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 ice without my clothes   Naked as the eyes of a clown      I was crying, "Ice cube", hoping I'd croak   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      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      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   That's the way that the world goes 'round   That's the way that the world goes 'round