Um Um Um Um Um
Wayne Fontana Lyrics

Walking through the park, it wasn't quite dark
Wayne Fontana was strolling through the park in the evening.

There was a man sitting on a bench
The singer noticed a man sitting on a bench.

Out of the crowd as his head lowly bowed
The man was standing out from the crowd with his head hanging low.

He just moaned and he made no sense
The man was moaning and didn't make any sense.

He'd just go
Every time the singer would ask the man what he meant, the man would just moan

Um, um, um, um, um, um
The man's only response was moaning the sound 'um' multiple times in a row.

I just couldn't help myself
The singer felt so curious that he couldn't resist asking the man what he meant.

Yes, I was born with a curious mind
The singer was naturally curious person since he was born.

I asked this man just what did he mean
The singer asked the man what he meant by his moaning.

When he moaned if he'd be so kind
The singer kindly requested the man to clarify the meaning behind his moaning.

Now that I've grown up
Years later, now matured, the singer looked back at the memory.

And the woman I love she has gone
The singer's loved one is no longer with him.

Now that I'm a man, I think I understand
The singer now thinks he understands what the man meant by his moaning.

Sometimes everyone must sing this song
The singer feels like the man's moaning could be interpreted as a song that everyone must sing sometimes.

Listen to me sing
The singer asks the listener to pay attention to his singing.

Can't you hear me, now
The singer asks if the listener can hear his singing now.

Everybody now
The singer asks everyone to sing along.

One more time, now
The singer wants to sing the song one more time.