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This Is Living

Words & Music by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman

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This Is Living

Words & Music by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman

Lyrics:

This is living, full of fun and free
This is living, that's the life for me

It's good to laugh and sing, don't worry about a thing
Wear a happy smile, cut loose and run a mile
If you relax and just enjoy it all, life has got to be a ball

This is living, full of fun and free
This is living, that's the life for me

It wouldn't mean a thing
If I could be a king
I really wouldn't care
To be a millionaire
I'd rather find someone to love a lot
Live and give it all I've got

This is living, full of fun and free
This is living, that's the life for me

Don't wanna settle down
I gotta move around
I gotta lot of time
I'm gonna wait and find
The kinda girl who's heart is restless too
The kind who feels the way I do

This is living, full of fun and free
This is living, that's the life for me

First album:

RCA EPA-4371, 1962, Kid Galahad

First recorded:

October 27, 1962, Live Recordings Hollywood, California

More info:

Elvis sang This is Living in his 1962 film Kid Galahad. The song, which was written by Fred Wise and Ben Weisman, was recorded on October 27, 1961, at Radio Recorders. Take #10 was selected for release. Reportedly, the original title was Let's Live a Little.


Lyrics:	This is living, full of fun and free This is living, that's the life for me It's good to laugh and sing, don't worry about a thing Wear a happy smile, cut loose and run a mile If you relax and just enjoy it all, life has got to be a ball This is living, full of fun and free This is living, that's the life for me It wouldn't mean a thing If I could be a king I really wouldn't care To be a millionaire I'd rather find someone to love a lot Live and give it all I've got This is living, full of fun and free This is living, that's the life for me Don't wanna settle down I gotta move around I gotta lot of time I'm gonna wait and find The kinda girl who's heart is restless too The kind who feels the way I do This is living, full of fun and free This is living, that's the life for me

First album:	RCA EPA-4371, 1962, Kid Galahad

First recorded:	October 27, 1962, Live Recordings Hollywood, California

More info:		Elvis sang This is Living in his 1962 film Kid Galahad. The song, which was written by Fred Wise and Ben Weisman, was recorded on October 27, 1961, at Radio Recorders. Take #10 was selected for release. Reportedly, the original title was Let's Live a Little.