I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago

From the 1971 album "Elvis Country (I’m 10000 Years Old)"   Original key: Capo I Intro: I saw old pharaoh’s daughter bring Moses from the water I’ll lick the guy that says it isn’t so #1: I was born about ten thousand years ago There ain’t nothing in this world that I don’t know I saved King David’s life and he offered me a wife I said now you’re talking business have a chair #2: Yeah I was born about ten thousand years ago Ain’t nothing in this world that I don’t know Saw Peter Paul and Moses playing ring around the roses I’ll lick the guy that says it isn’t so #3: I was born about ten thousand years ago Ain’t nothing in this world that I don’t know I saw old pharaoh’s daughter bring Moses from the water I’ll lick the guy that says it isn’t so #4: I was there when old Noah built the ark And I crawled in the window after dark I saw Jonah eat the whale and dance with the lion’s tail And I crossed over Canaan on a log #5: I was born about ten thousand years ago Ain’t nothing in this world that I don’t know I saw old pharaoh’s daughter bring Moses from the water I’ll lick the guy that says it isn’t so #6: Yeah I was born about ten thousand years ago Yeah there ain’t nothing in this world that I don’t know Saw Peter Paul and Moses playing ring around the roses I’ll lick the guy that says it isn’t so #7: I was there when old Noah built the ark And I crawled through the window after dark I saw Jonah eat the whale and dance with the lion’s tail And I crossed over Canaan on a log #8: Yeah I was born about ten thousand years ago Ain’t nothing in this world that I don’t know Yeah I saw old pharaoh’s daughter bring Moses from the water I’ll lick the guy that says it isn’t so #9: I was born about ten thousand years ago There ain’t nothing in this world that I don’t know I saved king David’s life and he offered me a wife I said now you’re talking business have a chair #10: Yeah I was born about ten thousand years ago There ain’t nothing in this world that I don’t know Saw Peter Paul and Moses playing ring around the roses I’ll lick the guy that says it isn’t so   #11: Elvis sings "scat" to the tune of the Verse: #12 (fade out): I was born about ten thousand years ago Ain’t nothing in this world that I don’t know I saw old pharaoh’s daughter bring Moses from the water and I’ll lick the guy that says it isn’t so  dah dah dah dah dah