Sorry, you'll need to be up there in years to remember this song but it was a major hit, at least around here it was. Recorded by Kyu Sakamoto.... who was tragically killed in that commercial flight crash in Tokyo some years ago.
So anyway... I used to know every word to this. LOVED singing it. I remember not that long ago playing it for my granddaughter and singing along... she was AMAZED. So I looked it up after perusing all your replies only to discover not only the song BUT.. the lyrics as well. I had never seen the lyrics.
So how well did I do, you're asking yourself. Or maybe not.... but I fired it up and sang along.... I did GREAT.... but in truth I wasn't very close at all.
HOWEVER... if you didn't see the lyrics and just heard me singing it I'm convinced you would be amazed as well.