Once there was a man And so I am told That he could swallow the dirt Then shit into gold With a wave of his hand And the wink of an eye He turned raindrops to Diamonds in the sky But whatever he did No matter who he helped He was unable to help himself But whatever he did No matter who he helped He was unable to help himself Who, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh God played a trick, So he looked up and he screamed "Why can't the truth Be the same as I dreamed?" God played a joke, So he looked up and he screamed "Why can't all things Be just as they seem?" But whatever he did No matter who he helped He was unable to help himself Whatever he did No matter who he helped He was unable to help himself Who, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh