From “The Way To Love”, 1933
Words by Leo Robin
Music by Ralph Rainger
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I could be happy
In a little two by four
If I have love and lots of laughs
I’d never ask for more
I could be happy
If the wolf was at my door
And even if the wolf had pups
That wouldn’t make me sore
Refrain:
I could laugh, I could sing
I could feel as wealthy as a king
In a one-room flat
And a two pants suit
And three square meals a day
Give me more, give me less
I have all I need for happiness
In a one-room flat
And a two pants suit
And three square meals a day
If you go to pieces
Your grief and woe increases
Not me, I’m above it
All right, I’m wrong, what of it?
I can eat, I can sleep
If I don’t it’s not because I weep
So, if things go wrong
Should I give one hoot
With a one-man girl
Who is oh! so cute
And a one room flat
And a two pants suit
And three square meals a day
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: