Little Johnny's painting in his picture book
   Pinning all his hopes on toy balloons
   But no one taught him how to sing "Jerusalem" at school
   Someone's always dicking with the tunes
  
   It's a beautiful day for the children to play
   (Isn't that what this should be?)
   It's a beautiful world and you're free as a bird
   (Ain't no bad thing to believe)
   It's a beautiful game and the rules never change
   (Isn't that what it should be?)
  
   Isn't this the garden of Gethsemane?
   Isn't this where all the children play?
   Little Johnny's painting pictures no one else will see
   Who are we to rain on his parade?
  
   It's a beautiful day for the children to play
   (Isn't that what this should be?)
   It's a beautiful world and you're free as a bird
   (Ain't no bad thing to believe)
   It's a beautiful game and the rules never change
   (Isn't that what this should be?)
  
   You don't have to suffer
  
   Happiness in bundles hanging from tall trees
   Ladders on the lawn for you and me, (Ain't no bad thing)
   Curtains drawn on windows of uncertain certainties
   We don't get these premises for free
  
   It's a beautiful day for the children to play
   (Isn't that what this should be?)
   It's a beautiful world and you're free as a bird
   (Ain't no bad thing to believe)
   It's a beautiful game and the rules never change
   (Isn't that what this should be?)
  
   Mother nature's gift to you and me,
   (Ain't no bad thing)