When I was a little boy  Way back home in Liverpool,  My mama told me . . . I was great  Then when I was a teenager,  I knew that I had got something going,  All my friends told me . . . I was great  And now I'm a man  A woman took me by the hand  And you know what she told me . . . I was great  I was in the greatest show on earth,  For what it was worth,  Now I'm only thirty-two,  And all I wanna do, is boogaloo.  I looked in the mirror,  I saw my wife and kids,  And you know what they told me . . . I was great.  Yes, my name is Billy Shears,  You know it has been for so many years,  Now I'm only thirty-two;  And all I wanna do, is boogaloo.  I'm the greatest, and you better believe it baby.