[Verse 1]
Miss Kaufman drew them angles
On a dusty green board
Kept her chalk in a coffee mug
By the door
Then Isaac Bedee slid in
With that grin on his face
One more joke, one more jab
And she prayed for grace
[Pre-Chorus]
He'd twist every answer
Till her patience ran thin
By lunch she was counting
To keep hold of her skin
[Chorus]
Isaac Bedee, go away
Miss Kaufman's had enough today
Gray hairs, one hundred and three
From that boy and his misery
Isaac Bedee, don't come near
She dreaded the sound of him, I hear
Every day he'd light that fuse
And leave her wanting to lose
[Verse 2]
She'd straighten her papers
Then he'd kick up dust
Tap on the desk, pop a punchline
Push her past what she trusts
The room got quiet
When he walked in the door
Miss Kaufman sighed so hard
It shook the floor
[Pre-Chorus]
She'd bite her tongue, then bite it again
Clock the minutes till he would begin
[Chorus]
Isaac Bedee, go away
Miss Kaufman's had enough today
Gray hairs, one hundred and three
From that boy and his misery
Isaac Bedee, don't come near
She dreaded the sound of him, I hear
Every day he'd light that fuse
And leave her wanting to lose
[Bridge]
One spring morning she looked in the glass
Saw silver where the brown hair passed
She laughed through the ache, shook out her crown
Said, "Isaac Bedee, sit down, calm down"
[Final Chorus]
Isaac Bedee, go away
Miss Kaufman's had enough today
Gray hairs, one hundred and three
From that boy and his misery
Isaac Bedee, don't come near
She dreaded the sound of him, I hear
Every day he'd light that fuse
And leave her wanting to lose