The Old-Timer Lyrics

Song	The Old-Timer
Artist	The New Christy Minstrels
Album	The Definitive New Christy Minstrels
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[00:01.45]	I’m an old timer I’m an excellent rhymer
[00:05.00]	I’ll send you a song of the sights I have seen
[00:09.30]	‘Tis late in December but well I remember
[00:13.82]	The springtime of youth when the world was so green
[00:21.45]
[00:23.14]	I was born a hundred thousand years ago
[00:26.18]	There ain’t nothin’ in this world that I don’t know.
[00:29.38]	There’s no place that I ain’t been
[00:31.05]	Round the world and back again,
[00:32.67]	And I’ll whup the man that says it isn’t so
[00:36.21]	In the dawn of civilization I recall,
[00:39.48]	My cave had bearskin carpets, wall to wall.
[00:42.48]	We were quite the social group,
[00:44.16]	I was friends with Alley Oop,
[00:45.80]	And a charming fellow named Neanderthal.
[00:49.18]	I knew Adam and Eve before they knew the score:
[00:52.40]	It was I designed the fig leaves that they wore.
[00:55.62]	From behind the bushes kneelin’
[00:57.17]	Saw the apple they was peelin’,
[00:58.87]	And I swear that I’m the guy that ate the core.
[01:02.34]	I was born a hundred thousand years ago
[01:05.39]	There ain’t nothin’ in this world that I don’t know.
[01:08.61]	There’s no place that I ain’t been
[01:10.26]	Round the world and back again,
[01:11.83]	And I’ll whup the man that says it isn’t so
[01:15.45]	Took a trip with Cleopatra down the Nile.
[01:18.40]	Yes, we dated off and on for quite awhile.
[01:21.75]	And for King Tut and his kiddies,
[01:23.40]	I built all the pyramiddies,
[01:25.12]	And I represented Caesar at his trial.
[01:28.36]	Mr. Nero was a personal friend of mine.
[01:31.85]	The way he played the fiddle was divine.
[01:35.04]	I went by invitation
[01:36.36]	To a Roman celebration,
[01:38.27]	And. ended up with ashes in my wine.
[01:41.42]	I was born a hundred thousand years ago
[01:44.51]	There ain’t nothin’ in this world that I don’t know.
[01:47.75]	There’s no place that I ain’t been
[01:49.36]	Round the world and back again,
[01:50.94]	And I’ll whup the man that says it isn’t so
[01:54.40]	I’ll tell you how America came to be:
[01:57.49]	I went sailing with Columbus ‘cross the sea.
[02:00.84]	He got sick the day we landed,
[02:02.46]	And he went home empty-handed.
[02:04.08]	By rights, the whole darn place belongs to me.
[02:07.55]	I know much more than any book can tell,
[02:10.55]	And you must admit, I sing it rather well.
[02:13.65]	But the last part is the best,
[02:15.31]	If you’d like to hear the rest,
[02:16.97]	You can sing it for yourself or go to hell.
[02:20.39]	I was born a hundred thousand years ago
[02:23.42]	There ain’t nothin’ in this world that I don’t know.
[02:26.69]	There’s no place that I ain’t been
[02:28.65]	Round the world and back again,
[02:29.88]	And I’ll whup the man that says it isn’t so
[02:32.41]

