A Puzzlement Songtext
von Yul Brynner

When I was a boy, world was but a spot
What was so was so, what was not was not
Now I am a man, world have changed a lot
Some things nearly so, others nearly not
There are times I almost think I am not sure of what I absolutely know
Very often find confusion in conclusion I concluded long ago
In my head are many facts that as a student I have studied to procure
In my head are many facts of which
I wish I was more certain I was sure
(Spoken)
Is a puzzlement
(Sung)
Shall I join with other nations in alliance?
If allies are weak, am I not best alone?
If allies are strong, with power to protect me
Might they not protect me out of all I own?
Is it danger to be trusting one another?
One will seldom want to do what other wishes
But unless someday somebody trusts somebody
There′ll be nothing left on earth excepting fishes


There are times I almost think nobody's
Sure of what he absolutely knows
Everybody find confusion in conclusion he concluded long ago
And it′s puzzle me to learn that though
A man may be in doubt of what he knows
Very quickly will he fight, he'll fight
To prove that what he does not know is so
Ho ho, sometimes I think that people going mad
Ha ha, sometimes I think that people not so bad
But no matter what I think, I must go on living life
As leader of my kingdom, I must go forth
Be father to my children and husband to each wife
Et cetera, et cetera, and so forth
If my Lord in heaven, Buddha, show the way
Every day I try to live another day
If my Lord in heaven, Buddha, show the way
Every day I do my best for one more day
(Spoken)
But
Is a puzzlement