A Man in a Purple Dress — The Who

How dare you wear robes and reside How dare you cover your head to hide Your face from God

How dare you smile from behind your beard To hide the fact that your hearts are feared And wave your rod

How dare you be the one to assess Me in this godforsaken mess You, a man in a purple dress A man in a purple dress

When you place your frown Between my God and prayer However grand your crown Or dignified your hair Men above men all prats In your high hats

You priest, you mullah so high You pope, you wise rabbi You're invisible to me Like vapor from the sea

I lovingly mock you noble lords We all dress up to grand awards I do that as well

I dare condemn your fashion sense At least you're not astride the fence That wouldn't sell

But I will deliver this address Your souls conditioned don't impress You, a man in a purple dress A man in a purple dress