lead vocal: dean ford
well i sympathise completely but there´s nothing i can do
i am just a humble servant with a message here for you
well i know you have good reasons and there´s things you´ve got to do
but the boatman won´t be waiting and he´s leaving here with you
and you can´t take it with you
no matter what you do
no you can´t take it with you
not the place you´re going to
(one more mile, one more road, one last bridge, one less load)
well i sympathise completely but there´s nothing i can do
i am just obeying orders, i´m a simple soul like you
well you really are persuasive, but i´ve heard it all before
and the boatman´s getting restless as he stands upon the shore
and you can´t take it with you
no matter what you do
no you can´t take it with you
not the place you´re going to
can´t take it with you