LIFE IS SO Louis & Louis Jordan (1928) (3'22)
by: Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen
(Scat) Oh {is so peculiar}, (you get so wet in the rain), You know it too? (mm-hmm). You get so warm in the sunshine, (Get my sun tan) (It pay to complain), I never compain. When I get up morning, there's nothing to breathe but air, (Yeah) (And I look in the mirror, there's nothing to comb but hair), And I sit down to breakfast, there's nothing to eat but food, {Life is so but you can't stay home and brood}. Oh, life(Tell 'em about it pops) is so peculiar, the has only got sand, (And that's grand).
The oceans only got water,(And you can't it all up), you never know where you stand. (When I get out to dinner, there's to wear but clothes), (Whenever I get sleepy, there's to do but doze), Yeah (Whenever I get thirsty, nothing to do but drink), {Life is no peculiar that it you stop and think}, Yes, (boop-a-doo-wa-boo-waa), is so peculiar, (It sure is).
A fork with the knife (It sure does) (Corn is lost without cabbage), I love cabbage, a husband should have a wife, (Yes), {life is so peculiar, but as says}. life}.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (Life), Yes life (it's so peculiar), a-hugh (a bird can sing). A bird, I do too. (A is made by an oyster), New Orleans? .. (Rampart Street) (You can't be of a thing) When I get tired of restin' there's to do but walk (walk it off pop). And when I care to listen there's nothing to do but talk (keep you big mouth shut). When I'm up in the airplane there's to do but fly (mm-hmm) {Life is so peculiar but I wonder why} Oh, life, {boop-a-doo-wa-boo-waa}, is so peculiar, (sure is), A fork with a knife you know, (mm-mm) (Corn beef is lost without cabbage), cabbage? (Yeah). A husband should a wife. (Yeah), {life is so peculiar, but what everybody that's life}. One more for me Jim ... {that's life}. Let me it one time ... {that's life}. All ... {That's life}, yeaaah.