I'm Always Chasing Rainbows

I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (1917)
Harry Carroll (music) and Joseph McCarthy (lyrics)
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[Verse]

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At the end of the rainbow there's happiness,
And to find it how often I've tried,
But my life is a race, just a wild goose chase,
And my dreams have all been denied.
Why have I always been a failure,
What can the reason be?
I wonder if the world's to blame,
I wonder if it could be me?

[Chorus]

I'm always chasing rainbows,
Watching clouds drifting by.
My schemes are just like all my dreams,
Ending in the sky,
Some fellows look and find the sunshine,
I always look and find the rain,
Some fellows make a winning sometime,
I never even make a gain,
Believe me.
I'm always chasing rainbows
Waiting to find a little bluebird in vain.

[Verse]

I've Looked to the west as the sun goes down,
And I've followed its glorious rays
But the faster I'd run I would miss the sun,
My life's full of wasted days
I've always been a natural loser,
Each thing I touch must fall
If good luck ever came to me
It would never seem right at all.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.


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