Michelangelo - Walter Martin

Here’s what I know

About Michelangelo

He painted on the ceiling

And carved up some stones

He built those beautiful library stairs

And he gave St. Peter a dome

He left Moses sitting in Rome

Well, I wonder how I can

Be more like him

But where I see a cracked ceiling

He sees the birth of man

Mama said I aught to sit down

And put together some sort of plan

'Cause that’s how Michelangelo began

He’d go down to his studio

He’d wait till the ideas flowed

Then he’d take out his hammer and spike

And chip at that marble 'til the marble looked right

Then he’d say, «Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

That’s why they call me Michelangelo!»

Well let’s not forget

About the sculpture of David

If the Earth washed away

That’s one thing worth saving

His eyes are scared and sad

And at the same time they’re strong and brave

He put Goliath down in his grave

Then he’d go down to his studio

He’d wait 'til the ideas flowed

Then he’d take out his hammer and spike

Chip at that marble 'til the marble looked right

Then he’d say, «Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

That’s why they call me Michelangelo!»

And that’s all I know about Michelangelo

Yeah, that’s all I know about Michelangelo