Keep on singing don't stop singing, You're gonna be a star some day

You're gonna make a lot of people happy, When they come to hear you play



I don't remember mama, She died when I was born

We lived in a one room shanty, But daddy tried to make it a home

When I was only six years old, Started singing in the streets

People would throw me pennies, So I could help daddy make ends meet



He said Keep on singing don't stop singing

You're gonna be a star some day

You're gonna make a lot of people happy

When they come to hear you play



He said keep on singin, Keep the bells a ringin

Spread the music from town to town

There's not another love in this old world

So spread your songs around



By the time that I was 10 years old, I had a little rock and roll band

Daddy's eyes were growing dim, But I didn't understand

He would be so proud of me, Each time he heard us play

At night he'd call me to his side, And daddy would always say



He said keep on singing don't stop singing

You're gonna be a star some day

You're gonna make a lot of people happy

When they come to hear you play

He said keep the bells a-rinin'

Spread the music from town to town

There's not another love in this old world

So spread your songs around



We didn't have much money, But things didn't seem so bad

I felt just like the queen of the world, When I was with my dad

Then one rainy April night, Daddy called me to his side

Held me with his tremblin hands, And right before he died



He said keep on singing don't stop singing, You're gonna be a star some day

You're gonna make a lot of people happy, When they come to hear you play