From the musical “For Goodness’ Sake”, 1922 Words by Arthur Jackson Music by William Daly and Paul Lannin
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Refrain:
It’s the whichness of the whatness
And the whereness of the who
That explains most everything to us
And you must admit
The whole thing is ridiculously simple
As well as simply ridiculous, see?
Don’t forget it or remember
To forget that you forgot
It will save you lots of trouble if you do
Just get this in your head
And you will have it in a nutshell
It’s the whichness of the whatness
And the whereness of the who
Refrain:
It’s the whichness of the whatness
And the whereness of the who
That has always been so difficult to me
For it seems as if it goes
Right in one ear and out the other
Well, there’s nothing there to step it, don’t you see
Any question you can think of
It is all the same to me
I can answer anything you want me to
Well, what’s the reason for
The income tax or Prohibition?
It’s the whichness of the whatness
And the whereness of the who
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: