Lyrics/Music Mack Gordon and Harry Revel



What is all this dizzy busy hustling for

People running helter-skelter on their way

What is all this hazy crazy bustling for

No time to notice it's a sunny day



Why don't you take a vacation

Looks like you've got to have relaxation

Aw, come on, forget your troubles for a while

Why don't you try to feel like I do?



If I had one wish to make

This is the wish I would choose

I'd want an old straw hat

A suit of overalls

And a worn out pair of shoes



Just let me roam around

Laughing at big city blues

With an old straw hat

A suit of overalls

And a worn out pair of shoes



Howdy Mister Brown!

Ho-hum!

Goin' fishin'? Hope you get a bite!

Howdy Mister Jones!

Ho-hum!

How's about a hay ride Saturday night?



Sing hi-ho the merri-o!

What've you got, what've you got to lose

Get an old straw hat

A suit of overalls

And a worn out pair of shoes