Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song A Puzzlement, artist - Yul Brynner. Date of issue: 31.12.2011
Song language: English
A Puzzlement |
| When I was a boy |
| World was better spot |
| What was so was so |
| What was not was not |
| Now I am a man; |
| World have changed a lot |
| Some things nearly so |
| Others nearly not |
| There are times I almost think |
| I am not sure of what I absolutely know |
| Very often find confusion |
| In conclusion I concluded long ago |
| In my head are many facts |
| That, as a student, I have studied to procure |
| In my head are many facts |
| Of which I wish I was more certain I was sure! |
| (spoken) |
| Is a puzzlement |
| (sung) |
| What to tell growing son |
| What for instance, shall I say to him of women? |
| Shall I educate him on the ancient lines? |
| Shall I tell the boy as far as he is able |
| To respect his wives and love his concubines? |
| Shall I tell him everyone is like the other |
| And the better of the two is really neither? |
| If I tell him this I think he won’t believe it— |
| And I nearly think that I don’t believe it either! |
| When my father was a king |
| He was a king who knew exactly what he knew |
| And his brain was not a thing |
| Forever swinging to and fro and fro and to |
| Shall I, then be like my father |
| And be willfully unmovable and strong? |
| Or is it better to be right? |
| Or am I right when I believe I may be wrong? |
| Shall I join with other nations in alliance? |
| If allies are weak, am I not best alone? |
| If allies are strong with power to protect me |
| Might they not protect me out of all I own? |
| Is a danger to be trusting one another |
| One will seldom want to do what other wishes; |
| But unless someday somebody trust somebody |
| There’ll be nothing left on earth excepting fishes! |
| There are times I almost think |
| Nobody sure of what he absolutely know |
| Everybody find confusion |
| In conclusion he concluded long ago |
| And it puzzle me to learn |
| That tho' a man may be in doubt of what he know |
| Very quickly he will fight |
| He’ll fight to prove that what he does not know is so! |
| Oh-h-h-h-h-h! |
| Sometimes I think that people going mad! |
| Ah-h-h-h-h-h! |
| Sometimes I think that people not so bad! |
| But not matter what I think |
| I must go on living life |
| As leader of my kingdom I must go forth |
| Be father to my children and husband to each wife |
| Etcetera, etcetera, and so forth |
| If my Lord in Heaven Buddha, show the way! |
| Everyday I try to live another day |
| If my Lord in Heaven Buddha, show the way! |
| Everyday I do my best for one-more day! |
| (spoken) |
| But… is a puzzlement! |