Billy Butt was a renaissance man
Old Billy Butt sat on the porch with his wife
In gratefulness looked back on his life
He had been a farmer a cowboy and a vet
A barber a landlord and a sous chef
He was old and he was snoozy
Told his wife he'd never been choosy
She said, Old Billy, you have not
You have been a lot
Yes, I've been a teacher and a baker
A lawyer and a fancy shoemaker
A violinist a grocer and a bounty hunter
Then astronaut and a painter
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
No, I can't complain
My life has never been in vain
I have been a doctor, a surgeon, and a midwife
Even a fortune cookie writer in my life
For many years I was burned out
When I worked hard as a talent scout
Then I found peace as an ice cream taster
Glassblower and evangelist pastor
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
He was old and he was snoozy
Told his wife he'd never been choosy
She said, Old Billy, you have not
You have been a lot
For a while I was teaching Chinese
Then a gigolo with a license to please
A plumber, a pilot, and a gardener
A stockbroker, a boss, and a carpenter
But the last few years have been slow
I've been the General Motors CEO
A theme park designer and a marine
The last few years have been a routine
He was old and he was snoozy
Told his wife he'd never been choosy
She said, Old Billy, you have not
You have been a lot
For a while I was teaching Chinese
Then a gigolo with a license to please
A plumber, a pilot, and a gardener
A stockbroker, a boss, and a carpenter
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
He was old and he was snoozy
Told his wife he'd never been choosy
She said, Old Billy, you have not
You have been a lot
You have been a lot
Was a renaissance man
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
In gratefulness looked back on his life
He had been a farmer a cowboy and a vet
A barber a landlord and a sous chef
He was old and he was snoozy
Told his wife he'd never been choosy
She said, Old Billy, you have not
You have been a lot
Yes, I've been a teacher and a baker
A lawyer and a fancy shoemaker
A violinist a grocer and a bounty hunter
Then astronaut and a painter
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
No, I can't complain
My life has never been in vain
I have been a doctor, a surgeon, and a midwife
Even a fortune cookie writer in my life
For many years I was burned out
When I worked hard as a talent scout
Then I found peace as an ice cream taster
Glassblower and evangelist pastor
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
He was old and he was snoozy
Told his wife he'd never been choosy
She said, Old Billy, you have not
You have been a lot
For a while I was teaching Chinese
Then a gigolo with a license to please
A plumber, a pilot, and a gardener
A stockbroker, a boss, and a carpenter
But the last few years have been slow
I've been the General Motors CEO
A theme park designer and a marine
The last few years have been a routine
He was old and he was snoozy
Told his wife he'd never been choosy
She said, Old Billy, you have not
You have been a lot
For a while I was teaching Chinese
Then a gigolo with a license to please
A plumber, a pilot, and a gardener
A stockbroker, a boss, and a carpenter
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
He was old and he was snoozy
Told his wife he'd never been choosy
She said, Old Billy, you have not
You have been a lot
You have been a lot
Was a renaissance man
Oh lord, Billy Butt was a renaissance man
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Writer(s): Claes Tunälv
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