It all started out by a word of mouth

Moving fast on a whim

It went all through the suburds

The north and south

And when it finally got back to him



It was larger than life

It was older than time

It was all that you need

All of a sudden we changed overnight

But the people couldn't see the wood for the trees



Go and tell your mother

Pass it on to a friend

Leave it all to your brother

Start the rumor again

Start the rumor again



Selling more than sliced bread, honey

Bigger than Ben-Hur

What'cha gonna do with all that money

Send it on back to her



Reap the harvest

Sow the seed

That's what the Good Book says

Starve the truth and feed the rumor

And your imagination's gonna do the rest



Go and tell your mother

Pass it on to a friend

Leave it all to your brother

Start the rumor again

Start the rumor againnnnn



Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh



It was larger than life

It was older than time

It was all that you need

All of a sudden we changed overnight

But the people couldn't see the wood for the trees



Go and tell your mother

Pass it on to a friend

Leave it all to your brother

Start the rumor again

(Start the rumor)



Go and tell your mother

Pass it on to a friend

(You better leave) leave it all to your brother

Start the rumor again (yeah)

Start the rumor againnn (now)

Start the rumor again

Start the rumor again (yeah)



Start the rumor (repeat til end)