I know a gal got A lot to lose She's a pretty nice lady But she's kinda confused Got muscles in her head Ain't never been used Thinks she owns half Of this town Starts drinking heavy Gets a big red nose And she beats her old Man with her pantyhose And takes him out and Buys him new clothes That's the way that The world goes 'round [Chorus] That's the way that the World goes 'round One minute you're up and The next you're down It's a half an inch of water And you think you're gonna drown That's the way that the World goes 'round Well I was sittin' in the tub Just a countin' my toes When the radiator broke And the water froze Got stuck in the ice Without any clothes Naked as the eyes of a clown I was crying ice cubes Hoping that I'd croak When the sun came through the Window and the ice all broke I said son of a gun man That's just a joke And that's the way that the World goes 'round [Repeat Chorus] That's the way that the World goes 'round One minute you're up and The next you're down It's a half an inch of water And you think you're gonna drown That's the way that the World goes 'round