Charlie had a mission Charlie had a quest Charlie had a question that stumped the very best How do I get a girl close enough to me To make her mine perpetually Charlie never got an answer that he used But due his results he should be excused Charlie had a mission Charlie had a dream Charlie had ambition like you have never seen Charlie had one driving goal in his life To get a woman close enough to him to make her his wife He had plenty of shots at the opposite s** But he always uttered a pessimistic hex Wrong time wrong place Wrong person wrong clothes And to top it off you got a funny nose Charlie hung at bookstores Charlie hung at bars He could make a book for his emotional scars Charlie thought that he had reached the end of his rope When a leggy blonde masqueraded by as hope Charlie staked his life in this, his last attempt He strutted up beside her and grumbled "ahem!" Charlie got a girl Charlie got a gal Charlie was a squirrel she was his peanut pal They did everything together both day and night And despite cohabitation they rarely had a fight But Charlie's dame was a Camaro who soon became a hearse That's when Charlie uttered the familiar curse