We Should Care

From “The Cocoanuts”, 1925
Words and music by Irving Berlin


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. Whether the day is clear
    Whether it’s cloudy dear
    Let it be blue or gray above
    Never a single fuss
    Nothing can bother us
    Long as we remain in love

Chorus
Let the sky, start to cry
What does it matter, let it pitter patter
We should care
Hand in hand, we can stand
Any old weather long as we’re together
We should care
Let the hazy sun refuse to shine
Long as I am yours, and you are mine
Long as we keep on caring
The world may go tearing its hair
We should care

  1. Nothing is ever sure
    Happiness can’t endure
    Trouble comes creeping up the stairs
    That is when things look blue
    But if I’m there with you
    And you’re there with me, who cares?

Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: