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A fictional story about Steven Page cheating on a girlfriend. Or it could be about a friend of his that he was living with. He tries to make a bad situation funny, by having the victim realize the “humor”.
Note the Canadian spelling of “humour”.
[Verse 1]
When you walked in, I said with a grin
That we were just talking about you
We all had to lie because you would cry
If you knew we were laughing at you
In the momentary lull before the band begins to play
There's an overwhelming stench of alibi
[Chorus]
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humour of the situation
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humour of the situation
[Verse 2]
I said on the phone "don't wait til I'm home"
But I'm sure I could hear you crying
I said where I was, but you doubt it because
It's the caller ID you're buying
In the hour that it took for me to drive up to the door
You'd arranged all my belongings on the lawn
Hey!
[Chorus]
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humour of the situation
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humour of the situation
[Bridge]
Have you heard the one about the boy
Who moved into the henhouse to sleep?
He woke up with egg on his face
When he found out all the hens had crossed the street
[Chorus]
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humour of the situation
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humour of the situation
[Verse 3]
As I walked out, I thought about
All I had left behind me
I felt a chill because I was still
Wearing the emperor's new clothes
My mind was racing with each chance that I had missed
While your next door neighbour soaked me with the hose
I've never felt so small, I've never been so dissed
As I shiver, dripping, while the chorus goes:
[Chorus]
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humour of the situation
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humour of the situation
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humour of the situation
The Humour of the Situation was written by Ed Robertson & Steven Page.
The Humour of the Situation was produced by Don Was.
Barenaked Ladies released The Humour of the Situation on Tue Sep 12 2000.