It's the weirdest thing they've tried to figure out.
About a thousand diff'rent theories
All the scientists can show,
But never yet have proved a reason why
With all we've thought
And all we're taught,
Why all we seem to know,
Is we're born, and live a while and then we die.
Refrain 1
Life's a very funny proposition after all,
Imagination, jealousy, hypocrisy and all.
Three meals a day, a whole lot to say;
When you haven't got the coin you're always in the way.
Ev'rybody's fighting as we wend our way along,
Ev'ry fellow claims the other fellow's in the wrong;
Hurried and worried until we're buried and there's no curtain call.
Life's a very funny proposition after all.
Verse 2
When all things are coming easy, and when luck is with a man,
Why then life to him is sunshine ev'rywhere;
Then the fates blow rather breezy and they quite upset a plan,
Then he'll cry that life's a burden hard to bear.
Though today may be a day of smiles, tomorrow's still in doubt,
And what brings me joy, may bring you care and woe;
We're born to die, but don't know why, or what it's all about,
And the more we try to learn the less we know.
Refrain 2
Life's a very funny proposition, you can bet,
And no one's ever solved the problem properly as yet.
Young for a day, then old and gray;
Like the rose that buds and blooms and fades and falls away,
Losing health to gain our wealth as through this dream we tour.
Ev'rything's a guess and nothing's absolutely sure;
Battles exciting and fates we're fighting until the curtain falls.
Life's a very funny proposition after all.
[00:13.10]"Did you ever sit and ponder, [00:15.14] [00:15.39]Sit and wonder, sit and think, [00:18.08] [00:18.33]Why we're here and what this life is all about? [00:23.61] [00:23.86]It's a problem that has driven [00:25.78] [00:26.03]Many brainy men to drink, [00:28.90] [00:29.15]It's the weirdest thing they've tried to figure out. [00:34.79] [00:35.04]About a thousand diff'rent theories [00:37.35] [00:37.60]All the scientists can show, [00:40.48] [00:40.73]But never yet have proved a reason why [00:46.26] [00:46.51]With all we've thought [00:47.64] [00:47.89]And all we're taught, [00:49.33] [00:49.58]Why all we seem to know, [00:51.79] [00:52.04]Is we're born, and live a while and then we die. [00:58.29] [00:58.54]Refrain 1 [00:58.62] [00:58.87]Life's a very funny proposition after all, [01:03.94] [01:04.19]Imagination, jealousy, hypocrisy and all. [01:09.82] [01:10.07]Three meals a day, a whole lot to say; [01:15.40] [01:15.65]When you haven't got the coin you're always in the way. [01:23.34] [01:23.59]Ev'rybody's fighting as we wend our way along, [01:28.63] [01:28.88]Ev'ry fellow claims the other fellow's in the wrong; [01:34.68] [01:34.93]Hurried and worried until we're buried and there's no curtain call. [01:41.04] [01:41.29]Life's a very funny proposition after all. [01:47.91] [01:48.16]Verse 2 [01:54.22] [01:54.47]When all things are coming easy, and when luck is with a man, [01:59.07] [01:59.32]Why then life to him is sunshine ev'rywhere; [02:05.02] [02:05.27]Then the fates blow rather breezy and they quite upset a plan, [02:10.76] [02:11.01]Then he'll cry that life's a burden hard to bear. [02:16.43] [02:16.68]Though today may be a day of smiles, tomorrow's still in doubt, [02:22.14] [02:22.39]And what brings me joy, may bring you care and woe; [02:27.89] [02:28.14]We're born to die, but don't know why, or what it's all about, [02:33.32] [02:33.57]And the more we try to learn the less we know. [02:39.58] [02:39.83]Refrain 2 [02:40.12] [02:40.37]Life's a very funny proposition, you can bet, [02:45.82] [02:46.07]And no one's ever solved the problem properly as yet. [02:51.50] [02:51.75]Young for a day, then old and gray; [02:57.60] [02:57.85]Like the rose that buds and blooms and fades and falls away, [03:05.60] [03:05.85]Losing health to gain our wealth as through this dream we tour. [03:10.92] [03:11.17]Ev'rything's a guess and nothing's absolutely sure; [03:17.08] [03:17.33]Battles exciting and fates we're fighting until the curtain falls. [03:23.62] [03:23.87]Life's a very funny proposition after all.
