I had an old coat, but the coat got torn
What'll I do? What'll I do?
I had an old coat, but the coat got torn
What'll I do? What'll I do?
I had an old coat, but the coat got torn
So I cut it down and a jacket was born,
And I sing every day of my life.

Well, in a few years those threads got thin
What'll I do? What'll I do?
In a few years those threads got thin
What'll I do? What'll I do?
In a few years those threads got thin
So I called it a shirt and I tucked it in,
And I sing every day of my life.

The sleeves wore out in the east and west
What'll I do? What'll I do?
The sleeves wore out in the east and west
What'll I do? What'll I do?
Sleeves wore out in the east and west
So I pulled them off and I had a vest
And I sing every day of my life.

I stained that vest with cherry pie
What'll I do? What'll I do?
I stained that vest with cherry pie
What'll I do? What'll I do?
I stained that vest with cherry pie
So I cut and sewed till I had a tie
And I sing every day of my life.

Well when that tie was a lookin' lean
What'll I do? What'll I do?
When that tie was a lookin' lean
What'll I do? What'll I do?
Oh when that tie was a lookin' lean
I made a patch for my old blue jeans
And I sing every day of my life.

Well when that patch was next to nothin'
What'll I do? What'll I do?
When that patch was next to nothin'
What'll I do? What'll I do?
When that patch was next to nothin'
I rolled it up into a button
And I sing every day of my life.

Well when that button was almost gone
What'll I do? What'll I do?
When that button was almost gone
What'll I do? What'll I do?
Oh when that button was almost gone
With what was left, I made this song
Which I sing every day of my life.

Yes I sing every day of my life.