The Syncopated Clock Songtext
von Eileen Barton

There was a man like you and me
As simple as a man could ever be
And he was happy as a king
Except for one peculiar thing

He had a clock that worked all right
It worked all right but not exactly quite
Instead of going "Tick tock tick"
The crazy clock went "Tock tick tock"

The poor old man just raved and raved
Because nobody could say
Why his silly clock behaved
That hickory dickory way

But now a famous man is he
He owns a public curiosity
From far and wide the people flock
To hear the syncopated clock


Tick-a-tock
Tick-a-tock
There′s a zing and a swing in that clock
Tock-a-tick
Tock-a-tick
Don't ya think it′s a marvelous trick?

Ting-a-ling
Ting-a-ling
There's a song in the parlor that rings
Ling-a-ting
Ling-a-ting
Don't you think it′s a wonderful thing

The experts came to hear and see
But none of them could solve the mystery
They called professor Einstein, too
He said "There′s nothing I can do"

But soon the fickle human race
Will find another freak to take it's place
And one fine day the man will hop
The poor old syncopated clock