Live, Laugh, Love

Lyrics

[ENSEMBLE] Here he comes Mister Whiz! Sound the drums Here he is! Raconteur Bon vivant— Tell us, sir What we want To know: The modus operandi A dandy Should use When he is feeling low [BEN] When the winds are blowing— [ENSEMBLE] Yes? [BEN] That's the time to smile [ENSEMBLE] Oh? [BEN] Learn how to laugh Learn how to love Learn how to live That's my style When the rent is owing— [ENSEMBLE] Yes? [BEN] What's the use of tears? [ENSEMBLE] Oh? [BEN] I'd rather laugh I'd rather love I'd rather live In arrеars Some fellows sweat To gеt To be millionaires Some have a sport They're devotees of Some like to be the champs At saving postage stamps Me, I like to laugh Me, I like to live Me, I like to love! Some like to sink And think In their easy chairs Of all the things They've risen above Some like to be profound By reading Post and Pound Me, I like to laugh Me, I like to live Me, I like to love! Success is swell and success is sweet But every height has a drop The less achievement, the less defeat What's the point of shovin' Your way to the top? Live 'n' laugh 'n' love 'n' You're never a flop So when the walls are crumbling— [ENSEMBLE] Yes? [BEN] Don't give up the ship [ENSEMBLE] No [BEN] Learn how to laugh Learn how to love Learn how to live That's my tip! When I hear the rumbling— [ENSEMBLE] Yes? [BEN] Do I lose my grip? [ENSEMBLE] No! [BEN] I have to laugh I have to love I have to live That's my trip! [ENSEMBLE] When the winds are blowing That's the time to smile When the rent is owing Never lose your smile [BEN] Some get a boot From shoot- Ing off cablegrams Or buzzing bells To summon the staff Some climbers get their kicks From social politics Me, I like to live Me, I like to love M— Some break their asses Passing bar exams Lay out their lives Like lines on a graph... One day they're diplomats— Well, bully and congrats! Me, I like to live Me, I like to love Me, I like— Me... Love... Me... I don't love me! (spoken) I don't need her. I don't need anybody. Not anymore. It's too late for me.  [ENSEMBLE] Success is swell and success is sweet But every height has a drop [BEN, spoken] She claims she loves me, but it's the money she loves. Money to buy, that's what she wants.  [ENSEMBLE] The less achievement, the less defeat [BEN, spoken] She doesn't want me. How could she? She'll never take me back.  [ENSEMBLE] What's the point of shovin' Your way to the top? [BEN, spoken] Why should she? [ENSEMBLE] Live 'n' laugh 'n' love 'n' You're never a flop [BEN, spoken] What the hell have I done? Phyllis! [ENSEMBLE, spoken] Now if you see Lucy "X" Youthful, truthful Lucy "X" Let her know she's better than she suspects Now if you see Jessie "Y" Faded, jaded Jessie "Y" Tell her that she's sweller than apple pie Juicy Lucy