Songwriter: Hank Marvin
Producer: Norrie Paramor
I was talking to my milkman about the world the other day
When he told me the strangest thing that happened down the way
A customer, the quietest man you'd ever wish to meet
Suddenly dragged out his wife and beat her in the street
Well, well, well
It only goes to show
You never can tell
Years ago I knew a man, Big Jimmy was his name
He used to work at mining coal and fighting was his game
He bought a little puppy dog, that caught a chill and died
And do you know, that great big man, just broke right down and cried
Well, well, well
It only goes to show
You never can tell
The milkman and I both agreed, it's a funny old world indeed
Read a lot in the papers to make you think
Take a drink in a while
Got to smile sometimes
A while ago they built a ship, the finest of its day
With every modern aid to guide it safely on its way
Went on its maiden voyage, it's unsinkable, they said
But four days from Southampton it was on the ocean bed
Well, well, well
It only goes to show
You never can tell
Well, well, well
It only goes to show
You never can tell
When he told me the strangest thing that happened down the way
A customer, the quietest man you'd ever wish to meet
Suddenly dragged out his wife and beat her in the street
Well, well, well
It only goes to show
You never can tell
Years ago I knew a man, Big Jimmy was his name
He used to work at mining coal and fighting was his game
He bought a little puppy dog, that caught a chill and died
And do you know, that great big man, just broke right down and cried
Well, well, well
It only goes to show
You never can tell
The milkman and I both agreed, it's a funny old world indeed
Read a lot in the papers to make you think
Take a drink in a while
Got to smile sometimes
A while ago they built a ship, the finest of its day
With every modern aid to guide it safely on its way
Went on its maiden voyage, it's unsinkable, they said
But four days from Southampton it was on the ocean bed
Well, well, well
It only goes to show
You never can tell
Well, well, well
It only goes to show
You never can tell
more tracks from the album
Tracks ’n Grooves
- Early in the Morning
- Leave My Woman Alone
- Are You Only Fooling Me
- Don’t Ask Me to Be Friends
- You Heart’s Not in Your Love
- What a Silly Thing to Do
- Don’t Let Tonight Ever End
- I’d Just Be Fool Enough
- I’ll Make It All Up to You
- Abraham, Martin and John
- Put My Mind at Ease
- My Head Goes Around
- Love, Truth and Emily Stone
- As I Walk into the Morning of Your Life
- Don’t Move Away
- Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
- The Girl Can’t Help It
- You Never Can Tell
From the album
- Tracks ’n Grooves (1970)
Cliff Richard popular songs
- Congratulations
- Devil Woman
- Visions
- We Don’t Talk Anymore
- Ocean Deep
- Shine, Jesus, Shine
- Constantly
- Mistletoe & Wine
- Fall In Love With You
- Sunny Honey Girl
- Climbing Up Mount Everest
- If You Walked Away
- Mr. Businessman
- Can’t Keep This Feeling In
- They Can’t Take That Away from Me
- One Fine Day
- All Out of Love
- True Love Ways
- Shame on You
- Scarlet Ribbons
- Always Guaranteed
- Butterfly Kisses
- Free
- Now You See Me, Now You Don’t