Old Man Mose
Unraveling Old Man Mose's Mystery
Lyrics
Now once there lived an old man
Introduction of an old man with a crooked nose.
With a very crooked nose
Describing the physical feature of the old man.
He lived inside a log hut
Setting the scene of the old man living in a log hut.
And they called him old man Mose
Identifying the old man as "Old Man Mose."
And then one morning I knocked on his door
Narrator knocking on Old Man Mose's door.
I didn't hear a single sound
No response heard from inside.
So I ain't gonna do it no more.
Deciding not to knock anymore due to the lack of response.
'Cause I believe old man, I believe old man
Expressing belief in Old Man Mose's death.
I believe old man, that old man Mose is dead.
-I believe old man, I believe old man
-I believe old man, that old man Mose is dead.
-(Now we believe) Mose kicked the bucket
Repeating the belief in Old Man Mose's death using variations.
(We believe) Mose kicked the bucket
-(We believe) Mose kicked the bucket
-(We believe he's dead)
-(We believe) and that bucket
-(We believe) He kicked that bucket
-(We believe) buck...buck... bucket
-(We believe he's dead)
-Now,
Went round to the side
Describing an attempt to peek inside Old Man Mose's dwelling.
Peeped through the crack,
-Saw an old man laying flat on his back
-If old man Mose was dead asleep, I did not know
-But after lookin' through that window, I ain't goin' to do that no more
-I found out, (old man)
Reaffirming the belief in Old Man Mose's death.
I found out, (old man)
-I found out, (old man)
-Old man Mose is dead [Repeat: x 2]
-(We found out) Mose kicked the bucket
Repeating the belief in various ways with added details.
(We found out) Mose kicked the bucket
-(We found out) Mose kicked the bucket
-(We found out he's dead)
-(We found out) He kicked the bucket
-(We found out) Botched that bucket
-(We found out) Discount bucket
-(We found out he's dead)
-Yeah...Yo...Old man Mose [Repeat until end of song]
Repeating the phrase "Old Man Mose" until the end of the song.
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