In My Own Little Corner

I'm as mild and as meek as a mouse

When I hear a command, I obey

But I know of a spot in my house

Where no one can stand in my way

In my own little corner, in my own little chair

I can be whatever I want to be

On the wing of my fancy, I can fly anywhere

And the world will open its arms to me

I'm a young Norwegian princess or a milkmaid

I'm the greatest prima donna in Milan

I'm an heiress who has always had her silk made

By her own flock of silkworms in Japan

I'm a girl men go mad for, love's a game I can play

With a cool and confident kind of air

Just as long as I stay in my own little corner

All alone in my own little chair

I can be whatever I want to be

I'm a slave from Calcutta, I'm a queen in Peru

I'm a mermaid dancing upon the sea

I'm a huntress on an African safari

It's a dangerous type of sport and yet it's fun

In the night, I sally forth to seek my quarry

And I find I forgot to bring my gun

I am lost in the jungle, all alone and unarmed

When I meet a lioness in her lair

Then I'm glad to be back in my own little corner

All alone in my own little chair