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If You Build a Better Mousetrap
Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman
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If you build a better mouse trap
Grin a better grin
Roll a better eye, too
All the boys will try to
Chuck you 'neath a chin
If you make a better moon face
When you're with the chicks
Whisper better whispers
How you gonna miss persuadin' five or six?
That's the way to be successful
So I'm gettin' wise
Kissin' better kisses
Sayin' sweeter nothin's
Lyin' bigger lies
And I'm teasin' better teasers
Squeezin' better squeezers
Everything happens, but gee
Why doesn't anything happen to me?
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Back in your chairs
You unfortunate squares
While the lady tries to sell her wares
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If you build a better mouse trap
Bake a better bun
Mix a better toddy
You'll have everybody
Comin' on the run
If you wash a better window
Sweep a better floor
Climb a higher steeple
You'll have all the people
Knockin' at your door
That's the way to be successful
So I'm gettin' wise
Kissin' better kisses
Sayin' sweeter nothin's
Lyin' bigger lies
And I'm teasin' better teasers
Squeezin' better squeezers
Everything happens, but gee
Why doesn't anything happen to me?
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Why doesn't anything happen to us?
We go for them, but they don't go for us
Why doesn't anything happen to us?
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What's the matter with us?
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