[Verse 1]
A woman has a baby cute (Cute)
Illegitimate to boot (To boot)
Who can say it isn't right (Right)
Love shines a different light (Light)
As the world goes around ('Round)
Everybody's getting down (Down)
How can you wish her pain (Pain)
'Cause she has a maiden name (Name)
[Chorus]
Do you know why it's a crossword puzzle?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
[Verse 2]
Ready for a party game (Game)
Learn how to drop a name (Name)
Who's gonna win the race (The race)
Why is it taking place? (Place)
Physically you're on the run (Run)
Mentally applaud the fun (The fun)
Turn around and look at you (You)
Guess where when and who (Who)
[Chorus]
Do you know why it's a crossword puzzle?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Crossword, puzzle)
(Crossword, puzzle)
(Crossword, puzzle)
Well, (Crossword, puzzle) yeah, yeah, uh
[Verse 3]
Many ways to climb a hill
You just have to know you will
Should you even lose around
Never let it get you down
Tell me how you lose a fight, yeah
When you just know you're right, ho-oh
I can offer one big clue (A clue)
All you have to be is you (Be you)
[Chorus]
The world is a crossword puzzle to me
[Verse 4]
A woman has a baby cute (Cute, crossword, puzzle)
Illegitimate to boot (To boot, crossword, puzzle)
Who can say it isn't right (Right)
Love shines a different light (Light)
As the world goes around ('Round)
Everybody's getting down (Down)
How could you wish her pain (Her pain)
'Cause she has a maiden name (A name)
[Chorus]
Don't know why (Well, well, well, well)
The world's a crossword puzzle to me (Well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well)
(Crossword, crossword, puzzle, puzzle)
(Crossword, crossword, puzzle, puzzle)
(Crossword, crossword, puzzle, puzzle)
(Crossword, crossword, puzzle, puzzle) Hey, yeah
(Crossword, crossword, puzzle, puzzle)
(Crossword, crossword, puzzle, puzzle)
Crossword Puzzle was written by Sly Stone.
Crossword Puzzle was produced by Sly Stone.
Sly Stone released Crossword Puzzle on Sat Nov 08 1975.
“Crossword Puzzle” picked where “Babies Makin' Babies” had left off, telling a story about an unmarried mother and asking questions about how our society valued women and children. As the song went on, it reached back even further, to “Everyday People” or even “Underdog”. One person had no right to...