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There was a man like you and meAs simple as a man could ever beAnd he was happy as a kingExcept for one peculiar thingHe had a clock that worked all rightIt worked all right, but not exactly quiteInstead of going: "tick, tock, tick"The crazy clock went: "tock, tick, tock"The poor old man just raved and ravedBecause nobody could sayWhy his silly clock behaved that hickory dickory wayBut now a famous man is heHe owns a public curiosityFrom far and wide, the people flock To hear the syncopated clockTick-a-tock, tick-a-tockThere's a zing in the swing of that clockTock-a-tick, tock-a-tickDon't you think it's a marvelous trick?Ting-a-ling, ting-a-lingThere's a zong in the bong of that ringSongtexteLing-a-ting, ling-a-tingDon't you think it's a wonderful thing?The experts came to hear and seeBut none of them could solve the mysteryThey called Professor Einstein tooHe said: "There's nothing I can do."But soon the fickle human race Will find another freak to take its placeAnd one fine day the man will hock The poor old syncopated clock Aus Songtexte Mania