(Keep on singin', don't stop singin' You're gonna be a star some day You're gonna make a lotta people happy when they come to hear you play) I don't remenber mama She died when I was born We live in a one-room shanty But daddy tried to make it a home When I was only six years old Started singin' in the streets And people would throw me pennies So I could help daddy make ends meet He'd say Keep on singin', don't stop singin', You're gonna be a star some day You're gonna make a lotta people happy when they come to hear you play He'd say Keep on singin' Keep the bells a ringin' Spread your music from town to town There's not enough 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 He had me with his tremblin' hands And just before he died he said He'd say Keep on singin', don't stop singin', You're gonna be a star some day You're gonna make a lotta people happy when they come to hear you play He'd say Keep on singin' Keep the bells a ringin' Spread your music from town to town There's not enough love in this old world So spread your songs around I thought my heart was breakin' Daddy was my dearest friend And every time I sing a song I can hear him say again He'd say Keep on singin', don't stop singin', You're gonna be a star some day You're gonna make a lotta people happy when they come to hear you play He'd say Keep on singin' Keep the bells a ringin' Spread your music from town to town There's not enough love in this old world So spread your songs around He'd say Keep on singin', don't stop singin', You're gonna be a star some day You're gonna make a lotta people happy when they come to hear you play He'd say Keep on singin' Keep the bells a ringin' Spread your music from town to town There's not enough love in this old world So spread your songs around