Oh, 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 nothin' to breathe but air
When I look in the mirror, there's nothin' to comb but hair
When I sit down to breakfast, there's nothin' to eat but food
Life is so peculiar, but you can't stay home and brood

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 (that's life)

(Oh, life is so peculiar)
(The desert's only got sand)
The ocean's only got water
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 nothin' to do but doze
Whenever I get thirsty, there's nothin' to do but drink
Life is no peculiar that it makes you stop and think
Yes (Life is so peculiar) it's so peculiar
A fork belongs with a knife (a fork belongs with the knife)
Corn beef is lost without cabbage
(A husband should have a wife)

Life is so peculiar, but as everybody says
(That's life) That's right