Louis Jordan — Life Is So Peculiar

[Verse 1] Mm, life is so peculiar You get so wet in the rain (You know it, too? Mhmm) You get so warm in the sunshine (Gettin' my suntan) It doesn't pay to complain (I never complain) When I get up each morning There's nothing to breathe but air (Yeah) And when I look in the mirror, there's nothing to comb but hair And when I sit down to breakfast, there's nothing to eat but food Life is so peculiar but you can't stay home and brood [Verse 2] Oh, life (Tell 'em 'bout it, Pops) Is so peculiar The desert's only got sand (And that's grand) The oceans only got water (And you can't drink it all up) You never know where you stand When I go out to dinner There's nothing to wear but clothes (Yeah) And whenever I get sleepy There's nothing to do but doze (Yeah) And whenever I get thirsty There's nothing to do but drink Life is so peculiar that it makes you stop and think [Chorus] Yes, life Is so peculiar (Sure is) Corn beef is lost without cabbage (I love Cabbage) A husband should have a wife Yes, life is so peculiar, but as everybody says, that's life [Instrumental Bridge] [Verse 3] Life (Yes, life) It's so peculiar (Mm-hmm) A bird can usually sing (I do too) A pearl is made by an oyster (New Orleans, Rampart Street) You can't be sure of a thing When I get tired of restin' There's nothin' to do but walk (Walk it off, Pops) And when I don't care to listen There's nothin' to do but talk (Keep your big mouth shut) When I'm up in the airplane There's nothin' to do but fly (Mm-hmm) Life is so peculiar, but I often wonder why [Chorus] Oh, life Is so peculiar (Sure is) A fork belongs with a knife, you know (Mm-hmm) Corn beef is lost without cabbage (Leftover cabbage? Yeah) A husband should have a wife Yes, life is so peculiar, but as everybody says That's life [Outro] One more for me, Jim That's life Let me have one, Jack That's life All together That's life (Yeah)