Ochs Show me the prison, show me the jail Show me the prisoner who's life has gone stale And I'll show you, young man, with so many reasons why There but for fortune go you and I Show me the ally, show me the train Show me the hobo as he sleeps out in the rain And I'll show you, young man, with so many reasons why There but for fortune go you and I Show me the whiskey stains on the floor Show me the drunkard as he stumbles out the door And I'll show you, young man, with so many reasons why There but for fortune go you and I Show me the country where the bombs had to fall Show me the ruins of the buildings once so tall And I'll show you a young land with so many reasons why And there but for fortune go you and I