The Violin lyrics
by Rockapella



Well before you know it he is born,He's looking up through painted barsAnd he hears a hairy stranger say"He'll learn to play the violin."His mother's voice is high and sweet,He's got her chin and rosy cheeksAnd before this birdy leaves the nestHe'll learn to play the violin.Now his baby shoes are obsolete,He's growing like an ivy-weedAnd every day he hears his father say"He'll play the violin,His mother and I won't interfere,We'll give him room,Let him steer but we won't be happy'Til we hear him learn to play the fiddle."Hey boy, Jim boy, who you lettin' run your life?Boy, Jim boy, is it what you want to do?Hey boy, Jim boy, ain't you proud to be a man (son)?Boy, Jim boy... leave me alone...So he went to university'Til he got a law degreeAnd he kept a vow from years before,"I'll never play the violin."He met a girl with rosy cheeks,She laughed when he would tell a jokeBut she left him for another man,A man who played the violin.With a broken heart he sells his clothesAnd books aboard a leaky shipTo find some peace in a foreign landAnd learn to play the violin.But before you know it the ship goes downAnd fish are swimming in his mouthBut he promises the next go 'roundHe'll learn to play the violin.