Athenians sleep like a
  sluggish old horse
  but I am the fly that bites them
  I know the spots where it stings
  them the worst
  it makes them so cross to be roused from their rest
  that they throw me out like an unbidden guest
  for doing for them what god thinks the best
  
  You can rage at and beat me,
  or wish I was dead
  by murdering me you can stay
  safe in bed
  but as long as there's breath
  left in me
  still the story I'll tell will be:
  
  Just think:
  Yourself!
  
  Your inner voice is the guide
  you should heed
  their reason tells everyone
  what they need
  to do what is right,
  that's the ticket,
  and shun all
  that's evil and wicked
  
  A jester in our town!
  A jester in our town!
  A teasing and buzzing and
  sharp biting fly
  who's asking his questions so
  keen and so sly
  and heaven help the puzzled replier
  for he will end up in the mire
  
  Wisest is he who knows
  that in fact he knows
  nothing at all
  but places his trust in
  his inner voice
  relying on thought to give birth
  to his choice
  for he'll keep his spirit untainted
  though hades itself torment it
  
  A jester in our town!
  A jester in our town!
  A teasing and buzzing and
  keen biting fly
  who floors every idiot
  as easy as pie
  and heaven help the puzzled replier
  for he will end up in the mire
  
  Who floors every idiot
  as easy as pie
  and heaven help the puzzled replier
  for he will end up in the mire!
  Will end up in a mire!
  Will end up in a mire!
  
  A jester in our town!
  A jester in our town!
  A teasing and buzzing and
  keen biting fly
  who floors every idiot
  as easy as pie
  and heaven help the puzzled replier
  and heaven help the puzzled replier
  and heaven help the puzzled replier
  for he will end up in the mire!
  The mire! The mire!
  
  Good health!