I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago

I was born about ten thousand years ago;
Oh, there's nothin' in this world that I don't know.
I saw Matthew, Mark, and Moses
Playin' ring around the roses;
I'll hit the guy that says it isn't so.

I was there to help old Noah load the ark,
And I sheared off Samson's hair just for a lark.
So I upped and ran away
To the good ol' USA,
Where I raced old Pocahontas in the dark.

I was born about ten thousand years ago;
Oh, there's nothin' in this world that I don't know.
I saw Matthew, Mark, and Moses
Playin' ring around the roses;
I'll hit the guy that says it isn't so.

In the boudoir with dear Empress Josephine,
When Napoleon was nowhere to be seen,
It was then I played my part
So much better than Bonaparte;
Well, I guess you know exactly what I mean.

I was born about ten thousand years ago;
Oh, there's nothin' in this world that I don't know.
I saw Matthew, Mark, and Moses
Playin' ring around the roses;
I'll hit the guy that says it isn't so.

I was in the garden when Eve made love to me;
I sent Cleopatra back to Antony;
I was there with Pompadour
When she said, "Toujours l'amour."
I took Julia's clothes off on the balcony.

I was born about ten thousand years ago;
Oh, there's nothin' in this world that I don't know.
I saw Matthew, Mark, and Moses
Playin' ring around the roses;
I'll hit the guy that says it isn't so.

I designed the pyramids along the Nile;
I was friendly with the Pharaohs for awhile,
'Til they caught me playin' rummy
With an old Egyptian mummy;
That's why the Sphinx has got that famous smile.

I was born about ten thousand years ago;
Oh, there's nothin' in this world that I don't know.
I saw Matthew, Mark, and Moses
Playin' ring around the roses;
I'll hit the guy that says it isn't so.

I taught William the Conqueror how to fight,
And I snuffed out Florence Nightingale's light;
And Robin Hood was carryin' on,
For I was with Maid Marian on
The bed that I hid under for the night.

I was born about ten thousand years ago;
Oh, there's nothin' in this world that I don't know.
I saw Matthew, Mark, and Moses
Playin' ring around the roses;
I'll hit the guy that says it isn't so.

I saw Matthew, Mark, and Moses
Playin' ring around the roses;
I'll hit the guy that says it isn't so.