a little ole’ man was sittin’ on a step
and a tear trickled own his cheek
i said what’s the matter
he said a train just ran over me
i said hmm how often does this happen
he said everyday about this time
i said well why do you just sit out here then
he said cause i cannot believe that this happened
pre
i said reach out take my hand you’ll understand
baby everything is alright
uptight outta sight
baby everything is alright
uptight outta sight
little ole’ man was sittin’ on the step same ole’ man
and a tear trickled down his cheek
i said what’s the matter
he said a herd of elephants just stampeded over me
i said hmm same hmm
i said how often does this happen
he said everyday a half hour after the train runs over me
pre
i said reach out take my hand you’ll understand
baby everything is alright
uptight outta sight
baby everything is alright
uptight outta sight
little ole’ man sittin’ on a step same ole’ man
a tear trickled down his cheek
i said hey how ya doin’ after that train ran over ya
he said what train
i said the train that ran over ya a half hour before the elephants stampeded over ya
he said what elephants
i said hmm same hmm
he says you’re a young boy
says ya got a lot to learn
pre
he says reach out take my hand you’ll understand
baby everything is alright
uptight outta sight
baby everything is alright
uptight outta sight
Artist: Bill Cosby
Year: 1967
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 153