What a mix-up and what a mess
Why you seem to be against a wall
Yes but I'm in love with someone
Who can't see me at all
And I suppose somebody cares for you
Whom you cannot stand
Now here's the thing in a nutshell
{Who said love was grand?}
I'm so in love with Mary
And I hear you're bored to tears with Rose
Yes, but Rose is the one who always loves me
{Ain't that the way it goes?}
And I suppose you dance your best with Mary,
I always step on Rosie's toes
And yet Rose says you dance divinely
{Ain't that the way it goes?}
{What a fix, oh gee I'm in an awful tight one
Poor unlucky me, I'm in wrong with the right one}
I get the air from Mary
Yeah, you get what's called the turned-up nose
And still I care for my little Mary
{Ain't that the way it goes?}
{I thought I'd take up golfing,
Took lessons from the pros
Then found putt scores don't suit me (?)
Ain't that the way it goes?}
Oh
{I'm fond of skirts and blouses
Frillies and fur belows
All of my pals wear trousers
Ain't that the way it goes?}
{I backed a horse on Tuesday
It lost by just a nose
Came back and won on Wednesday
Ain't that the way it goes?}
{I get lots of breaks
But every break's a bad one
Oh my, I guess I
Was born to envy someone}
{One day I went in swimming
Somebody stole my clothes
Up came a girl guides' picnic . . .
Ain't that the way
Ain't that the way
Ain't that the way it goes?}
