There's a great moon-faced fact
A great a-moon-faced fact
There's a great a-moon-faced fact
A great moon-faced fact

Old man, don't sleep too long
Old man, don't sleep too long
There's a great moon-faced fact
The river's got away and it won't go back
That's a great moon-faced fact
The river's got away and it won't go back
Then it's time to depart
In the court of the Rhythm King
My broken heart
Promise him anything
Woe betide
The Lonely Highway
The old man cried

There's a great moon-faced fact
Another great a-moon-faced fact
There's a great moon-faced fact
There's a great moon-faced fact

There's a man gone by
Turnin on his head
hangin by a coat
he was heard to say
There's a man gone by
Turnin on ahead
hangin by a coat
he was heard to say
There's a great moon-faced fact
It busted out the back like a paper sack
There's a great moon-faced fact
It busted out the back like a paper sack
Then it's time to depart
In the court of the Rhythm King
My broken heart
Promise him anything
Woe betide
The Lonely Highway
The old man cried

I'm a great moon-faced fact
Another great moon-faced fact
I'm a great moon-faced fact
I'm a great moon-faced fact
Old man - wait too long
nothing be there but the pot gone black
Old man, don't wait too long
nothing be there but the pot gone black
There's a great moon-faced fact
Another night's pourin out from a smokin stack
There's a great moon-faced fact
Another night's pourin out from a smokin stack
Then it's time to depart
In the court of the Rhythm King
My broken heart
Promise him anything
Woe betide
The Lonely Highway
The old man cried