Don't Rain On My Parade lyrics

Song information

Artist: Diana Ross
Album: Live At Caesar's Palace

Lyrics

(Jule styne/bob merrill)

Don't tell me not to fly, I've simply got to
If someone takes a spill, it's me and not you
Don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade

Don't tell me not to live, just sit and putter
Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter
Who told you you're allowed to rain on my parade?

I'll march my band out
I'll beat my drum
And if I'm fanned out
Your turn at bat, sir
At least I didn't fake it
Hat, sir
I guess I didn't make it!

But whether I'm the rose of sheer perfection
Or freckle on the nose of life's complexion
The cinder on the shiny apple of its eye
I gotta fly once
I gotta try once
Only can die once
Right, sir?
Ooh, love is juicy
Juicy and you see
I gotta have my bite, sir

Get ready for me, love, 'cause I'm a "comer"
I simply gotta march, my heart's a drummer
Don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade

I'm gonna live and live now!
Get what I want, I know how!
All that the law will allow!
One roll for the whole shebang!
One throw, that bell will go clang!
Tho' I'm alone I'm a gang!
Eye on the target and wham!
One shot, one gun shot and bam!

Hey, world, here I am!
Get ready for me, love, 'cause I'm a "comer"
I simply gotta march, my heart's a drummer
Nobody, no nobody
Is gonna rain on my parade