Doin' What Comes Natur'lly From the film Annie Get Your Gun Written by Irving Berlin © 1946 Irving Berlin Music Co. Released on MGM 30229 Recorded October 5, 1949 MGM Studio Orchestra conducted by Adolph Deutsch Running Time: 2 mins 52 secs Lyrics: Folks are dumb where I come from They ain't had any learnin’ Still they're happy as can be Doin’ what comes natur’lly Folks like us could never fuss With schools and books and learnin’ Still we've gone from A-to-Z Doin’ what comes natur’lly You don’t have to know how to read or write When you’re out with a feller in the pale moonlight You don’t have to look in a book to find What he thinks of the moon and what is on his mind That comes natur’lly My uncle don’t pay taxes His address never gives They can’t collect his taxes For they don’t know where he lives Cousin Vin got angry when they caught him stealing chickens “I’m within my rights,” said he Doin’ what comes natur’lly Uncle Jed has never read an almanac on drinking Still he’s always on a spree Doin’ what comes natur’lly Sister Sal who’s musical has never had a lesson Still she’s learned to sing off-key Doin’ what comes natur’lly You don’t have to go to a private school Not to turn up your bustle to a stubborn mule You don’t have to come from a great big town Not to clean out a stable in an evening gown That comes natur’lly My uncle out in Texas can't even write his name He signs his checks with “X’s” But they cash ‘em just the same Grandpa Dick was always sick But never saw a doctor He just died at ninety-three Doin’ what comes natur’lly Doin’ what comes natur’lly