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If I Had My Druthers Lyrics by Bobby Darin, Johnny Mercer

Two of a Kind

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Johnny:
If I had my druthers
I'd druther have my druthers
Then anything else I know
While you'd druther hustle
Accumulatin' muscle
I'd druther watch daisies grow
While they're growin' slow an'
The summer breeze is blowin'
My heart is overflowin' and so
If I had my druthers
I'd druther have my druthers
Than anything else I know
Robert, you think you could agree with that kind of philosophy?
Bobby:
Agree? I live it!
If I had my druthers
I'd druther have my druthers
Then work any whereas at all
Johnny:
Don't nobody call
Bobby:
It ain't that I hates it
Why, in fact, I even contemplates it
While watchin' raindrops fall
I sits there for hours
Developin' my powers
Of figurin' how flowers gets tall
If I had my druthers
I'd druther have my druthers
Then anything else at all
Johnny:
If I had my druthers
To choose from all the others
I'd druther be like I am
Bobby:
I like you just the way you are
This thing called employment
Detracts from my enjoyment
And tightens my diaphragm
Johnny:
Oh, you poor lamb!
Whilst I'm doin' nary
A thing that's necessary
I'm happy as a cherrystone clam
Bobby:
Some of my best friends are clams!
If I had my druthers
To choose from all the others
I'd rather be like I am
Both:
If we had our druthers
We'd rather have our druthers
Than anything else we know
Our forefathers wrote it
And often times we quote it
Whenever we're feelin' low
Bobby:
Monsieur John?
Johnny:
As direct descendants
Bobby:
We figure independence
Both:
Ain't only in Missouri and so
If we had our druthers
We'd rather have our druthers
Than anything else we know
Johnny:
Why sho'
Both:
Than anything else we know
Bobby:
Yebo'
Both:
Then anythin else we know
Enco'
Than anything else we know
Bobby:
Goodnight
Johnny:
Leave a call
Credits
Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin

Johnny Mercer

Johnny Mercer

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