Verse 1:

He went to Paris lookin' for answers to questions

That bothered him so

He was impressive, young and agressive

Savin' the world on his own

Warm summer breezes, French wine and cheeses

Put his ambition at bay

The summers and winters scattered like splinters

And four or five years slipped away



Verse 2:

He went to England, played the piano, and married

An actress named Kim

They had a good life, she was a good wife

And bore him a young son named Jim

All of the answers and all of the questions

He locked in his attic one day

'Cause he liked the quiet clean country livin'

And twenty more years slipped away



Verse 3:

War took his baby,

Bombs killed his lady and left him

With only one eye

His body was battered, his whole world was shatteredD

All he could do was just cry

While the tears were fallin' he was recallin'

Answers that he never found

So he hopped in a freighter, skidded the ocean

And left England without a sound



Verse 4:

Now he lives in the islands, fishes the pilin' and drinks

His Green label each day

Writing his memoirs, losin' his hearin'

But he don't care what most people say

After eighty-six years of perpetual motion

If he likes you he'll smile and say

"Jimmy, some of it's magic, probably tragic,

But I had a good life all the way"

He went to Paris lookin' for answers to questions

That bothered him so