A popular song from 1954
Words by Al Stillman
Music by Robert Allen
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrcs
- No oyster cares for the winter time
And there’s a very good reason
He’s happier in the summer time
When oysters R-n’t in season
A turkey thinks of Thanksgiving day
As particularly grim
And he’s quite allergic to cranberry sauce
‘Cause it’s generally served with him
Refrain
It depends on de Point Of View
De particular Point Of View
What you don’t or do
And vice versa, too
It depends on de Point Of View
- A goldfish lives in a house of glass
You know exactly what’s cookin’
But then his outlook on life is such
As not to worry who’s lookin’
The biggest bill in your money clip
Seems to have the best design
And the pretty checks are the ones that you get
Not the ones that you have to sign - A winning tip to a man, of course
Is good beyond any question
A winning ticket to any horse
Does nothing for his digestion
The monkeys down in the monkey house
Find it hard to act their age
‘Cause they’re makin’ jokes ’bout the curious folks
Who inhabit the outer cage
And when I held you tight
If it was wrong or right
And when you kissed me long
If it was right or wrong
The lovely time we had
If it was good or bad
It depends on de Point Of View
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: