When I was a little boy,
And then when I was a teenager,
And now I'm a man,
I was in the greatest show on earth,
Hey!
I looked in the mirror,
Yes, my name is Billy Shears,
Hey, hey, hey (hey, hey, hey) Yeah!
Thank you! Thank you, Montreux! Peace and love!
I'm The Greatest
Recorded live June 13, 1992 at the Jazz Festival, Montreaux
© Lenono Music Ltd.
John Lennon
"Anyway, the first number we're gonna do tonight is 'I'm The Greatest' and it goes something like this."
Way back home in Liverpool,
My Mama told me I was great.
I knew that I had got something going,
All my friends told me I was great.
A woman took me by the hand,
And you know what she told me... I was great.
For what it was worth,
Now I'm nearly fifty-two;
And all I wanna do is boogaloo!
I saw my wife and kids,
And you know what they told me... I was great.
You know it has been for so many years.
Now I'm nearly fifty-two;
And all I wanna do is boogaloo! Hey!
Thank you at the back, peace and love, brothers up there.
Oh, and you over there!
How you're doing back over here?
Are you having fun yet?
YEAH!!!
What is that? Two of you having fun!? Are you having fun?
YEAH!!!
Are you having fun?
YEAH!!!
Good!
Anybody over here having fun???
YEAH!!!!
Oh, it's all so rawdy when you're getting in free!