Keep on singing don't stop singing, You're gonna be a star some day
You're gonna make a lot of people happy, When they come to hear you play

I don't remember mama, She died when I was born
We lived in a one room shanty, But daddy tried to make it a home
When I was only six years old, Started singing in the streets
People would throw me pennies, So I could help daddy make ends meet

He said Keep on singing don't stop singing
You're gonna be a star some day
You're gonna make a lot of people happy
When they come to hear you play

He said keep on singin, Keep the bells a ringin
Spread the music from town to town
There's not another love in this old world
So spread your songs around

By the time that I was 10 years old, I had a little rock and roll band
Daddy's eyes were growing dim, But I didn't understand
He would be so proud of me, Each time he heard us play
At night he'd call me to his side, And daddy would always say

He said keep on singing don't stop singing
You're gonna be a star some day
You're gonna make a lot of people happy
When they come to hear you play
He said keep the bells a-rinin'
Spread the music from town to town
There's not another 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
Held me with his tremblin hands, And right before he died

He said keep on singing don't stop singing, You're gonna be a star some day
You're gonna make a lot of people happy, When they come to hear you play