Intro: 
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W(Fell I know a guy that's got a lot to lose, 
He's a p(Bbretty nice fella, kinda confused. 
He's got m(Fuscles in his head ain't never been used, 
He thinks he owns half of this t(Cown. 
St(Farts drinkin' heavy, gets a big red nose, 
(BbBeats his old lady with a rubber hose 
Then he t(Fakes her out to dinner, buys her new clothes, 
That's the w(Cay that the world goes 'r(Found. 

Chorus: 
Th(Fat's the way that the world goes 'round, 
You're (Bbup one day, the next you're down, 
It's h(Falf inch of water, but you think you're gonna drown, 
That's the way that the w(Corld goes 'r(Found. 

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(FI was sittin' in the bathtub, a-countin' my toes, 
When the (Bbradiator broke, the water all froze. 
I got (Fstuck in the ice, without my clothes, 
Naked as the eyes of a cl(Cown. 
I was (Fcrying those ice cubes, hoping I'd croak, 
When the (Bbsun came through the window, the ice all broke. 
I (Fstood up and laughed; I thought it was a joke, 
That's the (Cway that the world goes 'ro(Fund. 

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Instrumental: 
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Ending: 
That's the way that the (Cworld goes 'ro(Fund, 
That's the way that the (Cworld ......goes 'r(Found. 
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