Went to the store to buy me a pen
 The pen wouldn't write so I traded for a hen
 The hen wouldn't lay so I traded for a ray
 The ray wouldn't shine so I traded for a vine
 The vine wouldn't swing so I traded for a ring
 The ring wouldn't fit so I traded for a hit
 The hit wouldn't run so I traded for a gun
 The gun wouldn't shoot so I traded for a flute
 The flute wouldn't blow so I traded for a hoe
 The hoe wouldn't heave like holes in a sieve
 Like folds in a sleeve and I think it's time to leave
 So don't underestimate the power of the pen
 Because the power of the mind translates into the pen
 And if the power of the pen comes from w/in
 Like the power of the mind that makes you think
 Just think will this pen ever run out of ink?
 The pen kept gliding on a piece of paper
 The hand was guiding it 'cuz sooner or later
 Thoughts would emerge everytime I get
 the urge to write on a pad all the thoughts I ever had
 We write the right rhymes so don't try to bite mine
 In spite of this you still write to spite
 We write the songs that make people sing along
 You write for a fee and make a lot of enemies
 You dig for the dirt get cash for the trash
 How much would it cost for you to kiss my ass?
 Because the pen is mightier than the sword
 Heavens to Betsy, oh, my Lord!
 If you believe, you shall receive
 And if you deceive, we will besiege
 Because the power of the mind translates
 into the pen And if the power of the pen comes from within
 Like the power of the mind that makes you think
 Just think, will this pen ever run out of ink?
 Yeah?use a pencil