He's a haggard old fellow with a prominent chin
And every time the sun comes up he's told to begin
With a complimentary card he works and abrades his callous hands
He pushes hard 'til sundown when he can hardly stand

And he learned how to do it with practice and determination
And no one can stop him 'cuz he heard an inner dream
Our species is careening towards oblivion ever faster
I have the world's problems thrust upon my back
And at that crucial moment I shall liberate the planet
My big wall will be the structure through which nothing else can pass

All the neighbors pass by and they laugh at his creation
They deface his monolithic work and defame his vocation
From his serially weak trestle, he can hear their uttering
I'm doing this for you all, he cried
Don't you understand the sanctity it brings?

He learned how to do it with practice and determination
And no one can stop him 'cuz he heard an inner dream
Our species is careening towards oblivion ever faster
I have the world's problems thrust upon my back
And at that crucial moment I shall liberate the planet
My big wall will be the structure through which nothing else should pass

When his trying task is over, it's time to end his day
He goes to sleep, the angels come and this is what they say
Build ever higher, work ever more
Don't be distracted by anything until you done your choir

Can't you see I'm tired?
It's a hundred and five feet tall
I think the time has come
To go and save them all

Our species is careening towards oblivion ever faster
I have the world's problems thrust upon my back
And at that crucial moment I shall liberate the planet
My big wall will be the structure through which nothing else will pass

And the world will turn as usual