[Intro]
[Verse]
In every other song that I ve heard lately
Some fellow gets shot
And his baby and his best friend both die with him
As likely as not
[Verse]
In half of the other songs some cats cryin
Well, I wish I could die
Lost most of our happy people
I ma wonderin why
[Chorus]
Let s think about livin , let s think about lovin
Let s think about the hoopin and the hoppin
And the boppin and the lovey, lovey dovin
Let s forget about the whinin
The cryin , the shootin and the dyin
The fellow with the switch blade knife
Let s think about livin , let s think about life
[Verse]
(spoken)
We lost ol Marty Bobbins
Down in El Paso awhile back
And now Miss Patty Page or one of them
Is a wearin black
[Verse]
(spoken)
And Cathy s Clown has Don and Phil
Where they feel like they could die
If we keep on a losin our singers like that
I ll be the only one you can buy
[Chorus]
Let s think about livin , let s think about lovin
Let s think about the hoopin and the hoppin
And the boppin and the lovey, lovey dovin
Let s forget about the whinin
The cryin , the shootin and the dyin
The fellow with the switch blade knife
Let s think about livin , let s think about life
[Chorus]
Let s think about livin , let s think about lovin
Let s think about the hoopin and the hoppin
And the boppin and the lovey, lovey dovin
Let s forget about the whinin
The cryin , the shootin and the dyin
The fellow with the switch blade knife
Let s think about livin , let s think about life
Let s think about livin , let s think about life