I was talking to my milkman about the world the other day When he told me the strangest thing that happened down the way A customer, the quietest man you'd ever wish to meet Suddenly dragged out his wife and beat her in the street Well, well, well It only goes to show You never can tell Years ago I knew a man, Big Jimmy was his name He used to work at mining coal and fighting was his game He bought a little puppy dog, that caught a chill and died And do you know, that great big man, just broke right down and cried Well, well, well It only goes to show You never can tell The milkman and I both agreed, it's a funny old world indeed Read a lot in the papers to make you think Take a drink in a while Got to smile sometimes A while ago they built a ship, the finest of its day With every modern aid to guide it safely on its way Went on its maiden voyage, it's unsinkable, they said But four days from Southampton it was on the ocean bed Well, well, well It only goes to show You never can tell Well, well, well It only goes to show You never can tell