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Title
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Genius
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Singer
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Mills, William
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Song Lyrics
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Verse 1
When once a very little boy,
My dad sent me to school;
The master said though least I was,
I was the biggest fool.
Chorus
Such a genius I did grow, did grow, did grow,
Such a genius I did grow.
Verse 2
They tried, with cakes and cunning,
To put larning in my yead;
But I never knowed nor could n't tell,
Girt A from crucked Z.
Chorus
Verse 3
Arithmetic next puzzled me,
And, as my knowledge grew:
I soon found out that one and one,
When added up, made two.
Chorus
Verse 4
They sent me to the barber's -
To shave, my Daddy's hope -
I took the lather for the milk,
And ate up all the soap.
Chorus
Verse 5
They set me once to blow the fire,
Or out it would have gone;
And I ripped the billis open,
To see where the wind came from.
Chorus
Verse 6
Upon my travels I set out,
The English folks to see;
I found that they had kegs and arms,
And a yead the same as me.
Chorus
Verse 7
A great musician I became,
And, as the people say,
Upon the grinding organ,
I delightfully did play.
Chorus
Verse 8
I played before the Aldermen,
Also the great Lord Mayor;
And they sent me home, for fear that I,
Would set the Thames on fire.
Chorus
