When I was a little boy
Way back home in Liverpool,
My mama told me . . . I was great


Then when I was a teenager,
I knew that I had got something going,
All my friends told me . . . I was great


And now I'm a man
woman took me by the hand
And you know what she told me . . . I was great


I was in the greatest show on earth,
For what it was worth,
Now I'm only thirty-two,
And all I wanna do, is boogaloo.


I looked in the mirror,
I saw my wife and kids,
And you know what they told me . . . I was great.


Yes, my name is Billy Shears,
You know it has been for so many years,
Now I'm only thirty-two;
And all I wanna do, is boogaloo.


I'm the greatest, and you better believe it baby.