Then a dandelion is a big sweet cat

You can't get tea from a teepee

But you can get a bark from a dogwood tree

Hail eagle is a sick ole bird

And superkalafragelistic is a big ole word

But the one thing I really wonder about

Is where does the light go when it goes out

You know it seems to be a mystery

That you can't get a coke from a coconut tree

You might see a catfish down by the hole

But you never did tell me how he held his pole

You can get a scent from a poor little skunk

But carry your clothes in a elephant's trunk

The only thing I really wonder about

Is where does the light go when it goes out