Jesse Don't Like It (Album Version)

Jesse Don't Like It (Album Version) - Loudon Wainwright III

If Jesse don't like it then it's probably not art

Jesse knows what's good Ol Jesse is smart

If you don't like that don't feel sad

Cause the art that you like is probably bad

Grandma Moses she's OK

Never exposes anything; every thing's far away

And the statue of David's all right with Jesse

Cause Michel angelo gave him such a tiny pee-pee

If Jesse don't like it it don't stay

Get it out of the museum get it out of there to day

Jesse's favorite painting is the one of the clown

With the daisy in his hand and a tear rolling down

In the kindergarten years ago Jesse got rude

He took a red Crayola and he drew a nude

And the teacher took a ruler to Jesse's be-hind

She beat his butt but she ruin'd his mind

Jesse probably didn't like Pi-cas-so

But neither did the dicta tor Fran-co

And I know about art but I've got to take a hike

If I like something that Jesse don't like

If Jesse don't like it it don't stay

Get it out of the museum get it out of there to day

Jesse's favorite painting is the one of the clown

With the daisy in his hand and a tear rolling down

Don't photograph a penis; don't paint a breast

Don't write about the truth because it might offend Jesse

And don't tell it like it is and don't show where it's at

Cause Jesse don't like it and that is that

If Jesse thinks it's dirty it don't get any funds

They use the taxpayer's money on to bacco and guns

Your freedom of expression is being denied

But if you're not sure

What you like then just let Jesse decide

If Jesse don't like it it don't stay

Get it out of the museum get it out of there to day

Jesse's favorite painting is the one of the clown

With the daisy in his hand and a tear rolling down