LIFE IS SO Louis & 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 in the sunshine, (Get my sun tan) (It doesn't 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 peculiar but you can't stay and brood}. Oh, life(Tell 'em about it pops) is so peculiar, the desert has got sand, (And that's grand).
The oceans only got water,(And you drink it all up), you never know 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), {Life is no peculiar that it makes you and think}, Yes, (boop-a-doo-wa-boo-waa), is so peculiar, (It sure is).
A fork with the knife (It sure does) (Corn beef is without cabbage), I love cabbage, a husband should have a wife, (Yes), is so peculiar, but as everybody says}. life}.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (Life), Yes (it's so peculiar), a-hugh (a bird can usually sing). A bird, I do too. (A is made by an oyster), New Orleans? .. (Rampart Street) (You can't be of a thing) I get tired of restin' there's nothing to do but walk (walk it off pop). And when I don't care to listen there's nothing to do but (keep you big mouth shut). I'm up in the airplane there's nothing 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 belongs with a knife you know, (mm-mm) (Corn beef is lost cabbage), leftover cabbage? (Yeah). A husband have a wife. (Yeah), {life is so peculiar, but what everybody says that's life}. One for me Jim ... {that's life}. Let me hear it one ... {that's life}. All together ... life}, yeaaah.