Misery`s the river of the world

Misery`s the river of the world



The higher that the monkey can climb

the more he shows his tail

Call no man happy `til he dies

There`s no milk at the bottom of the pail



God builds a church

The devil builds a chapel

Like the thistles that are growing

`round the trunk of a tree

All the good in the world

You can put inside a thimble

And you still have room for you and me



If there`s one thing you can say

About Mankind

There`s nothing kind about man

You can drive out nature with a pitch fork

But it always comes roaring back again



Misery`s the river of the world

Misery`s the river of the world

Misery`s the river of the world



For want of a bird

The sky was lost

For want of a nail

A shoe was lost

For want of a life

A knife was lost

For want of a toy

A child was lost



Misery`s the river of the world

Misery`s the river of the world

Everybody row! Everybody row!

Misery`s the river of the world

Misery`s the river of the world

Everybody row! Everybody row!

Everybody row!