• Tried to write a novel, but it couldn't have been duller;
    Tried to be a painter, but I didn't have the color.
    Tried to sing a ballad but the notes just weren't right;
    Tried to dance a ballet but my tutu was too tight.
    Tried my hand at science but was sad I couldn't fly;
    Tried to act in Hamlet but I just couldn't die.
    I tried playing jazz guitar but just ended up blue,
    So I guess I'll be a poet - and I wrote this one for you.