Verse 1:I once knew a manBeen everywhere in the worldGave me a tiny ivory ballSaid it would bring me goodNever bel
ieved it would untilI have been loving youVerse 2:Dear old manHe'd seen most everythingGave me a piece of good adviceSai
d it would do me wellI couldn't really tell untilI have been loving youBridge:Now it seemsThings are not so strangeI can
see more clearlySuddenly I've found my wayI know the old man would laughHe spoke of love's sweeter daysAnd in his eloquent
wayI think he was speaking of youYou are so lovelyYou didn't have to say a thing Verse 3:But I remember that old manTel
ling me he'd seen the lightGave me a small brown leather bookInsisted that he was rightI only heard him slightly'Til I hear
d you whisperTook you up all in my armsCoda:Dear old manWise old manFine old man, now