From the Bible to the popular song
There's one theme that we find right along
Of all ideals they hail as good
The most sublime is Motherhood
There was a man, though, who, it seems
Once carried this idea to extremes
He loved his mother and she loved him
And yet his story's rather grim

There once was a man named Oedipus Rex
You may have heard about his odd complex
His name appears in Freud's index
'Cause he loved his mother

His rivals used to say quite a bit
That as a Monarch he was most unfit
But even so they had to admit
That he loved his mother

Yes, he loved his mother
Like no other
His daughter was his sister, and his son was his brother
One thing on which you can depend is
He sure knew who a boy's best friend is

When he found what he had done
He tore his eyes out one by one. Left! Right!
A tragic end for a loyal son
Who loved his mother

So be sweet and kind to mother, now and then have a chat
Buy her candy and some flowers or a brand new hat
But maybe you had better let it go at that
Or you may find yourself with a quite complex complex
And you may end up like Oedipus
I'd rather marry a duck-billed platypus
Than end up like old Oedipus Rex