Comedy - Bo Burnham
Tuning: F, E A D G B E
[Intro]
The world is c
hanging
The planet's h
eating up
What the fuck
is going on?
Rearranging
It's like ever
ything happene
d all at once
Um, what the f
uck is going o
n?
The people ris
ing in the str
eets, the war,
the drought
The more I loo
k the more I s
ee nothing to
joke about
Is comedy over
?
Should I leave
you alone?
'Cause, really
who's gonna g
o for joking a
t a time like
this?
Should I be jo
king at a time
like this?
[Pre-Chorus]
I wanna help t
o leave this w
orld better th
an I found it
And I fear tha
t comedy won't
help
And the fear i
s not unfounde
d
Should I stop
trying to be f
unny?
Should I give
away my money?
No!
What do I
do?
[Pre-Verse]
Healing
the world with
comedy
The indescriba
ble power of y
our comedy
The world
needs directio
n
From a white g
uy like me (Bi
ngo)
Who is healing
the world wit
h comedy
That's it!
[Verse 1]
The world is s
o fucked up
Systematic opp
ression
Income inequal
ity
The other stuf
f
And there's on
ly one thing t
hat I can do a
bout it...
While... while
being paid, a
nd being the c
enter of atten
tion
[Chorus]
Healing the wo
rld with comed
y
Making a liter
al difference,
metaphoricall
y
A Jew walks in
to a bar
And I've saved
him a seat
That's healing
the world wit
h comedy
[Verse 2]
I'm a special
kind of white
guy
I self-reflect
ed and I wanna
be an agent o
f change
So I am gonna
use my privile
ge for the goo
d
(Very cool, wa
y to go!)
American white
guys
We've had the
floor for at l
east 400 years
So maybe I sho
uld just shut
the fuck up
N.C.
...I'm bored
I don't wanna
do that
There's got to
be another wa
y (Yes)
For me to help
out without s
tanding on the
sidelines (Ne
ver)
The wait is ov
er!
I'm white, and
I'm here to s
ave the day!
Lord help me c
hannel Sandra
Bullock in The
Blind Side (S
andra Bullock!
)
[Chorus]
Healing the wo
rld with comed
y
Making a liter
al difference,
metaphoricall
y
And yes, most
likely they'll
pay me
But I'd do it
for free
I am healing t
he world with:
Comedy
[Bridge]
If you wake up
in a house th
at's full of s
moke
Don't panic, c
all me and I'l
l tell you a j
oke
If you see whi
te men dressed
in white cloa
ks
Don't panic, c
all me and I'l
l tell you a j
oke
Oh shit, shoul
d I be joking
at a time like
this?
If you start t
o smell burnin
g toast
You're having
a stroke or ov
ercooking your
toast
If you wake up
in a house th
at's full of s
moke
Don't panic, c
all me and I'l
l tell you a j
oke
If you see whi
te men dressed
in white cloa
ks
Don't panic, c
all me and I'l
l tell you a j
oke
Oh shit, shoul
d I be joking
at a time like
this?
Somebody help
me out, 'cause
I don't know
[Pre-Chorus]
And I wanna he
lp to leave th
is world bette
r than I found
it
And I fear tha
t comedy won't
help
And the fear i
s not unfounde
d
Should I stop
trying to be f
unny?
Should I give
away my money?
No!
I know what I
gotta do!
[Chorus]
Healing the wo
rld with comed
y
Making a liter
al difference,
metaphoricall
y
I swore I'd ne
ver be back
But now I'm ba
ck on my feet
And I'm healin
g the world wi
th comedy