From the film “Here Comes the Groom”, 1951.
Words and music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
The world belongs to children
Sunshine ev’ry hour is in your power
Birds sing their songs to children
Dreams coming true depend on you
Wanna know the wealth that’s in you?
Then settle down and I’ll continue
Refrain
In Your heart you have a playroom
To enjoy ev’ry toy, ev’ry game
Honey, you’ve got a house, your own little house
Registered in your name
Take your eyes, why, they’re the windows
Showing you ev’ry view in the sun
Honey, you’ve got a house, your own little house
Better than anyone
So just keep the outside shined up
And the inside free from gloom
Take care o’ your house and you’ll wind up
Having fun in ev’ry room
In your head you have the attic
Full o’ mem’ries and keepsakes to choose
Honey, you’ve got a house and your little house
Costs just a smile to use
And as long as you can
Meet that payment you can’t lose
Refrain
Take your hands, the tools you work with
You’ll be thrilled when you build something nice
Yes siree, what a house, your own little house
A bargain at twice the price
And your skin, why, that’s your paint job
Lots of sleep helps to keep it aglow
It’s the best kind of house, your own little house
Furnished from head to toe
You don’t have to run from landlords
Though you haven’t got a sou
You’re livin’ like dukes, princes and lords
Your address id Rue de la You
Take your ears, why that’s the doorway
Where the songs of the birds come to call
Now you’ve heard ’bout your house
Your own little house
And here comes the best of all
You can pick the dreams you want
For pictures on the wall