The world turned upside down I am not throwin’ away my shot Down, down, down ‘Til the world turns upside down The battle of Yorktown seventeen-eighty-one Monsieur Hamilton Monsieur Lafayette

The king has lost his crown Disaster and disgrace He's clumsy like a clown The world is upside down I believe your new girl turned you down And they say she's pushin' you around How does it feel, I guess it hurts your pride Tell me my friend how many

If it leads me to you As I walk this world, tired and alone Got one foot in the grave, Lord, help me make it home I'll carry your pain, my words bleed straight and true My lost heaven has been turned upside down Dead and buried is the joy which I once