John Prine - That's the Way that the World Goes 'Round lyrics

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I know a guy that's got a lot to lose!

he's a pretty nice fellow;

kinda confused.

Got muscles in his head;

ain't never been used,

thinks he own half of this town.

Starts drinking heavy

gets a big red nose!

beats his old lady

with a, rubber hose!

then he takes her out to dinner

buys her new clothes.

that's the way that the world goes 'round.

That's the way that the world goes 'round!

you're up one day,

the next you're down!

it's half an inch of water

and you think you're gonna drown

that's the way that the world goes 'round.

I was sitting in the bathtub;

counting my toes!

when the radiator broke;

water all froze.

I got stuck in the icem

without my clothes,

naked as the eyes of a clown.

I was crying ice cubesm

hoping I'd croakm

when the sun come through the window,

the ice all broke!

I stood up and laughed,

thought it was a joke

that's the way that the world goes 'round.