there ain t much that i understand ain t much to make me feel grand ain t much to put my face aglow ain t much to make me want my soul i met you sitting in the rain you re telling me you feel the same you re telling me you re crying tears with all that rain i cannot tell i fear now now get up child and come along follow me and let us sing a song leave our troubles for another time listen to me and i ll do the line singing smile for a while and you ll see your troubles fading into nothing smile for a while and you ll see your troubles fading into nothing i went out rowing out upon a lake i was dreaming while i was awake was dreaming of a little street was dreaming of a place to eat the wind was blowing awfully strong on the lake that i was rowing on you saw me from your pleasure craft i saw you from my little raft you came near and i crawled aboard you took away my little sword and soon we heard the dinner gong i had my fill and then i moved along singing smile for a while and you ll see your troubles fading into nothing smile for a while and you ll see your troubles fading into nothing oh come into my golden home and sit on my silver throne and look at all the things i ve got and see how my mind it rots you are just a little girl but you say that you have seen the world but how much do you really know and how far did you really go now now get up child and come along follow me and let us sing a song leave our troubles for another time listen to me and i ll do the line singing smile for a while and you ll see your troubles fading into nothing smile for a while and you ll see your troubles fading into nothing