[Verse 1]
From the Bible to the popular song
There's one theme that we find right along
Of all ideals they hail as good
The most sublime is motherhood

[Verse 2]
There was a man, though, who it seems
Once carried this ideal to extremes
He loved his mother and she loved him
And yet his story is rather grim

[Verse 3]
There once lived a man named Oedipus Rex
You may have heard about his odd complex
His name appears in Freud's index
'Cause he loved his mother

[Verse 4]
His rivals used to say quite a bit
That as a monarch he was most unfit
But still in all they had to admit
That he loved his mother

[Verse 5]
Yes, he loved his mother like no other
His daughter was his sister and his son was his brother
One thing on which you can depend is
He sure knew who a boy's best friend is
[Verse 6]
When he found what he had done
He tore his eyes out, one by one
A tragic end to a loyal son
Who loved his mother

[Bridge]
So be sweet and kind to mother now and then, have a chat
Buy her candy or some flowers or a brand new hat
But maybe you had better let it go at that
Or you may find yourself with a quite complex complex

[Outro]
And you may end up like Oedipus
I'd rather marry a duck-billed platypus
Than end up like old Oedipus Rex