Can you tell me what happened to the snow
It was here just the other day
It was lying all over my front lawn
I was sure it was gonna stay
I cursed it when it first arrived, but now I miss it so
Mercy mercy, sakes alive, can you tell me what happened to the snow?

Can you tell me what happened to my youth
I remember it so well
Times that I'd try anything once
Times I stumbled and fell
When I was young, I couldn't wait for it to pass
But that's not the truth
Mercy mercy, yass yass yass, can you tell me what happened to my youth

I think it's best when you look ahead and see what you can find
I think I'll just take my rest, stand and look behind

Can you tell me what happened to my lover
Does she still give a damn?
At one time we were family
Now she doesn't know where I am
When we were together she said that she
Would help me write my songs
Mercy mercy, sakes alive, can you tell me where my lover's gone

Can you tell me what happened to the snow
It was here just the other day
It was lying all over my front lawn
I was sure it was gonna stay
I cursed it when it first arrived, but now I miss it so
Mercy mercy, sakes alive, can you tell me what happened to the snow?

- Ky Hote 1990
(it's really a song)