Mad Mad World:Ricky Nelson. #27 in 1962. INTRO: (x2) #1. Everybody’s runnin’ in a mad mad world. nobody’s goin’ nowhere. (La la la la.) Everybody’s gotta have more than the others.. gotta have more than their share. CHORUS: Ever since the devil tempted woman with an apple.. we all had a burden to bear. Now the world keeps turnin’ and things are gettin’ faster.. nobody’s goin’ nowhere. (Nowhere.) #2. They say the grass is greener on the other side.. when they cross over they find..(La la la la.) everybody’s searchin’ like you and me tryin’ to find peace of mind. CHORUS: See that little boy fishin’ on the river.. if I could just be like him. (Like him.) I’d close my eyes and let the mad world go by.. if only I could be like him. (Like him.) (INTERLUDE:) Dum dee dum dee dum dum..dum dee dum dee dum. Dum de dum dee dum dum dum. Dum dee dum dee dum dum..dum dee dum dee dum. Dum de dum dee dum dum dum. CHORUS: See that little boy fishin’ on the river.. if I could just be like him. (Like him.) I’d close my eyes and let the mad world go by.. if only I could be like him. (Like him.) OUTRO: I’d close my eyes and let the mad world go by.. if only I could be like him. (Mad world.) If only I could be like him. (Mad world.) If only I could be like him. (Mad world.) If only I could be like him. (Mad world.)(Fade.) A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.