The most important thing That we've ever learned The most important we've learned As far as children are concerned Is never, never ever let them near Your television set Or better still, just don't install The idiotic thing at all Never, never let them Never, never let them Never, never let them Never, never let them It rots the senses in the head! It keeps imagination dead! It clogs and clutters up the mind! It makes a child so dull and blind! So dull and blind, so dull and blind! He can no longer understand A fairytale, a fairyland! A fairyland, a fairyland! His brain becomes as soft as cheese His thinking powers rust and freeze He cannot think, he only sees! He only sees, he only sees! Regarding little Mike Teavee We very much regret that we Regret that we Shall simply have to wait and see And see, wait and see, wait and See, wait and see, wait and see We very much regret that we Shall simply have to wait and see If we can get him back his height But if we can't It serves him right