Smile! (From the Charles Chaplin movie Modern Times)

Smile! (Nat King Cole, 1954)

Accompagnement au piano

Smile! (Phyllis Diller / Pink Martini, 2012)

Music: Charles Chaplin (1936) / Lyrics: John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons (1954)

Based on an instrumental theme used in the soundtrack for the 1936 Charlie Chaplin movie "Modern Times".

Smile though your heart is aching,
Smile even though it's breaking,
When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow,
Smile and maybe tomorrow,
You'll see the Sun come shining through for you...

Light up your face with gladness,
Hide every trace of sadness,
Although a tear may be ever so near,
That's the time you must keep on trying,
Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile!

That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile!