What care I who makes the
Let those who will take care
of its rights and wrongs.
What care I who cares for
As long as I can sing its popular songs
with crazy words that roll along
And if my song can start you laughing,
Let me sing a sad refrain
of broken hearts that loved in vain
And if my song can start you cry ing,
Let me croon a low -down blues
to lift you out of your seat
If my song can reach your shoes
Let me sing of Dixie's charms,
And if my song can start you laughing,
An d if my song can start you crying,
Let me croon a low -down blues
to lift you out of your seat
And if my song can reach your shoes
and start to tap your feet, I'm happy
Let me sing of Dixie's charms,
of cotton fields and nanny's