up in the morning work like a dog is better than sitting like a bump on a log mind all your manners be quiet as a mouse some day you ll own a home that s as big as a house i know a fella he eats like a horse knocks his old balls round the old golf course you oughta see his wife she s a cute little dish she smokes like a chimney and drinks like a fish there s a big old goofy man dancing with a big old goofy girl ooh baby it s a big old goofy world elvis had a woman with a head like a rock i wished i had a woman that made my knees knock she d sing like an angel and eat like a bird and if i wrote a song she d know every single word there s a big old goofy man dancing with a big old goofy girl ooh baby it s a big old goofy world kiss a little baby give the world a smile and if you take an inch give em back a mile cause if you lie like a rug and you don t give a damn you re never gonna be as happy as a clam i m sitting in a hotel trying to write a song my head is just as empty as the day is long why it s clear as a bell i should have gone to school i d be wise as an owl instead of stubborn as a mule there s a big old goofy man dancing with a big old goofy girl ooh baby it s a big old goofy world ooh baby it s a big old goofy world