They heard his cries in the night from across the lawn They found him dead at the bottom of the lake at dawn Nobody'd come running to the rescue and when they were asked The passersby said that the signs That they read said "Keep Off the Grass" 'Cause you can't go near Anybody else's private ground See folks 'round here Have got a democratic right to drown And you're just a fool If you care about the faces in the crowd We've got a new edition of the Golden Rule: No trespassing allowed Nobody asked her 'bout the bruises on her face I guess she was glad that they gave her her personal space When the bones wouldn't mend and it Came to an end in the dead of the night They neighbours were sad but at least they had respected her rights 'Cause you can't go near Anybody else's private ground See folks 'round here Have got a democratic right to drown And you're just a fool If you care about the faces in the crowd We've got a new edition of the Golden Rule: No trespassing allowed Can't you read the signs? These are enlightened times Got to be careful not to think too much You can watch 'em going under but you just can't touch 'Cause you can't go near Anybody else's private ground See folks 'round here Have got a democratic right to drown And you're just a fool If you care about the faces in the crowd We've got a new edition of the Golden Rule Got a new edition of the Golden Rule: No trespassing allowed