When I was young once not long ago
I hurt meself and how I cried so
And then me Pop heard me and said be strong
Instead of cryin' try to sing a song, son
And then he sang one ...
And it went dum, dum, dum-dum-dum-dum
Dum-dum, dum dum dum-dum-dum
Dum-dum, dum-dum-dum-dum
Dum-dum, dum dum dum-dum
Now through the years I still recall the wise words of me Dad
And when I feel a tear come on I sing his song
And things don't seem so bad ...
Oh, oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
My friends all tell me that I'm a fool
Although I love her she treats me cruel
They say she's not true when I'm not there
And she's told them she doesn't care about me
When she's without me ...
I'm singin' dum, dum, dum-dum-dum-dum
Dum-dum, dum dum dum-dum-dum
Dum-dum, dum-dum-dum-dum
Dum-dum, dum dum dum-dum
Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh