Here’s the official album version. Scroll down for lyrics and video of an earlier live version. This song and the full Red Wheelbarrow album are available for purchase on Bandcamp.
Lyrics.
Oh, what’s a baby boy to do
When the world’s so big and the sky’s so blue
You find out love’s not always true
But there’s lots to go around
There are those who cheat and those who lie
And some get paid to wonder why
But we’ll all join hands in the by and by
And fall laughin’ on the ground
Won’t you jump up please on my knees
I got a thing or two to tell
There were times we thought the world would end
And we’d all go straight to hell
Life’s measured out in coffee cups
Life’s measured by degrees
I got a thing or two to tell you, son
Won’t you jump up on my knees
Oh, what’s a baby boy to do
When the world’s so big and the sky’s so blue
You find out love’s not always true
But there’s lots to go around
There are those who cheat and those who lie
And some get paid to wonder why
But we’ll all join hands in the by and by
And fall laughin’ on the ground
Won’t you sit down here beside me son
There are things you ought to know
When the word came down from up above
We never thought they’d go
This world seems full of people
‘Til the ones you love are gone
There are things you ought to know right now
Sit down beside me son
Don’t you walk the road too quickly boy
Though the world might call your name
They’ll steal your soul for fortune
They’ll sell your heart for fame
And most of what they say you need
Is just an advertising ploy
Keep your feet firm down on the ground
Don’t walk too quickly boy
Oh, what’s a baby boy to do
When the world’s so big and the sky’s so blue
You find out love’s not always true
But there’s lots to go around
There are those who cheat and those who lie
And some get paid to wonder why
But we’ll all join hands in the by and by
And fall laughin’ on the ground
We’ll all join hands in the by and by
And fall laughin’ on the ground
Copyright Jeffrey Thomas Cobb