From the 1950 film “Sunny Side of the Street”.
Words and music by Al Hoffman, Walter Kent, and Mann Curtis.
Sheet music provided by Nicholas Leunissen:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I’m gonna live till I die
I’m gonna laugh ‘stead of cry
I’m gonna take the town
And turn it upside down
I’m gonna live, live, live till I die
They’re gonna say “What a guy”
I’m gonna play for the sky
Ain’t gonna miss a thing
I’m gonna have my fling
I’m gonna live, live, live till I die
The blues’ll lay low
I’ll make ’em stay low
They’ll never trail over my head
I’ll be a devil till I’m an angel
But until then, Halelujah
Gonna dance, gonna fly
I’ll take a chance, ridin’ high
Before my number’s up
I’m gonna fill my cup
I’m gonna live, live, live, live
Live until I die
Sung here by Vancha March: