A
Don't tell me not to live
Just sit and putter
Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter
E                       D               A
Don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade

A
Don't tell me not to fly
I've simply got to
If someone takes a spill
It's me and not you
E                  D                    A
Who told you you're allowed to rain on my parade

A
I'll march my band out
I'll beat my drum
           D
And if I'm fanned out
              B    F#
Your turn at bat, sir
                            A    E
At least I didn't fake it, hat, sir
I guess I didn't make it

A
But whether I'm the rose of sheer perfection
A freckle on the nose of life's complexion
E                 D               B
The cinder of the shiny apple of his eye
A
I gotta fly once
E
I gotta try once
D             A
Only can die once, right, sir?
Ooh, life is juicy
E
Juicy and you see
D                A
I gotta have my bite, sir

A
Get ready for me love
'Cause I'm a "comer"
I simply gotta march
My heart's a drummer
E                        D                A
Don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade

A
I'm gonna live and live now
Bm
Get what I want, I know how
C#
One roll for the whole shebang
Dm
One throw that bell will go clank
Eb
Eye on the target and wam
Em
One shot, one gun shot and bang!

A                  D     A
Hey, Mr. Arnstein, here I am...
A
I'll march my band out
I'll beat my drum
           D
And if I'm fanned out
              B    F#
Your turn at bat, sir
                            A    E
At least I didn't fake it, hat, sir
I guess I didn't make it
( A   E   A )
Get ready for me love, 'cause I'm a "comer"
I simply gotta march, my heart's a drummer
                    E                A  E
Nobody, no, nobody, is gonna rain on my parade!