The Humour Of The Situation Lyrics

Lyric discussion by sawall 

Cover art for The Humour Of The Situation lyrics by Barenaked Ladies

I think this song is about a guy who is cheating on his girlfriend.

In the first verse, he and the girl he's getting with are making fun of his girlfriend. In the second verse, he calls his girlfriend with an excuse for where he's at, but the caller ID reveals that he's at the other girl's house, so she threw all his stuff out on the lawn. The line about the hens crossing the street means that a lot of women found out about his cheating ways, and in the lines just after he bemoans the fact that he didn't take more advantage of his situation before he got found out.