Wake up!
Miss Toadstool, it is I your one and only King, Bowser Koopa
I'm a turtle as you've seen, a little slow and a little green,
But I'm the whole, I'd say, Super Duper

Princess Toadstool, I know you're frightened, mm mm
If you knew just why you're here, your fear would just be heightened

So lets just say,
Ignorance is bliss
Oh, well, I hate to be a bummer, but I've brought you here you bring me plumbers,
You know those brothers, oh, what are their names?
Oh yes, Mario and Luigi, just the sound of them makes me quesy,
I'd love to tak that monkey wrench, I'd play my own game.

Princess Toadstool, you're so misguided,
I've never been fond of bookworms, but then again,
This one does make good Mario bait

I can't wait
Ignorance is bliss!
With my magic book I will shower those Crumbsy Lizards with my power
Until Dinosaur Land is nothing but fossil fuel!
My only problem with these spells is that I know not what they tell
So every hex leaves me perplexed and all I want are those plumbing fools!

Princess Toadstool, you're not so clever,
All your words are alphabet soup,

I'll say it again!
Ignorance is bliss!
Haven't you heard a pictures worth a thousand words?
You call yourself a princess, but you're a brainiac in a dress,
I can't believe you waste time with these books!
You remind me of my kid sister, she read so much she got a blister,
A big one, I mean big, on her brain, what a snook!

I'd like to get my hands on...
Just one time with a monkey wrench...
I'd fix their plumbing...

Princess Toadstool, I know you're freightened, (You're so misguided)
If you knew just why you're here, your fear would just be heightened
Princess Toadstool, you're not so clever, (A picture says it better)
All your words are alphabet soup,
A picture tells it better
For the last time...
On second thought, I think I've made my point...


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    youtube.com/watch

    thats a link to a video for the song, check it out, its pretty good.

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