When I was a little boy

Way back home in Liverpool,

My mama told me . . . I was great

Then when I was a teenager,

I knew that I had got something going,

All my friends told me . . . I was great

And now I'm a man

A woman took me by the hand

And you know what she told me . . . I was great

I was in the greatest show on earth,

For what it was worth,

Now I'm only thirty-two,

And all I wanna do, is boogaloo.

I looked in the mirror,

I saw my wife and kids,

And you know what they told me . . . I was great.

Yes, my name is Billy Shears,

You know it has been for so many years,

Now I'm only thirty-two;

And all I wanna do, is boogaloo.

I'm the greatest, and you better believe it baby.