Everyone who sees you Thinks you should be smilin' That girl, she's so pretty That girl, she's so beguilin' Everyone who sees you Thinks you should be happy Thinks you should coo-coo her And start actin' all sappy But it's hard to laugh When you know that she's been cheatin' Had her hands around him And she's been givin' it a beatin' Well it's hard to laugh When you know that she's been lyin' But you've got to laugh To prevent yourself from cryin' People always asks you Why you're so serious 'Cause your woman's got a body That would make most men delirious Yeah, she's got a body Of that you're painfully aware 'Cause every time you see it You wanna pull out your hair But you know it's hard to laugh When you know that she's been cheatin' Had her hands around him And she's been givin' it a beatin' Well, it's hard to laugh When you know that she's been lyin' But you've got to laugh To prevent yourself from cryin' Hard to laugh When you know that she's been cheatin' Had her hands around him And she's been givin' it a beatin' Well, it's hard to laugh When you know that she's been lyin' But you've got to laugh To prevent yourself from cryin' Hard to laugh When you know that she's been cheatin' Had her hands around him She's been givin' it a beatin' Well, it's hard to laugh When you know that she's been lyin' But you've got to laugh To prevent yourself from cryin' Hard to laugh Hard to laugh Hard to laugh