NOT A CARE IN THE WORLD
(Vernon Duke / John Latouche)

Benny Goodman & His Orch. (vocal: Peggy Lee) - 1942

Also recorded by: Wesla Whitfield; Mabel Mercer;
Dorothy Loudon; Rebecca Kilgore; Klea Blackhurst;
Bobby Short; Dawn Upshaw.



Though hope is low, I'm aglow when you smile at me
Life is simple as ABC
Not a thought in my head
Not a care in the world

Though skies are gray, I'm as gay as a Disney cow
Not a wrinkle upon my brow
Not a thought in my head
Not a care in the world

I view this scene like the old queen of Russia
Like Kate the Great used to state long ago, "Merci beaux"

So if I move in the groove with a giddy trot
I'm just trottin' because I've got
Not a bean in my pot
Not a care in the world



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2006)