Delighted and laughed upon The critics had their fun But he don't mind And will look different when hes done A too controversial lie And all the kids do understand What hes about in this moderated land But whos laughing now And whos looking blank Yeah whos laughing now All the way to the bank Whos laughing now And who went up in rank Yeah whos laughing now All the way to the bank Too old, too blind to see The magic in this man The jealous kind Will never be a fan And he never doubted In himself for what he can For good and worse He always stuck to his own plan But whos laughing now And whos looking blank Yeah whos laughing now All the way to the bank Whos laughing now And who went up in rank Yeah whos laughing now All the way to the bank Hes always been against the grain I give him credit for staying sane It takes a lot to go that route He fought his own way out Fine inspiration and a cure For anyone whos been ignored Only for them he'll take a bow But whos laughing now And whos looking blank Yeah whos laughing now All the way to the bank Whos laughing now And who went up in rank Yeah whos laughing now All the way to the bank Looks whos laughing now.