[Verse:] What care I who makes the laws of a nation Let those who will take care of its rights and wrongs What care I who cares for the world's affairs As long as I can sing its popular songs [Refrain:] Let me sing a funny song With crazy words that roll along And if my song can start you laughing I'm happy, happy Let me sing a sad refrain Of broken hearts who love in vain And if my song can start you crying I'm happy Let me croon a lowdown blues That lifts you out of your seat If my blues can reach your shoes And start you tapping your feet I'm happy Let me sing of Dixie's charms Of cotton fields and mammy's arms And if my song can make you homesick I'm happy [Various alternate lines:] Of broken hearts that loved in vain To lift you out of your seat If my song can reach your shoes The Swanee shore and mother's arms
Let me sing a funny song With crazy words that roll along And if my song can start you laughing I'm happy, happy Let me sing a sad refrain Of broken hearts who love in vain And if my song can start you crying I'm happy Let me croon a lowdown blues That lifts you out of your seat If my blues can reach your shoes And start you tapping your feet I'm happy Let me sing of Dixie's charms Of cotton fields and mammy's arms And if my song can make you homesick I'm happy Martha: Let me croon a lowdown blues That lifts you out of your seat If my blues can reach your shoes And start you tapping your feet I'm happy Let me sing of Dixie's charms Of cotton fields and mammy's arms And if my song can make you homesick Can start you laughing Can start you crying I'm happy
[Verse:]
What care I who makes the laws of a nation
Let those who will take care of its rights and wrongs
What care I who cares for the world's affairs
As long as I can sing its popular songs
[Refrain:]
Let me sing a funny song
With crazy words that roll along
And if my song can start you laughing
I'm happy, happy
Let me sing a sad refrain
Of broken hearts who love in vain
And if my song can start you crying
I'm happy
Let me croon a lowdown blues
That lifts you out of your seat
If my blues can reach your shoes
And start you tapping your feet
I'm happy
Let me sing of Dixie's charms
Of cotton fields and mammy's arms
And if my song can make you homesick
I'm happy
[Various alternate lines:]
Of broken hearts that loved in vain
To lift you out of your seat
If my song can reach your shoes
The Swanee shore and mother's arms
Let me sing a funny song
With crazy words that roll along
And if my song can start you laughing
I'm happy, happy
Let me sing a sad refrain
Of broken hearts who love in vain
And if my song can start you crying
I'm happy
Let me croon a lowdown blues
That lifts you out of your seat
If my blues can reach your shoes
And start you tapping your feet
I'm happy
Let me sing of Dixie's charms
Of cotton fields and mammy's arms
And if my song can make you homesick
I'm happy
Martha: Let me croon a lowdown blues
That lifts you out of your seat
If my blues can reach your shoes
And start you tapping your feet
I'm happy
Let me sing of Dixie's charms
Of cotton fields and mammy's arms
And if my song can make you homesick
Can start you laughing
Can start you crying
I'm happy