If Love Were All

(Verse 1)

Life is a very rough and tumble

For a humble

Diseuse

One can betray one's troubles never

Whatever

Occurs

Night after night

Have to look bright

Whether you're well or ill

People must laugh their fill

You mustn't sleep

Till dawn comes creep-

Ing. Though I never really grumble

Life's a jumble

Indeed

And in my efforts to succeed

I've had to formulate a creed

(Chorus)

I believe in doing what I can

In crying when I must

In laughing when I choose

Hey ho, if love were all

I should be lonely

I believe the more you love a man

The more you give your trust

The more you're bound to lose

Although when shadows fall

I think if only

Somebody splendid really needed me

Someone affectionate and dear

Cares would be ended if I knew that he

Wanted to have me near

But I believe that since my life began

The most I've had is just

A talent to amuse

Hey ho, if love were all

(Verse 2)

Though life buffets me obscenely

It serenely

Goes on

Although I question its conclusion

Illusion

Is gone

Frequently I

Put a bit by

Safe for a rainy day

Nobody here can say

To what, indeed

The years are lead-

Ing. Fate may often treat me meanly

But I keenly

Pursue

A little mirage in the blue

Determination helps me through