A popular song from 1924
Words and music by Albert Von Tilzer, James Brockman and Billy Rose
The sheet music:
Lyrics
- I’ve got a friend in the kitchen
Who helps me a lot when I’m blue
Oh, she sweeps and cooks, not much on looks
But she’s got the right point of view
I go to the kitchen when everything’s wrong
I like her advice, so I’ll pass it along
Chorus:
Get yourself a broom and sweep
Sweep your troubles away, away
Laugh at “Mister Gloom” and keep
Keep a goin’ all day, and say
You’ll make mistakes but you don’t have to stop
That is why pencils have rubbers on top
Get yourself a broom and sweep
Sweep your troubles away
Stop weepin’, start sweepin’
Get yourself a broom and sweep
Sweep your troubles away
- Your little wife may desert you
But that shouldn’t leave you perplexed
For you know they are just like a car
You soon will be catching the next
You marry again and your trouble begins
You lose your position, and wifie has twins
Chorus:
Get yourself a broom and sweep
Sweep your troubles away, away
Sing a little tune and work
Work will turn into play, and say
Don’t you get worried if business is slow
The first hundred years are the hardest you know
Get yourself a broom and sweep
Sweep your troubles away
Stop weepin’, start sweepin’
Get yourself a broom and sweep
Sweep your troubles away