He's a simple man With a simple charm An acquired taste That lingers on the tongue He's a childish man Can't do no harm An attractive face In a way you can't quite name And oh we'll laugh at him tumbling Laugh at him spiral and laugh at him spin Oh we'll dance with him numbering Thinking we know who's gonna win He's a quiet man And he stays at home And he thinks too much Best to leave him alone He's a childish man With a childish grace And a childish way Of slipping always away And oh we'll laugh at him tumbling Laugh at him spiral and laugh at him spin Oh we'll dance with him wondering Just where it is we're going And oh we'll look at him bustling Look at him gamble and look at him grin Oh we'll spend the night wondering How the day disappeared Looking at him