Yo La Tengo - Clever Chemist Makes Chewing Gum From Soap lyrics

He's hard at work in a secret lab Making soap into chewing gum He's trying hard to improve the taste And he's hoping a breakthrough will come For years now, he's worked on his formula And some day, it will come He's hard at work in a secret lab Making soap into chewing gum He's trying hard to improve the taste And he's hoping a breakthrough will come For years now, he's worked on his formula But all that he has for his troubles Is something tastes exactly like soap But works pretty good for blowing bubbles Someday it will come His big breakthrough