Eric Idle - Always look on the bright side of life

Cheer up, Brian!

You know what they say?

Some things in life are bad

They can really make you mad

Other things just make you swear and curse

When you're chewing on life's gristle

Don't grumble, give a whistle

And this'll help things turn out for the best

And always look on the bright side of life

Always look on the light side of life

If life seems jolly rotten

There's something you've forgotten

And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

When you're feeling in the dumps

Don't be silly chumps

Just purse your lips and whistle, that's the thing

And always look on the bright side of life

Come on!

Always look on the right side of life

For life is quite absurd

And death's the final word

You must always face the curtain with a bow

Forget about your sin

Give the audience a grin

Enjoy it, it's your last chance anyhow

So, always look on the bright side of death

A-just before you draw your terminal breath

Life's a piece of shit

When you look at it

Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true

You'll see it's all a show

Keep 'em laughing as you go

Just remember that the last laugh is on you

And always look on the bright side of life

Always look on the right side of life

C'mon Brian, cheer up!

Always look on the bright side of life

Always look on the bright side of life

Worse things happen at sea, you know

Always look on the bright side of life

I mean, what have you got to lose

You know, you come from nothing, you're going back to nothing

What have you lost? Nothing!

Always look on the right side of life...

Nothing will come from nothing, you know what they say?

Cheer up you old bugger, c'mon give us a grin!

There you are, see, in the film

Incidentally, this record is available in the foyer

Some of us have got to live as well, you know?

Who do you think pays for this rubbish?

They're not gonna make their money back, you know

I told them, I said to them,

"Bernie," I said,

"They'll never make that money back..."

• Artist:Eric Idle
• Album:ty Python's Life of Brian (Movie, 1979)