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This Is The Life Lyrics by Sammy Davis Jr., Billy Daniels

Golden Boy

1964

[EDDIE, spoken]
Come with me, Joe. Yes? No? Maybe?

[JOE, spoken]
Show me

[EDDIE, spoken]
Be my guest

(sing)
This is the life
Here's where the living is
This is the life
Baby, you're there

This is the life
You've waited long enough
Man, you've arrived
Breathe in that air

Violet perfume
Silver and candlelight
Children, make way
Joe's here to stay
Come join the club
Hear that sweet music start
This is the life, sweetheart

(spoken)
Don't be a square, Joe!

(sung)
Tell them bye-bye
Get where the action is
Come have some fun
I'll lead the way

This is the life
They've kept you in a box
Break down the walls
Come out and play

See all the lights
They're spelling "Wellington,"
How sweet the song
Where you belong?

Top of the heap
That's how it's got to be
This is the life, you'll see!

[JOE & ENSEMBLE]
Can I be what I wanna be?
Yes, you can!
Can I get what I wanna get?
Yes, you can!
Can I have a car with a built-in bar
Color TV and a Playboy key
And a hundred shares of AT&T?
Yes, you can, yes, you can!

Contour chairs, imported booze
A calendar watch and custom-made shoes
Photograph in the Daily News
Yes, you can! Uh-huh!
Ten dollar ties?
Yes sir, how many?
You'll get to call Leonard Bernstein "Lenny"

Lunch at Shaw's, pick up the tab
The doorman saying "May I get you a cab?"
Cab. Thank you

Bartender asking "What'll you have?"
Charge account at Saks Fifth Ave
Diamond studs, finest grade
And every single album Ray Charles ever made

Polaroid camera, stereo sets
Season box to see the Mets
Charcoal grill with a Nathan's frank
Diner's Club card and money in the bank
Shave and a haircut?
Me next!

[JOE & EDDIE]
This is the life
Here's where the living is
This is the life
Baby, you're there
This is for me
Free, black and twenty-one
This is the life
Breathe in that air

You're meant for this lovely life
This groovy atmosphere
Out of my way
Joe's here to stay

King of the hill
That's how it's got to be
This is the life
This is the life
This is the life for me!

About “This Is The Life” by Sammy Davis Jr.

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"This Is The Life" appears on "Golden Boy" in 1964.

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