I knew a boy, a little boy A long, long time ago His eyes were bright His step was light His heart was all aglow And though his world Was young and gay A magic carousel And all the happy Games he played I still recall so well There came a time we said goodbye We been apart since then And no one knows as well as I He won't be back again And though I search Around the world until eternity I'll never find that little boy That boy I used to be