I remember when I was a very little girl, our house caught on fire   I'll never forget the look on my father's face   As he gathered me up in his arms   And raced through the burning building out to the pavement      I stood there shivering in my pajamas   And watched the whole world go up in flames   And when it was all over I said to myself   Is that all there is to a fire?      Is that all there is?   Is that all there is?   If that's all there is, my friends   Then let's keep dancing   Let's break out the booze and have a ball   If that's all there is      And when I was 12 years old, my father took me to the circus   The greatest show on earth   There were clowns and elephants and dancing bears   And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads      And as I sat there watching the marvelous spectacle   I had the feeling that something was missing   I don't know what, but when it was over I said to myself   Is that all there is to a circus?      Is that all there is?   Is that all there is?   If that's all there is, my friends   Then let's keep dancing   Let's break out the booze and have a ball   If that's all there is      Then I fell in love, head over heels   And love with the most wonderful boy in the world   We would take long walks by the river   Or just sit for hours gazing, gazing into each other's eyes   We were so very much in love      Then one day, he went away   And I thought I'd die, but I didn't   And when I didn't, I said to myself   Is that all there is to love?      Is that all there is?   Is that all there is?   If that's all there is, my friends   Then let's keep dancing      I know what you must be saying to yourselves   If that's the way she feels about it   Why doesn't she just end it all? Oh, no, not me   I'm in no hurry for that final disappointment      For I know just as well as I'm standing here talking to you   When that final moment comes   And I'm breathing my last breath   I'll be saying to myself      Is that all there is?   Is that all there is?   If that's all there is, my friends   Then let's keep dancing   Let's break out the booze and have a ball   If that's all there is