From the 1929 “Show of Shows” words and music by Herb Magidson, Ned Washington and Michael H. Cleary
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Refrain
Singin’ in the bathtub
Happy once again
Watchin’ all my troubles
Go swingin’ down the drain
Singin’ through the soap suds
Life is full o’ hope
You can sing with feeling
While feeling for the soap
Oh, a ring around the bathtub
Isn’t so nice to see
But a ring around the bathtub
Is a rainbow to me
Reachin’ for a towel
Ready for a rub
Everybody’s happy
When singin’ in the tub
Refrain
Singin’ in the bathtub
Sittin’ all alone
Tearin’ out a tonsil
Just like a baritone
Never take a shower
It’s an awful pain
Singin’ in the shower’s
Like singin’ in the rain
Oh, there’s dirt to be abolished
But don’t forget one thing
While the body’s washed and polished
Sing, brother sing
You can yodel opera
Even while you scrub
Everybody’s happy
When singin’ in the tub