people are queer they re always crowing scrambling and rushing about why don t they stop someday address themselves this way why are we here where are we going it s time that we found out we re not here to stay we re on a short holiday life is just a bowl of cherries don t take it serious it s too mysterious you work you save you worry so but you can t take your dough when you go go go so keep repeating it s the berries the strongest oak must fall the sweet things in life to you were just loaned so how can you lose what you ve never owned life is just a bowl of cherries so live and laugh at it all life is just a bowl of cherries don t take it serious it s too mysterious at eight each morning i have got a date to take my plunge round the empire state you ll admit it s not the berries in a building that s so tall there s a guy in the show the girls love to kiss get thousands a week just for crooning like this life is just a bowl of aw nuts so live and laugh at it all 