A comic song for a male chauvinist, 1905. words by Henry Blossom music by Victor Herbert
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For I want what I want when I want it
That’s all that makes life worth the while
For the wine that tonight fills my soul with delight
On the morrow may seem to me vile
There’s no worldly pleasure, myself I deny
There’s no one to ask me the wherefore or why
I eat when I’m hungry, and drink when I’m dry
For I want what I want when I want it
I want what I want when I want it
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For I want what I want when I want it!
That’s all that makes life worth the while
I can find if I will lots of good fellows still
Who will give me a welcoming smile
So there’s no worldly pleasure, myself I deny
There’s no one to ask me the wherefore or why
I eat when I’m hungry, and drink when I’m dry
For I want what I want when I want it
I wnat what I want when I want it