When Ken Jennings was a little baby, Watching Jeopardy Well he picked up a buzzer and he made a little speech Said this buzzer's gonna be the death of me, lord, lord This buzzer's gonna be the death of me Alex he said to Ken Jennings I'm gonna bring that computer 'round I'm gonna bring that computer out on the set I'm gonna whup those answers on down, lord, lord Gonna whup those answers on down Ken Jennings replied unto Alex Lord, a man ain't nothing but a man But before I'd let your computer beat me down I'll die with a buzzer in my hand, lord., lord I'll die with a buzzer in my hand Now Alex said to Ken Jennings I believe the set is falling in Ken Jennings said to Alex don't you fret Ain't nothing but my buzzer sucking wind, lord, lord Nothing but my buzzer sucking wind Now the man that invented the computer He thought he was mighty fine Ken Jennings racked up thirty-five grand The computer won with seventy-nine, lord, lord Computer won with seventy-nine Ken Jennings gave a lot of answers For three days he fought with pride But he worked so hard, it broke his poor heart And he laid down his buzzer and he died, lord, lord Laid down his buzzer and he died Ken Jennings had a little baby You could hold him in the palm of your hand And the first words I heard that little boy say was My daddy was an answer giving man, lord, lord Daddy was an answer giving man Bev and Jerry
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