All That I Want

I want a gown of diamonds

Long gloves and sweet perfumes

Hats made of silks and satins

Sequins and ostrich plumes

I want to wear mascara

Polish my nails real bright

I want to be an actress

Actresses play all night

If I should sneeze it’s a sign

All that I want to will be mine

Oh please, pretty, please

Dear nose make me sneeze

I want to find my true love

Like all the love songs say

I want to do what I want

I want to get my way

Wild dreams grow wise

When sweet childhood flies

Time waved a hand

And the breeze blue the sand from my eyes

I want a gown of gingham

Diamonds would weigh me down

Pompoms and plumes are pretty

If you’re a circus clown

Funny how black mascara

Streaks when the tears begin

Nail polish, rouge and powder

Can’t paint the sparkle in

Once I was slaved to a sneeze

Now sneezing is just a disease

A rose is a rose

And a nose just a nose

True love’s a phrase for love songs

Real love’s a leaving thing

I want the love worth living

I want the things I sing

I want the love worth living

I want the things I sing