Beatin' on the ding-dong all day long I go around just singing this song I got a girl, maybe two or three Beatin' on the ding-dong don't bother me Most folks worry when they have no dough Can't feel good 'cause of feeling low I don't worry if I'm broke, no more I ain't rich, so I must be poor Beatin' on the ding-dong don't mean a thing Just some words that you can sing Makes no difference if they're right or wrong Beating on the ding-dong all day long Some are happy when they have big cars To ride around and they puff cigars Give me a rattle trap model T I'm as happy as a chic could be A house and a flea and a bunch of mice Out in the barnyard shootin' dice The house grows cold and steps on a flea The flea yells, "Fellas there's a house on me" Beating on the ding-dong all day long I go around just singing this song I got a girl, maybe two or three Beatin' on the ding-dong, don't bother me I stood with my girl on the porch last night A huggin' and a kissin' 'til it got daylight Her pa said "Get him" and I had to dance A bulldog had me by the seat of the pants I don't have nothin' to bother me Happy as a possum in a lemon tree If I had a wife, that'd work at all I wouldn't have work this coming fall Beating on the ding-dong all day long I go around just singing this song I got a girl, maybe two or three Beatin' on the ding-dong don't bother me Beatin' on the ding-dong don't bother me

You sent out an S.O.S, I'm responding Emergency unit's on the case Another heartbreak has got you hurting Hold on, the help is on the way If there's a lifeline to, help you make it through And lift you up every time you fall I'll be the lifeline too, come and rescue you If you need me, I will answer when you call So, say, "Eh, oh, eh, oh" Come on and just let it go I wanna stand with you against the odds Let me be the one, that you can trust Say, "Eh, oh, eh, oh" Come on and let me know We don't have to run against the odds We have a lifeline right in front of us Sing, "Eh, oh, eh, oh" Sing, "Eh, oh, eh, oh" Sing, "Eh, oh, eh, oh" Eh, oh All your hope and dreams came crashing down, down It's hard to face the day Hold on and listen for the sound, sound, sound Of my love, it's on the way If there's a lifeline to, help you make it through And lift you up every time you fall I'll be the lifeline to, come and rescue you If you need me, I will answer when you call So, say, "Eh, oh, eh, oh" Come on and just let it go I wanna stand with you against the odds Let me be the one, that you can trust Sing, "Eh, oh, eh, oh" Come on and let me know We don't have to run against the odds We have a lifeline right in front of us Yeah, no more hiding I'm here to keep you safe, from the cold I hear you're crying, now I'm pleading You don't have to walk this road all alone So, say, "Eh, oh, eh, oh" Come on and just let it go I wanna stand with you against the odds Let me be the one, that you can trust Say, "Eh, oh, eh, oh" Come on and let me know We don't have to run against the odds We have a lifeline right in front of us So, sing, "Eh, oh, eh, oh" Come on and just let it go I wanna stand with you against the odds Let me be the one, that you can trust Say, "Eh, oh, eh, oh" Come on and let me know We don't have to run against the odds We have a lifeline right in front of us So, sing, "Eh, oh, eh, oh" Come on and just let it go I wanna stand with you against the odds Let me be the one, that you can trust

If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me? I must be travelling on, now There's too many places that I've got to see If I stayed here with you, girl Things just wouldn't be the same 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now And this bird you cannot change Lord, and this bird you cannot change And this bird you cannot change Lord knows, I can't change Oh bye bye, baby, it's been a sweet love, yeah yeah Although this feeling I can't change But please, don't take it so badly 'Cause Lord knows I'm to blame 'Cause if I stayed here with you, girl Things just couldn't be the same 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now, yeah yeah And this bird you'll never change No, and this bird you cannot change And this bird you cannot change Lord knows I can't change So Lord help me, I can't change Lord, I can't change Won't fly, free bird, yeah