As heard on Rush's radio show
Sung to The Beatles' Yellow Submarine

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In the town that some folks scorn . . . lived a man who said he'd been
Pure as snow all of his life . . . and his friends were all very clean
But he sailed off with his chums . . . 'til they found a sea of green
No one cares; guess it's OK . . . in the land of apathy

We all live in a mellow apathy . . . mellow apathy . . . mellow apathy
We all live in a mellow apathy . . . mellow apathy . . . mellow apathy

And his friends were all aboard . . . perks and overnights were their rewards
And the band knew what to play . . .

We all live in a mellow apathy . . . mellow apathy . . . mellow apathy
We all live in a mellow apathy . . . mellow apathy . . . mellow apathy

There's a good economy (economy) . . . every one of us (every one of us)
Has all we need (has all we need) . . . self-absorbed (self-absorbed)
To the extreme (the extreme) . . . in our land of (in our land of)
Apathy (apathy . . . yee-hah!)

We all live in a mellow apathy . . . mellow apathy . . . mellow apathy
We all live in a mellow apathy . . . mellow apathy . . . mellow apathy

Parody version © 1997 Paul Silhan