The early bird always gets the worm
I wonder when the tide is gonna' turn
I'm either late or way behind and never get nowhere on time,
The early bird plays gets the worm

I went to see my gal the other night.
The moon was full and the stars were shining bright.
She was sitting there with another man and you ought to see them holding hands,
The early bird always gets the worm

Now when I left before this awful war,
My gal said she'd wait for me then swore,
That no one else could beat my time than she married a man from Caroline
The early bird gets the worm

The early bird always gets the worm
I wonder when the tide is gonna' turn
I'm either late or way behind and never get nowhere on time,
The early bird gets the worm