Ed Takes A Vacation (A Suite)

He's just another joe who works too hard
 loves his wife and four kids
 gotta house and a yard
 He gets a little touchy now -- he's on overload
 He needs to get away
 with a couple weeks pay
 just to lighten his load
 When Ed takes a vacation (the world goes 'round)
 When Ed takes a vacation (we're still on track)
 When Ed takes a vacation (we won't shut down)
 but we'll feel a whole lot better when Ed gets back
 He finds it difficult to leave his work behind
 He's wearin' his lab coat
 to go walkin' through the pines
 He's got the Gideon bible in the hotel room
 He prays, then he reads
 cos' he really believes
 he'll be goin' home soon
 When Ed takes a vacation (the world goes 'round)
 When Ed takes a vacation (we're still on track)
 When Ed takes a vacation (we won't shut down)
 but we'll feel a whole lot better wehn Ed has. . .
 fun fun fun, summer means fun
 He'll be out there havin' fun
 in the warm California sun
 It's a little bit o' heaven when you're out there havin' fun
 Ed is just an ordinary guy
 People always underrate him
 but they do appreciate him
 by and by
 Ed loves his mom and apple pie
 He's honest and he's upright
 but perhaps a little uptight
 that is why
 We'll send him on his way
 where the flowers and the palm trees sway all day
 With his camera and his flower lei
 he'll be thinkin' 'bout work
 'cos he's a working jerk
 and that's all he thinks about all day
 hey yeah
 oo la la la oo la la la oo la la la, etc.
 oo oh lay
 It's not that easy to be an Everyman
 To be good and decent
 and do the best you can
 But that's our Ed, and this here is his song
 So we'll give a big "YO"
 to the hard workin' joes
 who keep this country strong
 Now if you think of Ed today
 You gotta keep him in your prayers
 cos' the Ed's of this world
 are something rare
 fun fun fun summer means fun
 oo la la la oo la la la oo la la la oo la la la
 oo oh lay
 EEEEEEEEEEEED!