Making The Best Of Each Day 1931

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 11 Jun 2002

We know that roses won't grow at our door,
unless we plant them there;
we've learned the happiness
we're striving for,
is what we make it, here's how we take it.

What does it matter if skies are not blue,
life may not show us a rose coloured view,
still we go along like a lot of folks do,
making the best of each day.
What if our clothes have been
worn quite a bit,
somewhat old fashioned in style we'll admit,
we fix it and sew it and change it to fit,
making the best of each day.
There's many things that we miss,
still our hope is never gone.
We've learned that a smile and kiss,
will help us carry on,
what if our dream boat
some how doesn't sail,
whether we're lucky or whether we fail,
still we'll go along till the end of the trail,
making the best of each day.

What does it matter if skies are not blue,
life may not show us a rose coloured view,
still we go along like a lot of folks do,
making the best of each day.
What if our clothes have been
worn quite a bit,
somewhat old fashioned in style we'll admit,
we fix it and sew it and change it to fit,
making the best of each day.
There's many things that we miss,
still our hope is never gone.
We've learned that a smile and kiss,
will help us carry on,
what if our dream boat
some how doesn't sail,
whether we're lucky or whether we fail,
still we'll go along till the end of the trail,
making the best of each day.

You've heard the saying:
"We're here for a day"
and that's just how we feel;
so while we're here for a day,
come what may,
take gloom and chase it,
let smiles replace it.

What does it matter if skies are not blue,
life may not show us a rose coloured view,
still we go along like a lot of folks do,
making the best of each day.
What if our clothes have been
worn quite a bit,
somewhat old fashioned in style we'll admit,
we fix it and sew it and change it to fit,
making the best of each day.
There's many things that we miss,
still our hope is never gone.
We've learned that a smile and kiss,
will help us carry on,
what if our dream boat
some how doesn't sail,
whether we're lucky or whether we fail,
still we'll go along till the end of the trail,
making the best of each day.

What does it matter if skies are not blue,
life may not show us a rose coloured view,
still we go along like a lot of folks do,
making the best of each day.
What if our clothes have been
worn quite a bit,
somewhat old fashioned in style we'll admit,
we fix it and sew it and change it to fit,
making the best of each day.
There's many things that we miss,
still our hope is never gone.
We've learned that a smile and kiss,
will help us carry on,
what if our dream boat
some how doesn't sail,
whether we're lucky or whether we fail,
still we'll go along till the end of the trail,
making the best of each day.

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Making The Best Of Each Day 1931
Music by Murray Mencher
Lyrics by Charles Tobias and Sidney Clare
copyright 1931 by Irving Berlin Inc., New York
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Tuesday 11 June 2002 at 17.24
in association with Doug Grierson
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