LIFE IS SO Armstrong & Louis Jordan (1928) (3'22)
Written by: Johnny Van Heusen
(Scat) Oh life {is so peculiar}, (you get so wet in the rain), You know it (mm-hmm). You get so warm in the sunshine, (Get my sun tan) (It doesn't pay to complain), I compain. I get up each morning, there's nothing to breathe but air, (Yeah) (And when I look in the mirror, there's nothing to but hair), And when I sit down to breakfast, nothing to eat but food, is so peculiar 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 drink it all up), you never where you stand. (When I get out to dinner, nothing to wear but clothes), (Whenever I get sleepy, there's to do but doze), Yeah (Whenever I get thirsty, there's to do but drink), is no peculiar that it makes you stop and think}, Yes, (boop-a-doo-wa-boo-waa), is so peculiar, (It sure is).
A fork belongs the knife (It sure does) (Corn beef is lost without cabbage), I love cabbage, a husband should 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 pearl is made by an oyster), New .. (Rampart Street) (You can't be of a thing) When I get of restin' there's nothing to do but walk (walk it off pop). And when I don't care to there's nothing to do but talk (keep you big mouth shut). When I'm up in the airplane nothing to do but fly (mm-hmm) {Life is so peculiar but I often wonder Oh, life, {boop-a-doo-wa-boo-waa}, is so peculiar, (sure is), A fork belongs a knife you know, (mm-mm) (Corn beef is lost without cabbage), cabbage? (Yeah). A should have a wife. (Yeah), {life is so peculiar, but everybody says that's life}. One more for me Jim ... {that's life}. Let me hear it one time ... life}. All together ... life}, yeaaah.