They say you were born in St. Claire's hospital I say you were born up in the sky You come floatin' down over New Orleans To the sweet green levee on the river side And your voice chirped like old squeaky shoes And momma always said we had nothing to lose And so we danced on the street corner Oh Caroline (Round) Caroline Heartbroken hard times, they never got us down Walkin' the same line through every single southern town Hand in hand your arm round mine Oh Caroline Oh Caroline (Round) Caroline I seen it all change, watch it change some more Seen hard times standin' right outside your door Tell me gal what's on your mind Oh Caroline We were the Cardinals' biggest fans Turnin' flips like Ozzy Smith all through the night Til we got traded away To the Red Clay Southern League up on the Georgia line You be the pitcher and the catcher too I'm the home run king before his muscles grew Gonna knock the cover off this time These are different days And the pace of the world has us thinking there's no time To turn the other way Take my hand and we'll walk on down the line Though we may be a thousand miles apart A brother and a sister have a single heart And the beat don't stop for nothin'