Man is born, man lives, and man dies
 
 And it's all vanity.
 
  
  And that's about the way it is in the merry-go-round
 
 You get on, you go around, standing in the saddle
  
 
 Man is born, man lives, and man dies
 
 And it's all vanity.
  
 
 He tried thrills
 
 He said i gave myself to enjoy pleasure
 
 What are teenagers doing today?
 
 They're trying every thrill there is in the books.
 
 They got color TV.
 
 But it is still isn't satisfying.
  
 
 Man is born, man lives, and man dies
 
 And it's all vanity.
  
 
 You can't understand it
 
 It's going so loud and so forth
 
 And they're a-wigglin' and a-wobblin' around
 
 And everything else
 
 And, and, and yet they're not satisfied
 
 And, and these disc jockeys,
 
 They hear the tune that is different.
  
 
 Man is born, man lives, and man dies
 
 And it's all vanity.
  
 
 You can't understand it
 
 It's going so loud and so forth
 
 And they're a-wigglin' and a-wobblin' around
 
 And everything else
 
 And, and, and yet they're not satisfied
 
 And, and these disc jockeys,
 
 They hear the tune that is different.
 
 They hear the tune that is different.
  
 
 Man is born, man lives, and man dies
 
 And it's all vanity