Finian's Rainbow: Necessity (Harburg & Lane)

歌詞

What is the curse that makes The universe so all bewilderin' What is the hoax that just provokes The folks they call God's children What is the jinx that gives a body and his brother And everyone around the run-around Necessity, necessity A most unnecessary thing, necessity What throws the monkey wrench in A fella's good intention That nasty old invention, necessity My feet want to dance in the sun My head wants to rest in the shade The Lord says go out and have fun But the landlord says, "Your rent ain't paid" Necessity, it's plain to see What a lovely old world This silly old world can be But no, it's all in a mess, account of necessity I'd like to play some tennis or take a trip to Venice But sister, here's the menace, necessity Oh, satan's the father of sin and Cupid's the father of love Oh, hell is the father of gin But no one know's the father of necessity, necessity That's the maximum that a minimum thing can be There's nothing lower than less, unless it's necessity