I'll tell you what I know
I'll talk real slow
Of bygone times
Of sumo times
There was a man
In old Japan
His name you know
It's Kashiwado
He injured fast
Leg in a cast
But came back strong
The Yamagata one
The grand champion
The basho son
Went on and on
Till he was done
Kashiwado go
To Tokyo
Kashiwado go
The glass sumo
I'll tell you what I know
I'll talk real slow
1961
The year he won
They made a chair
For him to sit on
In solid wood
It was real good
Kashiwado go
To Tokyo
Kashiwado go
The glass sumo
The rival of Kashiwado
You know, his name was Taiho
Their fought and made hakuho
Honored the sport of sumo
The friend of Kashiwado
You know, his name was Taiho
Even outside the basho
Joined by the sport of sumo
November born
December dead
So Taiho mourned
By Kashis bed
Kashiwado go
To Tokyo
Kashiwado go
The glass sumo