Keep on singing, don't stop singingYou're gonna be a star some dayYou're gonna make a lot of people happyWhen they come to hear you play
I don't remember mamaShe died when I was bornWe lived in a one room shantyBut daddy tried to make it a homeWhen I was only 6 years oldStarted singin' in the streetsPeople would throw me penniesSo I could help daddy make ends meet
He said, "Keep on singin'Don't stop singin'You're gonna be a star somedayYou're gonna make a lot of people happyWhen they come to hear you play"
He said, "Keep on singin'Keep the bells a ringin'Spread the music from town to townThere's not enough love in this old worldSo spread your song around"
By the time that I was 10 years oldI had a little rock 'n' roll bandDaddy's eyes were growing dimBut I didn't understandHe would be so proud of meEach time he'd hear us playAt night he'd pull me to his sideAnd daddy would always say
He said, "Keep on singin'Don't stop singin'You're gonna be a star somedayYou're gonna make a lot of people happyWhen they come to hear you play"
He said, "Keep on singin'Keep the bells a ringin'Spread the music from town to townThere's not enough love in this old worldSo spread your song around"
He didn't have much moneyBut things didn't seem so badI felt just like the queen of the worldWhen I was with my dadThen one rainy April nightDaddy called me to his sideHe held me with his tremblin' handsRight before he died
He said, "Keep on singin'Don't stop singin'You're gonna be a star somedayYou're gonna make a lot of people happyWhen they come to hear you play"
He said, "Keep on singin'Keep the bells a ringin'Spread the music from town to townThere's not enough love in this old worldSo spread your song around"
He said, "Keep on singin'Don't stop singin'You're gonna be a star somedayYou're gonna make a lot of people happyWhen they come to hear you play"
He said, "Keep on singin'Keep the bells a ringin'Spread the music from town to townThere's not enough love in this old worldSo spread your song around"
He said, "Keep on singin'Don't stop singin'You're gonna be a star someday