But Not For Me

Old man sunshine, listen you

Never tell me dreams come true

Just try it, and I'll start a riot

Miss outlanders, don't you dare

Ever tell me he will care

I'm certain it's the final curtain

I never ever want to hear from any cheerful Polly Annas

Who tell you fate supplies a mate

That's all bananas

They're writing songs of love, but not for me

A lucky star's above, but not for me

With love to lead the way

I've found more skies of gray

Than any Russian play could guarantee

I was a fool to fall and get this way

Hi-hi, ho-ho, alas, lackaday

Although I can't dismiss the memory of his kiss

I guess he's not, not for me

Knocking on the door, but not for me

He'll build a two by four, but not for me

And though the love love's a game

I'm puzzled just the same

Was I the moth that flamed?

I'm all at sea

It all began so well, ooh, what an end

This is the time when a fella needs a friend

When every happy plot ends with a marriage knot

And there's no knot for me

I love him so, but love's gotta go

It's plain to see he's not for me