SING BEFORE BREAKFAST
>From the film "Broadway Melody of 1936"
(Music: Nacio Herb Brown / Lyrics: Arthur Freed)


Buddy Ebsen (Film Soundtrack) - 1936


Sing before breakfast
Help the birdies along
Before you have that buttered toast
Have a song

You gotta sing before breakfast
Croon a tune and rejoice
Before you use that coffee pot
Use your voice

The whole world may seem funny
But it is good enough
If you run out of money, honey
Put it on the cuff

And sing before breakfast
Never cry at a thing
Before you eat that shredded wheat
Sing, just sing

And sing, sister, before breakfast
Sing, sister, before breakfast
Sing, sister, before breakfast
Open your mouth and sing



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2017)