(Malvina Reynolds)
I don't know much about much, what I don't know I don't say
And when I've nothing to say, I'm quiet
I've got a TV at home, and I truly enjoy it
I can just leave it alone and it's quiet
If there's occasion to shout, I'll try it
I can make noise with the best
But for most of the rest of the time
I'm quiet
I'm not unsociable, no, people are fine in repose
Somehow my favourites are those who are quiet
Quiet is a wonderful sound, sweeter than oboe or fiddle
Some day I'm going to be found in the middle of quiet
Sing me a song of the sea, soft as a sweet summer breeze
Sing me to sleep and then, please - be quiet
(as sung by Iain MacKintosh)