[00:01.45]	I' m an old timer I' m an excellent rhymer
[00:05.00]	I' ll send you a song of the sights I have seen
[00:09.30]	' Tis late in December but well I remember
[00:13.82]	The springtime of youth when the world was so green
[00:21.45]
[00:23.14]	I was born a hundred thousand years ago
[00:26.18]	There ain' t nothin' in this world that I don' t know.
[00:29.38]	There' s no place that I ain' t been
[00:31.05]	Round the world and back again,
[00:32.67]	And I' ll whup the man that says it isn' t so
[00:36.21]	In the dawn of civilization I recall,
[00:39.48]	My cave had bearskin carpets, wall to wall.
[00:42.48]	We were quite the social group,
[00:44.16]	I was friends with Alley Oop,
[00:45.80]	And a charming fellow named Neanderthal.
[00:49.18]	I knew Adam and Eve before they knew the score:
[00:52.40]	It was I designed the fig leaves that they wore.
[00:55.62]	From behind the bushes kneelin'
[00:57.17]	Saw the apple they was peelin',
[00:58.87]	And I swear that I' m the guy that ate the core.
[01:02.34]	I was born a hundred thousand years ago
[01:05.39]	There ain' t nothin' in this world that I don' t know.
[01:08.61]	There' s no place that I ain' t been
[01:10.26]	Round the world and back again,
[01:11.83]	And I' ll whup the man that says it isn' t so
[01:15.45]	Took a trip with Cleopatra down the Nile.
[01:18.40]	Yes, we dated off and on for quite awhile.
[01:21.75]	And for King Tut and his kiddies,
[01:23.40]	I built all the pyramiddies,
[01:25.12]	And I represented Caesar at his trial.
[01:28.36]	Mr. Nero was a personal friend of mine.
[01:31.85]	The way he played the fiddle was divine.
[01:35.04]	I went by invitation
[01:36.36]	To a Roman celebration,
[01:38.27]	And. ended up with ashes in my wine.
[01:41.42]	I was born a hundred thousand years ago
[01:44.51]	There ain' t nothin' in this world that I don' t know.
[01:47.75]	There' s no place that I ain' t been
[01:49.36]	Round the world and back again,
[01:50.94]	And I' ll whup the man that says it isn' t so
[01:54.40]	I' ll tell you how America came to be:
[01:57.49]	I went sailing with Columbus ' cross the sea.
[02:00.84]	He got sick the day we landed,
[02:02.46]	And he went home emptyhanded.
[02:04.08]	By rights, the whole darn place belongs to me.
[02:07.55]	I know much more than any book can tell,
[02:10.55]	And you must admit, I sing it rather well.
[02:13.65]	But the last part is the best,
[02:15.31]	If you' d like to hear the rest,
[02:16.97]	You can sing it for yourself or go to hell.
[02:20.39]	I was born a hundred thousand years ago
[02:23.42]	There ain' t nothin' in this world that I don' t know.
[02:26.69]	There' s no place that I ain' t been
[02:28.65]	Round the world and back again,
[02:29.88]	And I' ll whup the man that says it isn' t so
[02:32.41]

[00:01.45]	I' m an old timer I' m an excellent rhymer
[00:05.00]	I' ll send you a song of the sights I have seen
[00:09.30]	' Tis late in December but well I remember
[00:13.82]	The springtime of youth when the world was so green
[00:21.45]
[00:23.14]	I was born a hundred thousand years ago
[00:26.18]	There ain' t nothin' in this world that I don' t know.
[00:29.38]	There' s no place that I ain' t been
[00:31.05]	Round the world and back again,
[00:32.67]	And I' ll whup the man that says it isn' t so
[00:36.21]	In the dawn of civilization I recall,
[00:39.48]	My cave had bearskin carpets, wall to wall.
[00:42.48]	We were quite the social group,
[00:44.16]	I was friends with Alley Oop,
[00:45.80]	And a charming fellow named Neanderthal.
[00:49.18]	I knew Adam and Eve before they knew the score:
[00:52.40]	It was I designed the fig leaves that they wore.
[00:55.62]	From behind the bushes kneelin'
[00:57.17]	Saw the apple they was peelin',
[00:58.87]	And I swear that I' m the guy that ate the core.
[01:02.34]	I was born a hundred thousand years ago
[01:05.39]	There ain' t nothin' in this world that I don' t know.
[01:08.61]	There' s no place that I ain' t been
[01:10.26]	Round the world and back again,
[01:11.83]	And I' ll whup the man that says it isn' t so
[01:15.45]	Took a trip with Cleopatra down the Nile.
[01:18.40]	Yes, we dated off and on for quite awhile.
[01:21.75]	And for King Tut and his kiddies,
[01:23.40]	I built all the pyramiddies,
[01:25.12]	And I represented Caesar at his trial.
[01:28.36]	Mr. Nero was a personal friend of mine.
[01:31.85]	The way he played the fiddle was divine.
[01:35.04]	I went by invitation
[01:36.36]	To a Roman celebration,
[01:38.27]	And. ended up with ashes in my wine.
[01:41.42]	I was born a hundred thousand years ago
[01:44.51]	There ain' t nothin' in this world that I don' t know.
[01:47.75]	There' s no place that I ain' t been
[01:49.36]	Round the world and back again,
[01:50.94]	And I' ll whup the man that says it isn' t so
[01:54.40]	I' ll tell you how America came to be:
[01:57.49]	I went sailing with Columbus ' cross the sea.
[02:00.84]	He got sick the day we landed,
[02:02.46]	And he went home emptyhanded.
[02:04.08]	By rights, the whole darn place belongs to me.
[02:07.55]	I know much more than any book can tell,
[02:10.55]	And you must admit, I sing it rather well.
[02:13.65]	But the last part is the best,
[02:15.31]	If you' d like to hear the rest,
[02:16.97]	You can sing it for yourself or go to hell.
[02:20.39]	I was born a hundred thousand years ago
[02:23.42]	There ain' t nothin' in this world that I don' t know.
[02:26.69]	There' s no place that I ain' t been
[02:28.65]	Round the world and back again,
[02:29.88]	And I' ll whup the man that says it isn' t so
[02:32.41]

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