I'll tell you a story to pass on to the end   As told to me so long ago by my good friend   As we hollowed ?round the log fire   We laughed the whole night long   As he told me a tale, passed on to him   By a wanderin' vagabond      My friend told me the story   And I'll pass it on to you   It was handed down this century   And he swore that it was true      And in the morning I could see him fade   Was it fact or fiction? Who can say?   (Storyteller)   I believe ev'ry word you say   (Storyteller)   I bet you told a good tale in your day      He tried to tell the people   But the people wouldn't hear   Him spinning yarns   And telling tales from yesteryear      Then he smiled and finished his story   He said, "Will you pass it on for me?"   (Storyteller)   I'll tell that tale for you   (Storyteller)   Somehow I'll get your message through      My friend told me the story   And I'll pass it on to you   It was handed down this century   And I swear that it is true