Ancient History

Cassius Clay was Muhammad Ali
Bill Brown was Lovin’ Dan
Donnie Fritts was Funky Donnie Fritts
And Funky Donnie Fritts was The Alabama Leaning Man

James Smith was L.L. Cool J
Roanoke, Virginia is the Star City
Harold Grange was The Galloping Ghost
Harold Jenkins was Conway Twitty

Chorus: It is what it is
Not how it’s gotta be
From my point of obstructed view
We are who we are
Not who we’re gonna be
Every passing moment
Is ancient history

Ronald Crosby from New York State
Was a native Texan named Jerry Jeff Walker
Gene Chandler was the Duke of Earl
Lucille Le Sueur was Joan Crawford

George Herman Ruth was Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat
Ninja Tedd was Judo Jim
The Dig Dug Champion was Tommy Jalott

Chorus

Ervin Johnson was Magic Johnson
Larry Bird was a French Lick hick
Richard Starkey was Ringo Starr
Richard Nixon was Tricky Dick

Dick Trickle was a race car driver
Really, he was a race car driver
A talented and popular race car driver
Richard Anderson was Agent MacGyver

Frances Gumm was Judy Garland
Sid Bream was safe at home
The secret sauce was Thousand Island
The eighth world wonder was the Astrodome

Amelia Earhart was an aviatrix
Warren Mihachik was an angling champ
Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist
They put his face on a five cent stamp

Chorus

You are who you are
Now who you gonna be?
Every passing moment
Is ancient history