Wrote a letter this mornin´, Put it in your hat, ´Cause no one to read it
And I know you knew that. I bought a joke, a trick or two, Just to bring and show you, Caught ya with the trickster too. Sometimes I wonder how ya knew A hypnotist, fancytalker, Ruben Remus ain´t no doctor
I knew the man and tried to remember Just where it was that I´d seen his face. Long ago, in a movie show, He was like that man singin´ bass. Knew him by his nurs´ry rhyme: The Story Of The Rabbit Man. Fell right in and said to him: "I´d like to help you if I can." I know the film would only shock ya, Ruben Remus ain´t no doctor!
He only needed what you had, Asked for nothing more, Said he´d like to take you on, But it´s been done before. You couldn´t see he´s a travelin´ man And he cannot take your hand. It´s very hard to understand Why his songs were never banned. Guess the man would never knock ya, Ruben Remus ain´t no doctor!
No one seen ya since he´s been gone, It´s been a day, maybe more. I took a walk in your yard And knocked on your back door. Why don´t you let me in? I´m not the man who did ya in.
Is mr. Remus still your friend? You say you don´t remember him. Turn me down, would ya? Well, I´ve got news for you. Turn me down would ya, Can´t ya tell I´m gonna change your mind before I´m... trough...