That's The Way The Story Goes - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
That's the Way the Story Goes. Sung by Lester and Williams. 
We're two young men that know our book, That's the way the story goes; We gain our knowledge by hook or by crook, And that's the way the story goes. We read the papers night and day, Politicians we are in a quiet way. We'll tell you the news, and you've nothing to pay, And that's the way the story goes. 
If an old maid tells you she's never been kissed, That's the way the story goes; You can bet fifteen she's down on the list, That's the way the story goes. If you kiss her once, she'll say go away; If you kiss her twice, she'll make you stay; If you kiss her three times, your board she'll pay, And that's the way the story goes. 
Now, the girls don't like the electric light, And that's the way the story goes; They'd much prefer the darkest night, That's the way the story goes. They say the bright electric spark Has spoiled them from having many a lark, They can't do the same as they did in the dark, And that's the way the story goes.