Smile a While

There ain’t much that I understand

Ain’t much to make me feel grand

Ain’t much to put my face aglow

Ain’t much to make me want my soul

I met you sitting in the rain

You’re telling me that you feel the same

You’re telling me you’re crying tears

With all the rain, I cannot tell I fear

Now come, you tell me, come along

Follow me, let’s sing a song

Leave our troubles for another time

Listen to me and I’ll do the line, singing

Smile a while and see your troubles fading into nothing

Smile a while and feel your troubles fading into nothing

I went out rowing on a lake

I was dreaming while I was awake

Was dreaming of a little street

Was dreaming of a place to eat

The wind was blowing awfully strong

On the river I was rowing on

You saw me from your pleasure craft

I saw you from my little raft

You came near and I crawled aboard

You took away my little sword

And soon we heard the dinner gong

Had my fill and then I proved them wrong, singing

Smile a while and feel your troubles fading into nothing

Smile a while and see your troubles fading into nothing

Oh come into my garden hall

And sit upon my silver throne

And look at all the things I got

And see how my mind, it rots

You are just a little girl

But you say that you have seen the world

But how much do I really know?

And how far did you really go?

Now, now, get up child and come along

Follow me and let’s sing a song

Leave our troubles for another time

Listen to me and I’ll do the right singing

Smile a while and feel your troubles fading into nothing

Smile a while as you feel your troubles fading into nothing

Smile a while and you see your troubles fading into nothing