Life is so peculiar You get so wet in the rain You get so warm in the sunshine It doesn't pay to complain When I get up each morning There's nothing to breathe but air And when I look in the mirror There's nothing to comb but hair And when I sit down to breakfast There's nothing to eat but food Life is so peculiar but you can't stay home and brood Oh life is so peculiar The deserts only got sand The oceans only got water (and you can't drink it all) You never know where you stand When I get out to dinner There's nothing to wear but clothes Whenever I get sleepy There's nothing to do but doze Whenever I get thirsty There's nothing to do but drink Life is no peculiar that it makes you stop and think Yes, life is so peculiar A fork belongs with a knife Corn beef is lost without cabbage A husband should have a wife Life is so peculiar but, as everybody says, "That's life" Oh life is so peculiar A bird can usually sing A pearl is made by an oyster You can be sure of a thing Well when I get tired of resting There's nothing to do but walk When I don't care to listen There's nothing to do but talk When I'm up in an airplane There's nothing to do but fly Life is so peculiar but I always wonder why