hey world here i am don t tell me not to fly i ve simply got to if someone takes a spill it s me and not you don t bring around a cloud to rain on my parade don t tell me not to live just sit and putter life s candy and the sun s a ball of butter who told you you re allowed to rain on my parade i m gonna march my band out i ll beat my drum and if i m fanned out your turn at bat sir hey at least i didn t fake it hat sir so what i didn t make it but whether i m the rose of sheer perfection or freckle on the nose of life s complexion the cinder or the shin the apple of its eye i gotta fly once i gotta try once only can die once right sir ohh love is juicy juicy and you see i ve got to have my bite sir so get ready for me love cause i m a comer i ve simply got to march my heart s a drummer don t bring around a cloud to rain on my parade i gotta fly once i gotta try once only can die once right sir ohh love is juicy juicy and you see i ve got to have my bite sir get ready for me love cause i m a comin i ve simply got to march my heart s a drummin nobody i said nobody nobody had better rain on my parade 