It's Great To Be Alive Lyrics - Singles - Jo Stafford

It's great to be alive 

To work from nine to five 

To have a piece of land to farm 

It's great to be alive 

To have a car to drive 

And have your baby on your arm 

In spite of bills 

And other minor ills 

Somehow we manage to survive 

It's great to be in love 

To have a roof above 

And watch the little ones around 

Your own descendant 

Deductible dependents 

It's great to be alive 

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It's great to be alive 

(It's great to be here and kickin') 

To work from nine to five 

(To hear an alarm clock tickin') 

And have a piece of land to farm 

(It's really a kick to cultivate chickens on a little ol' farm) 

It's great to be alive 

(It's up to work and strivin') 

To have a car to drive 

(Then take your girl to a drive-in) 

And swing your baby on your arm 

(To know that at five you're really arrivin', she'll be holding your arm) 

In spite of bills 

(Even though the bills just pile up by the million) 

And other minor ills 

(We manage to find the proper pills) 

Somehow me manage to survive 

(To lose the little ills, straight, that really is great) 

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It's great to be alive 

(That girl to love you) 

To have a roof above 

(That roof above you 

To watch the little ones arrive) 

(Especially with the little ones arrivin' and all that jive) 

Your own descendants 

(Your descendants) 

Deductible dependents 

(In attendance) 

It's great, it's great to be alive 

We're livin', thanksgivin' 

It's great to be alive